PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-729
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 729
AUGUST 2013
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PS 729
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sing your HMMWV’s steering wheel is pretty simple. All you have to do is turn
it in the direction you want to go. But if you don’t properly lube the intermediate
steering shaft, that could be a problem.
Without lube, the steering shaft will bind. Then those simple left and right turns
won’t be so easy. And that means trouble when you’re driving towards a curve in the
road!
Keep the steering wheel turning by lubing the intermediate steering shaft with
GAA semiannually or every 3,000 miles, whichever comes Frst.
And don’t forget that the shaft has
three
lube points. The one on the shaft and
the one on the top knuckle of the U-joint usually get lubed. And one that often gets
missed is on the lower knuckle, which is blocked from above by the alternator.
Lube shaft here…
…here…
…and
HERE
M1117 ASV…
Keep
Transfer
Case
Breathing
Easy
HMMWV…
Proper Lube Helps Steering Wheel Move
the transfer
case on your
m111
7
armored
security vehicle
(asv) will
breathe easier
if it has the
right
air vent.
gasp…
wheeze
!
c-can’t
breathe!
transfer
c-case
vent
n-not
w-working
right!
unfortunately,
there’s a
handful of
asvs that were
fielded with the
wrong
vent.
so how
do you
tell?
take a close look
at the
transfer vent
on your vehicle.
the
right
vent
will have a
short bonnet
with three
divots on top.
the
wrong
vent has
a taller bonnet with
alemite stamped on it.
if your truck has the
wrong vent, request a free
replacement by emailing
domenic giardina at:
dgiardina@tmls.textron.com
and before you hit the send button, add this address to the cc block…
usarmy.detroit.peo-cs-css.mbx.pm-asv-pate-team@mail.mil
Get
under
the
truck
and have
someone
turn the
steering
wheel
until you
can get
a good
shot
at the
fitting.
oh,
no!
it’s beEn so
Long since my
stEering shaFt
was lubed that
I can’t turn!
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