PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 605

APRIL 2003
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605 - Page 4 of 33
APR 03
M1112 Water Trailer…
GOT A LEG TO STAND ON?
PS 605
APR 03
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M1074/M1075 PLS…
I
f tight is good, then tighter must be better. Right, mechanics?
Not when it comes to the air filter
housing cover on the M1074/M1075
PLS. If you overtighten the nuts that
hold the cover in place, you’ll either
strip the studs, snap them off or rip them
loose.
So don’t guess. Tighten the nuts to
90-110 lb-
in
like it says on Page 4-20 of
TM 9-2320-364-20-4. No more, no less.
Use the proper tightening sequence, too.
If any studs are damaged or missing,
replace them using the
stud replacement kit,
Y
ou can’t unhook your M1112 water trailer from the towing truck if the landing leg
won’t deploy. And the landing leg won’t deploy if you don’t take good care of the
release latch.
The release latch has no lube points,
so it’s usually ignored when it’s time to
lube the trailer. But then the latch rusts
in place and won’t move.
Give your trailer a leg to stand on by
putting a few drops of OE/HDO oil on
the latch’s release pins. Then, raise and
lower the latch a few times to work in
the oil.
Too tight on nuts
can damage studs
yow!!
who’s
firing
at us!?
those aren’t
bullets! the nuts
on the air filter
housing cover
were
too tight!
Lube pins here,
then work latch
up and down
Lube the latch
at least every 6
months and then
again following
a heavy rain or
after washing
the trailer.
without
a little
latch
lube…
…I haven’t
got a leg to
stand on!
ahhh…
that’s
better!
605. 04-05 (C)
2/24/03
12:42 PM
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