ROUTINE 1/4 TON PM

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ROUTINE 1/4 TON PM

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:09 pm

There come's a time in an Army Jeep Driver's life that he spends a day in the motor pool armed with a bucket of Diesel Fuel, a rag ,and some steel wool in order to clean the exposed metal on the steering knuckle ball.
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Re: ROUTINE 1/4 TON PM

Post by gerrykan » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:24 pm

If you drive them enough, you won't need the steel wool, as rust won't have time to proliferate.
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Re: ROUTINE 1/4 TON PM

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:05 pm

The Army taught me good PM habits, they are a trip back in time to my youth. My instructors would be proud of me. :wink:
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