PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-543
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 543
FEBRUARY 1998
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M4K Forklifs .
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Loose Fitting Drops Lift
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M4K forklIFt that can't li±t a lOad isn²t a ³R´li±t-it²s NmC.
µ± yOu ¶·nd a FOr¸Li±t ThaT ¹I±ts erRaticallyº It p»Obably has a hyd»AuLic lea´¼ ½he
usUal suspecT is The elbOw ±iTTing that c¾nnects The hydrauLIc lIne tO The ¿ain
hydRaUlIc li±T cylInderÀ
VehIcLe vIbRÁtiOn LOOsens the Âtting and LeTs hydRaulIc ÃÄUId Lea´ OUT.
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ÅOss O±
ƹUid starves The ÇehicleÈs hydRaUlIc pUÉpÊ ½hen the ¶oR´li±T wOnËt ÌFtÍ
ÎHec´ Out TÏaT elbOwÀ ÐaIse the ³R´s a ±OOT OFF the gROundÑ ½uÒ OÓ the engIneÔ
SEE .±.
then geT On yOuR hands and ´nees
aÕd eyebaLL the elbOw ÆÖtting-it×s
diØectly Ùnder The ÚOr´LiÛt's LiFt RackÀ
ܱ It×s ÝeaÞßngº tighten the ±ittIng
ÁÕd add hydrAUlic ¶lUid UntIL the dipà
sáâc¸ shOws
FULL²
EVaPorAtOR B±T²le WilL
b³´µk
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andle The SEE×s aLc¾h¾L evaPãrätår b¾ttLe careFULLy when TIghtenIng The ¶æTTingç
that aTTach the OutLeT lIneÍ
èhe pLéêtIc bOtTLe breÁ¸ë eì Ily iF íUch
twisTing is dOneî Ánd Its threads strIp I±
nUTs Áre OverTIghTenedï
èighTen The jaí nUt be¶ðre yOu tIghten
The LIne nUtñ òF yOU RUn the Lióe nut dOwn
TOO tIghtô yOu caõ stö÷p b¾tøLe ThReads Oö
bRea´
I
he bOttùe¼
PS 5±3
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