PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-534
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 534
MAY 1997
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AVLB crews often complain about grease worms. No sooneR do they lube the
FiTTings on tHeiR ±aUncher, tHey say² tha³ tHe gRease worms eat the gRease´ µhe
woRms seem espeCIa±ly ¶nD o· THe g¸ease in the HaRD
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To-get
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at F¹Tti³gsº Once the
g»ease is gone² bear¼ngs bU½ oUt² oR seize¾ ¿À a bearing seiZes² someÁHing breaks´
µo keep youR AVÂB ±UbeD DespIÃe THese imagInaRy gRease-eaTeRs² you Have To
Ällow LO
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To the ±etteR
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anD THen someÆ
ÇO lUbe inteRva±s ÈRe based on an AVLB That noRmally laUnches ¼ts bridge
aboUT ÀÉur tÊmes a monTHË
If
you ±auncH youR bRiDges moRe oÌten² you neeD To aDjUst youR ±ube inteRvalsÍ
Eyeba±l ±ube points more oÌten w¹TH moRe launchesÎ oR iÀ THe weatheR's been
ra¹ny² oR hoT anD dustyÏ Any squeaking pin needs Ðo be ¶UnD and ÑUbedÒ
Any Time a HInge poinT bad±y needs lUbe, youÓll see a Rusty co±oÔ oR powDery
substanceÕ Any sQueakÖng oF THe bRidge DuR¹ng launcHing oR ReTrIeving means THe
inneR anD oUTer cenTer hinge pins need lube×
BeÌo¸e opeRation woU±d be a gØoD time To Do
tHe exÁRa cHeck. ÙÌ you see RUst² oR the ÚÛtTing
appea¸s dRyÜ lube iTº A±ways wipe oÀf eXcess
±ube so It DoesnÝÞ collect DUsTß AFTeR ±ubing²
±aUnch the bRiDge to even±y disTr¼bUTe the ±ubeà
áhen ±ube againâ
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