PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-533
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 533
APRIL 1997
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Dear
Editor,
Sand can get Into what Is ±upposed to be
s
±ealed ±y±tem, like
the azimuth drive geAred beaR²ngs for the ML³S launcher. ´n the
de±ert, that can be an expensive problemµ Sand can quickly wear
out the beAR¶ng± and there's not much you can do about It·
¸ good Feld Fx when the
aZimuth beaR²ng± ±tArt to
grind i± to insta¹l standard-±iZe
grea±e fitting± in place of the
12
azimuth grea±e plugs·
³aise the launcher and Install
both juº ±trut±. ³eplace the
plugs with »Tgsµ
Use
s
grease gun to pump no more than thrE ±hot± of aircra¼
grea±e in each Ftting. ¸¼er you Fnish the Fr±t th½e Ftting±¾ slew
the launcher
90°
clockwi±e. Do the next thrE Fttings¿ slew the
launcher another
90°
clockwise, and ±o on until Àll
12
Fttings have
been greased.
Slew the launcher
18±
each
direction to spread the grease·
³eplAce the Ftting± with plugs·
Do thi± any time the bÁaring±
make noise.
Pete William±
US¸ Âield ¸ÃÄÅeº School
F
Sill¿
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