PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-670
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 670
SEPTEMBER 2008
6
PS 670
SEP 08
7
PS 670
SEP 08
Dear Editor,
Reconnecting broken track or installing new track on your Bradley can be
a real pain. Even when using the track connector, we still sometimes have
problems lining up the bushing holes just right so that the connecting pin will
slide in.
A lot of guys try to bang home the pin with a sledgehammer. That may
work in the short run, but it causes damage to the pin and bushings that will
eventually result in track failure.
We’ve found
that you can use a
tanker’s bar to help
with the connection.
Just wedge the end
of the bar between
the two shoes and
pull up and down
to manipulate the
bushings until they
line up. Then the pin
slides in easily.
PVT Gregory Easton
SGT Robert Monroe
3/1 AD STB
Ft Riley, KS
A roadwheel relief valve that’s clogged with dirt and sand won’t relieve pressure
when you pump in new grease. The pressure grows until something gives—usually
the hub seal.
When the seal goes, so does
the lube. The result is burned-out
bearings.
So before adding new grease,
use a cloth to wipe away any dirt
and sand from the relief valve.
Then pull out the valve plunger.
If it slides out smoothly and
pops back in when you release
it, the valve’s OK. If it doesn’t,
replace it with relief valve, NSN
Editor’s note:
A simple solution to
a tough problem! Good work!
ConneCting TraCk Made
Easy
M2/M3-Series Bradley…
ConneCting TraCk Made
Easy
M88A1 Recovery Vehicles…
Contents Under Pressure
Press up or down on tanker’s
bar to line up bushings
ok!
time
to get that
track back
together!
wait!
there
must be an
easier way!
so you think you
work well under
pressure, crewmen?
well, the roadwheels
on your m88a1 recovery
vehicle sure don’t!
I don’t
get it!
no matter how
much grease I
pump into your
roadwheels,
nothing comes
out of the
relief valves!
that’s
because my
relief valves
are jammed!
you should see
all the grease
coming out of
my hub seals!
Plunger on
relief valve
should move
easily
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