PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-589
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 589
DECEMBER 2001
PS 589
DEC 01
55
Tools.
..
Homemade ‘Hook’ for Tight Spots
I
nstalling small springs, retrieving hard-to-reach parts and hooking cables and
wires are often very frustrating maintenance tasks.
Mostly, the problem is that you can’t easily get an arm and hand close to the work
area. But Louis Gorenc, an equipment specialist at Tank-automotive and Armaments
Command, solved this problem when he was a heavy equipment mechanic. He
came up with a simple tool for working in tight spots.
Get your hands on a worn-out or broken power take-off (PTO) cable. One from a
dump truck or other vehicle that uses a PTO will do.
Cut the
1
∕
8
-in steel wire (cable core) off at the length you want and form a small
diameter hook at the end.
Make several tools of various lengths for close work and a longer one for really
hard-to-reach places.
Once your ears are protected, make sure others
are aware of the need to safeguard their hearing.
Post some of these 10x14-in warning signs in
your work area:
Noise exposure above 108 decibels also requires
double hearing protection along with consideration
of exposure time. Check with your local medical
folks for details.
If you’re not sure of the noise level in your work
area, get the safety office to test it. That’s the only
way to be completely sure you’re wearing the right
hearing protection.
Did you say
you want
to borrow
my comb!?
It may
be
too
late
for
him…
…but
it’s
not
too late
for
you!
Warn Others
Legend
CAUTION
Hearing Protection Required
CAUTION
Hearing Protection Required
In This Area
CAUTION
High Noise Area Wear Earplugs
NSN 9905-01-
100-8205
031-1247
122-1140
Single
flange…
…and triple
flange plugs
must be fitted
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arrgh!
I
can’t
get it!
what’s the
dilemma,
emma?
I can
help!
SOON…
thanks,
mac!
Don’t thank
me. Thank
louis gorenc.
It’s
his
idea!
I can’t
reach that
spring…
and it’s so
close!
boy does
that make
me mad!
589. 52-55 (C)
10/26/01
10:07 AM
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