PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-616

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 616

MARCH 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-616 - Page 14 of 33
Continue adding clamps every 6 inches and tightening them. Be sure the saddles
are on the live wire. Don’t forget to put the thimble in place.
When all the clamps are on, go back and torque the nuts to 165 lb-ft.
Retighten the clamps after the first time you use the cable, and before using it
each time.
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Measure back 6 feet and bend the end back to there. Put a clamp around both
wires, with the cast saddle on the live wire. Tighten the clamp.
To repair a cable, cut
off the damaged end.
You’ll need a thimble
and 5 clamps. Seize the
ends so the wires won’t
unravel.
Place clamps and
thimble like so:
T
he compactor’s cab floor seems
like a handy area to put rags, tools,
soda cans and chains during the
day’s operations.
Problem is, these items can get
under the accelerator and the left
and right brake pedals and keep
them from working when you need
‘em.
That can lead to an accident.
So before the day’s run, get rid
of anything on the cab floor that
gets in the way of the foot controls.
My commander
will
kill
me!
hold up!
you
don’t have to
buy a cable
assembly… fixing
it is a heckuva
lot cheaper!
815F Compactor…
you won’t
be getting
under
my
pedals!
I guess I’m gonna have
to
replace
you. Do you
have any idea how much
that’ll
cost?!
Shackle,
Hook,
Wire rope clamp,
Here’s what you
need to make
repairs to the
200-ft long winch
cable assembly,
NSN 4010-01-
259-2
7
13, that’s
used on the
D
7
G tractor.
Wire rope thimble,
D7G Tractor…
616. 24-25 (C)
1/25/04
11:38 AM
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