PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-694
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 694
SEPTEMBER 2010
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The switch is released when the ramp is lowered. That turns off the interior dome
lights and keeps you from being an easy target on a dark battleFeld.
Using
tape,
cargo
straps,
rubber bands or anything else to
keep the switch depressed—and
the light on—not only blows
your light security, but causes
damage as well.
The extra layers on the switch
make it stick out too far. When
the ramp closes, it can crush the
switch and short out the 1W19
cable, NSN 5995-01-306-5871.
A new cable will set you back
more than $900, so let the switch
do its job. Keep the tape and
other stuff away.
T
hick, sticky mud is a real hazard for your M88A1 recovery vehicle’s splash guard fenders,
drivers.
As your vehicle plows along, the tracks throw gobs of mud against the fenders. Enough
of that mud will damage or break the hinges that fasten the fenders to the hull. Then
your unit pays to replace the fenders.
Before traveling over muddy terrain, remove the two screws that hold each of the
fenders in place. The fenders can then swing freely on their hinges, lessening the impact
of the mud.
Reinstall the screws when you reach your destination or when mud is no longer a
problem. The fenders protect Soldiers and other vehicles from rocks thrown by the tracks.
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Hands Off the
Ramp Switch!
M88A1 Recovery Vehicle…
A Muddy Reminder
crewmen, the ramp light
switch, nsn 5930-00-24
7
-335
7
,
on your bradley has a job to
do—if you’ll let it, that is.
Don’t strap or tape down switch to keep light on
Remove screw here…
…and here to let fender swing free
uh-oh! all this
mud’s gonna
break
my track fenders!
tape, I’ve got
a
good use
for you!
it better
not
be for the
ramp light
switch!
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