PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-533
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 533
APRIL 1997
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Dear Windy,
The engIne nose gearbox breather on our Apaches leaks arOund
the pack±ng ²n cold weatheR We wOUld lIke tO torque
I
a LI³le tIghter
than the
175
lb-²n called for ²n the TM. Can we?
SGTG.A.A.
Dear Sergeant
G.
A. A.,
Leaks around the engine No±e gearbox pacKIng In cold weather Were a
problem when Apache² frst hIT the F³Ight ´µne², because The
TM
called ¶or a
·orque o¶ only
8±
lb-In¸ S¹nce The torque Wa² changed to
²³±
lbºIn and the
TM
updated» the problem ²hould be ²olved¼
½o» checK To ²ee ¾¿ any "oldºschoolersÀ are underÁtorquµng¸  Ãhey aren't»
maKe ²ure your pacKIng I² In good ²hapeÄ Replace It ¾¿ nece²²aÅYÆ ButÇ donÈt
torque above
´³±
lb-In or you could damage the magne²Ium gearboX hou²IngÉ
PS533
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