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PS MAGAZINE 
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON UH-1s

 

AIRFRAME

 

Aircraft Hardware Question
Button Em UP

Button Em UP 2

Chafing Fix
Cushion for Cover
Draining APU Water
Floor Panel and Engine Deck
For a Secure Huey
Harness Won't Lock

Inertia Reel
Its a Skid - Not a Stand
Keep It Like New
Lift Link Lowdown
Look Before you Leap
New Disk Makes Sense
No Handhold
Riveting Questions
Rub your Bird the Right Way
Save the Slider
Save the Windshield
Spare the Paint
Tailboom Tips
Too Small is Too Risky
Wipe out Windshield Wiper Blues

 

BATTERY-ELECTRICAL

BATTERY
Don't Bug Me
Easy Does It
Keep It Flowing
Lock Wire for Batteries
UH-1 Battery Vent

 

CABLES
Double Check the Voltage
Electrical Cable Clue
For an Able Cable

 

INVERTERS
Give Em PM

INSPECTION
Generator Brush Cover
Get a Thermometer
Huey Battery PM Tips
Keep Out the Bad Vibes
New Battery Regulator Check
Nice Butt Slice
Now You See it, Now You Don't
Overheat Switch Wiring
Reflections on Connections
Seal Antenna Screws
Shake Rattle And Roll


VOLTAGE REGULATOR

Corrosion- Erase It
Flashing the Field
Solid State is Better
Your Nose Knows

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DOORS​

Door No More
Escutcheon Plate Fix
For A Secure Safety
Huey PM Round Up
Lock it Up

Oops No More Door
Safety if You Like

Save the Sliders
Stop the Chatter 
The Case of Sagging Doors
Un-Doored Hueys

 

ENGINE

BLEED BAND
Bleed Band Abuse
Bleed Band Adjusting Tool

 

ENGINE MOUNTS
Add a Little Lift
Leg is Part of Monopod
No Substitute Please
Use Gauge Not Guess

 

FUEL CONTROL
Change the Whole Thing
Greasy Stuff Out
High Exhaust Temperature Reading
Just a Few Drops Please
Murphy In Reverse
Power Lever Binding
Pull Both Strainers
Send the Housing
T53 Fuel Control Temp Sensor
There is a Difference


INLET CLAMP
Your V Band

INSPECTION
Check for Causes of FOD
Check for Vibration
Clean the Valve Strainer
Cool it!
Eyeball the Plugs
FOD Stopper
How are your Brushes
In the Hot Seat
It takes Two Baby
New Rod End Deal
No Handhold Please
Particle Hose No Handholds
Protect Engine Components
Save the Plugs
Seal May be Okay
Special Torque
T53 Engine Reminder
Tell it like it is
The Bird was Grounded
The Book
The Moisture Trap
The Right Pump
The Wrong Connection
Thick N Thin of It
Unbeatable Combination
Use Covers
You be the Judge


OIL FILTER
A Cleaning Tool a Must
Filter Leaks
Foil Filter Foulups
Measurement Requirement
Oil Filter Foul
Oil Filter Foul 2

Power Plant Filter Update
Power Plant Filter Update 2


OIL SYSTEM
B is Better
No O Ring Please
No Routine Check
Save Filter Elbow Grease
Sight Gage Torque
Stop Drain Stop Pain
Take the LOW Road
The Case of the Missing Mechanic
You Be the Judge


SEPERATOR

Active IPS PM
Clean your Boots
Clear the Air on Filters
Coat Hanger Type A
Its Whats up Front that Counts
Look Sharp and Clean
New Air Screen Mesh Kit
Nix on Filter Mix
Old and New Dont Mix
Remove it or not
Stop Huey Engine FOD
Take it All Off
Take Off Filters for Cleaning
Take off the What?
TIME
Wire Mesh Salad

 

THERMOCOUPLE
T53 Thermocouple Harness Shot


VIGF

The Wrenching Problem

Solving the Wrenching Problem
The Escalating Push


FLIGHT CONTROLS
Cable PM Wrap Up

Drag Counts
Exception to the Rule
For a Snug Fit
Keep Em Dry
Keep Water Out
Longer Pin Needed
Pass the Washers Please
Stop the Trunnion Turnovers
Super Korpon OK
The Elevator and the Horn 
The Springs the Thing
UH-1H Elevator Removal
Wanted: A Complete Seal


FUEL
20 Mintues Maybe
Baffled by Hot Refueling
Bare Essentials Only
Check the Float Switch
Close Couplings Correctly
Finger the Fitting
Hot Refueling
Huey CCR Reciever FOD
Its a Standoff
Its Not a Handle
Main Fuel Filter
Man Thats Rough
Put that Pump in Pronto
Rapid Refueling
Refueling PORT Repairs
Rollover Vent Valves

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BOOST PUMP
Depress the Right Arm
Make a Good Depression

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GROUND HANDLING


Aircraft on Jacks
Be A Quarterback
Bogie Wheel Wrap Up
Get a Handle on Ground Handling Wheels
Ground Handling Maintenance
Ground Wheel Fix
Hand Pump Help
Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep Those Wheels Rolling 
Keep Those Wheels Rolling 2

Lowering the Bird
Murphy Rides Bogie Wheels
Playbook
Playbook 2
Playbook 3
Replace Work Eyebolts
Save Your Sacroliac
Simple Safe Quick
Tow Bar and Wheels Deal
Tow Bar Blues
Tow Bar Parts Here
Watch Out for the Wheel

 

HARDWARE

Brass Fittings 
Brass Fittings 2
Cap Screw
Chart
Good to the Last Ounce
Lock Wire Choice

Same Spring Not
Shimmy Shimmy
Snap Ring Tools and Rules
Snap Ring Tools and Rules 2

Wet Torque vs Dry Torque

 

TOOLS
A Better Installation Tool
A Better Puller
A Good Removal
A Mechanics Helper
AHA The Missing Link
Check your Tools

Easier Trunnion Removal
Easy Does It
Huey Transmission Tool
Is your Tang Weak
Jam Nut Torque
Keep a Tense Tensiometer
Lubing Aids
Make a Suitable Wrench
Make a Sampling Tool
Needlenose Number

No Slippage
Painless Bolt Pulling
Removal, Installation Tips

Retraining Ring Removal
Sight Gage Glass Pullers
Snap Rings a Snap
Spanner Wrench
Start Generator Tool
Tail Rotor Control Quill Too
Tool Fit
Tool that makes the Job Easy
Tooth Preservin Tool
Try this Damper Fixture
Try this for Size
Use the Right Tools
We like these Dikes
Work Aid Helps Check Bearings

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TORQUE
 

More and More Torque Talk

Nut a Problem

Spare the Muscle Use a Torque Wrench
The Best Way to Torque
Time to Retorque
Torque Check 
Torque it Over
Torque it Over 2

Triangle of Safety
Triangle of Safety 2

 

Save the Lids
Shims

 

HOIST

High Performance Hoist
High Performance Hoist 2

Hints for Hoisting
Rescue Hoist Poop 


HYDRAULICS

Head off Hose Woes
It Takes Two Baby

Noisy Pump Solution
Rotation OK
Stop the Togetherness


FILTER
Change those Filters
Hydraulic Filter Confusion
Hydraulic Filter Stackup
Keep the System Clean
New Filter Deal


SERVO'S
Guessing Nut Torque is Nutty
Ogle Angle Brackets
PM Uniball Bearing
Sticky Servo's
There is a Difference


INDICATORS
All Together Now
Gage Checking Made Easy
OAT Preventative Maintenance
Seeings Believing
They Need Lockwire

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INSPECTIONS


10 Little Army Birds

A Mini Length Limit
AS You Look By the Book
BYOI Huey Style
Cabin Top
Cabin, Landing Gear
Cabin
Center Fuselage- the Pylon
Center Fueselage
Check Log Book
Check Vent Lines
Count Your Tools
Engine
Exterior Fuselage Front
Fuselage Aft Cabin Left Side
Fuselage Full Aft-Aft Fuselage Right Side
Hose Inspection
Inspection Interval Change
Inspection Overview 1
Inspection Overview 2
Inspection Overview 3

Instruments
Interior Cabin
Its Not a Handle
Keep the Fluid Flowing
Keep the Fluid Flowing 2
Keep the Fluid Flowing 3
Left Side Fuselage
Look Before You Leap
Power on Checks
Power On
Pre Flight Checklist
Pylon
Reflections on Inspections
Rubber Strike Thru OK

Shoot the Juice
Tailboom
The Engine
The Nose
Trim off Excess Lock Wire
Troop Poop

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LANDING GEAR

Baby Needs Shoes
Baby Needs Shoes 2

Baby Needs Shoes 3
No Squatters Please

 

LUBRICATION
Lube Hanger Bearings
Save the Lids
Too Much or Too Little


MAIN DRIVESHAFT
Keep O Ring Whole 
Keep O Ring Whole 2
Use the Right Grease


MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM

540 ROTOR SYSTEM
How're You Fixed for Tools
Latch onto this Wrench
Time Saver
You all Shook Up


COLLECTIVE LEVER
Work Aid Takes the Guesswork Out
Work Aid Takes the Guesswork Out 2

 

CONTROL TUBES
Avoid the Rub, Bub
The Dry Run
Twist'er Easy Mister


DAMPERS
A Little Dab'll Do You
A Look in the Book
Ask for King Size
Cracks Ain't Enough
Protect the Shaft
Stop Cold Weather Leak

 

MAIN ROTOR BLADES
Blade Bullies
Just a little Dab
No Rocks Please

No Wax on UH-1 Blades

Swing Drag Brace Aside

MAST

Keep Your Boot On
 

PITCH CHANGE LINK
Do the Double Twist
Play OK

Same Sheet with Pitch Link
Try This for Size


ROTOR HUB
Blade Grip Safety
Cork in Drag Braces
Don't Forget the Primer
Easy Now
Exception to the Rule
No Cork in Drag Braces
On the Level
Painless Bolt Pulling


OIL HUB
Don't Clean the Seals
Grip and Pillow Talk
Huey Hub Rubbed
Main Rotor Grip Reservoirs

No Safety Needed

No Shortcuts Please

 

SCISSORS & SLEEVE
Grease Stops Rust
Sleeve Splines
UH1 S and S Bolt

 

SPLIT CONES

A Little Sticking Powder
No Grease Here
Protect Split Cones
The Split Cone Bit


STAB BAR
Minimum No Maximum
Pitch Change Link Universal Bearings
Pub will Clue Ya
Stabalizer Hardware Change


SWASHPLATE AND SUPPORT
Keep Water Out

Lube Swashplate
Never Force the Issue
The Springs the Thing
Trunnion Bearing Change
Trunnion Placement


Use Color Codes

 

OIIL COOLER

Bearings Only
Change the Grommets
Keep Oil Cooler Fan Clean
No Substitutes Please
Oil Cooler Blower Bind

Shock Mounted Screen
The Case of the Missing Mechanic

 

OIL SAMPLES

Aircraft Oil Sampling
Clean Samples Please
Mail it the Same Day You Take the Sample

Sample Gear Boxes, Hydraulic Series New Oil

Sample When

SHIPPING 
No Suprise

Pack Blade Right
Protect and Preserve with Proper Packaging
Ship Major Components
Troubleshoot First Its the Only Way To Go

 

TAIL ROTOR
 

Blade Flap
Double Take the Threads
Exception to the Rule
Hardware Changes
Missing TR Data Plate
No Grease Here
Take the Fast Track


CONTROL CHAIN

Changing to Roller Chain

No Lube, Please

Not So Silent Change
Please, Don't Oil Me
Silent Chain Talk
Tail Rotor Control Quill, too

 

CROSS HEAD BEARINGS
2 Will Do

Bearing Twist
Lives Hang by Threads
Look Alike Can Fool You

Tail Rotor Cone Set
Tail Rotor Control


LUBE
Do the Twist
MOC
Pack Crosshead
Purge Tail Rotor Grip Bearings


PITCH CHANGE LINK

Make this Washer
Setting Tail Rotor Pitch Links
Stacked Right

 

TAIL ROTOR BLADE

If you Hear a Tinkle
Its What
There is a Better Way


TAIL ROTOR DRIVE

20 Minute PM Payoff
Be A Clamp Champ
Be A Clamp Champ 2

Check Out Leaks
Clamp'em Together
Fully Packed Couplings
Hanger Bearings OK

Let George Do It
Lube the Couplings
Lube the Couplings 2
Lube'em or Leave'em
Nuts for You
Paint the Housing Yellow
Reuse OK
Shield the Bearing
Solvent, Grease Don't Mix

Use Color Code

When to Take It

You Be the Judge

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TRANSMISSION - GEARBOX

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A Little Dab'll Undo You
A New Sealant

Change the Wool

Close Couplings Correctly

Cover the Chain

FOD

Grinding the Gearbox
Look-A-Like Won't Hack It
No More Slips
Site Glass Survey
The Quiller Memorandum
Time for an OIl Change
Use Zinc Chromate

 

CHIP DETECTOR
Be a Champ Chip-Checker
Chip Detector Doctor
Do the Twist

Dukes not Ducks
Get your Ship a Chip Detector
Take it easy with US Connectors

 

FLEX COUPLINGS
Not Alike at All
The Confused Coupling Caper

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INTERMEDIATE

Torque Gear Box Bolts

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MAIN DRIVE SHAFT

Focus on Drive Shaft
New Short Shaft Means Less Maintenance

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TRANSMISSION

Change the Gasket Also

Changing the Trans Gasket

Code Error is a Costly Mistake

Do Yourself a Favor

Don't Pry the Jet Pullease

Eyeball this Fixture

Keep Your Boots On

Lift Link Lowdown
Look OUt Below

No Safety

Oil Pressure Zapped

Once is Enough
Step Back to Seal

Stop a Leaking Quill

Stop Gasket Failure
 

WARNING

Fill Think Tank with Anti Fod Matter

Head off Switch Hitch

Pinch Hitting for MEK

Pinch Hitting for MEK 2

Protect the Radios

Safe or Shocking

Stepped on Fuel Line
Use the Scan Line

 

WASHING-CLEANING

Dress Right 
Dress Right 2

Dress Right 3

Dress Right 4

Dress Right 5

Fighting the Enemy Within

Hellhole Clean

Iroquois Quickies

PM Cleaning

Simple Green an Aircraft Washout

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