PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-544

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-544 - Page 10 of 48

Medium, Heavy Tactical VehICLEs .

ee Sreatber Valve$ <lea±

plugged brEathEr valv± is a dEath senTeNce for gearcaSeS aNd axLeS oN most

medium a²d HEavy ³rUcks.

IF ´µE PrEssuRE that bui¶ds ·N ´µose assEmB¸·Es ca²²ot EScaPe, ¹µE sea¸s B¶owº

ANd wheN sea»s go¼ ¶uBE goes¼ too½ ¾o lube sooN mEaNs No gears½

KeepiNg tµE B¿EathEr va¸ves c¶EaN is simp¶e: Àw·st thE valve's cap to loosEN

aNy dirt ÁtUcÂ iNsideÃ

ÀheN¼ pu¸l Up oN ´He cap to maÄE SuÅe itÆs ÇÈeeÉ IF ´He cap woNÊt tuË aNd PUl¸

uP¼ geÌ a New va¶veÍ

Make SUrE ´µE ÎEw va¶ve ·s good By B¸owi²g ·N´o the tHrEadEd e²dÉ IF you ca²Ït

eas·ly blow thÈoUgh ´µE BÐeathEr, it woNÊt do ´He job ÑOr your EquiPmeNtÒ Àhe caP

oN a good breather opeNs aT a little UNder Ó/2-¸b PÔiÕalmost No PrEssÖr× aØ a¸ÙÒ

ÀheN give all breaÚher va¸vEs ´He ÌwiÛtÜaNdÝPU¸¸ test after each opEratioN iN

mud or Heavy dustÞ Your gEarcases aNd ax¶es wi¶¶ ¸·ve ¸oNger iÇ yoU doÞ (Do²ß´

Fàrget ´µe BrEa´µErs ²ear ÌhE wheE¸á oN the Fâo²´ ax¶es oF M939ãäsº)

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