PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-545
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 545
APRIL 1998
DipstIck Vent Hole
Once you've checked the oil level In
tHe Tandem, maKe sure ±he vent ²oLe In
the dIpstiCk caP is c³ear. WhEn It´s
cleanµ the ca¶ acts as a breaTher valve
foR the tand·M¸ Use a ¶a¶er clI¶ to
clean any crud out of tHe v¹nT holeº
Make
sure
vent
Ni.±²
»³¼A½
o mud
Battery Box CleaNup
¾lways kee¶ tHe baTteries
ce.
¿hey
co³³ect sand and dIrt whIcH tuÀs to
mud In weT weatherÁ Âud HoLds moIs-
Ture that can cÃosE THe cIrcuIT between
t²e ¶osITIve and negative tÄrmiNaLs and
discharge your batterIesÅ
¾ny time THe batteries aÆe removedÇ
eyebaLl tHe condItion oF tHe batTery
boxÈ ¾ny wateÆ ThatÉs In the bottom
of THe box causes THe box to RusT and
deTerÊoraTeË
Ìse a wIre brusH to scÆa¶e off ÆusT
and o³d ¶aIntÈ ¾FÍeÆ cleaningÎ ¶rotect
the bare metal InsIde TÏE boX wIth
bItuminous coatIng com¶oundÇ ÐSÑ
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C±rcle DrIve BreaTher Valve
Òhe breaTHer vaÓvE on the grader´s
cIrcle drIve gear case gets caked wItH
mud durIng o¶eraÔIonsº ¾ clogged va³ve
causes ¶ressuÆe to buI³d u¶ In the gear
caseÈ Õventua³lyÎ somethIng has to
gIveÖusuaLly The geaÆ case×s seaLØ ¾nd
when the seal goesµ tHe Lube Is bound
to ÙllowÚ Õnd resulT: coÛ¶onenT ÜaILÝ
uÆeµ namely thE cIrclÞ drIvߺ
àse a clean rag ±o clean the brEather
VaLváÚ ÒHEn tâist the ãalveÉs äa¶ to
³oosen
ay
dIrt stuåK u¶ Ênsideæ ça¶
the Ca¶ to knocK DIrt ouèé (ênsIdë THe
caì Is a s¶íîng, so the ca¶ should
bounce whEn You ta¶ It)º
If
ïe ca¶
wðn´t turn or bounceµ gEt a new
bñeathÄr valveÁ
Governor Breat²er Valve
¾noTHer bÆEatHer vaLVÄ you Have to
kee¶ an eyò on is the one tHat moun±s
into the óngine´s aIr goveÀoíô
ÕngIne vIbÆatIon causes t²e õa¶ to
öIbÆaTe loos÷ and øear outù Some ca¶s
vIbraTú com¶letûlü out of t²e goverÝ
norý WÏen t²aT ha¶¶Ens, dIþt g¹ts Into
thÿ aIÆ govĀāorĂõausIng Iè to sTIăk
Ąpeną ¿hat Causes ĆIr ¶Æessure to buIćd
µ¶
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