PS Magazine - JUNE 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 343
JUNE 1981
CountiNg
the Days
,r-
n
When it's time to prEpare your DA ForM
2406
±ateriel Readiness Report,
you nee² to know where all your equipment
.
was for tHe report period³
Figuring eQuipment availability is one of the biGer trouble spots on t´e DA
FoµM
2406;
The total o¶ the available days (coluMn h) plus all nonavailable days
·
(columns i an¸
j)
must equal t´e number in tHe possible days column (column
g)¹
º
To put it anot´er way, possible days is the number of items on hand »r the
entire report perio¼, multiplied by the nUmber of days in the report period, plus
any items on hand for
½
any portion o¾ the r¿port periodÀ
Never confÁse column f wit´ column g Ãhose entries do not have Äo agreeÅ
The entries in column f show the number of items on hand on tHe last day of the
report peÆiodÇ THose in Column g re¶lect the days over the entire periodÇ
After you finIsh CounÈng, double c´ecK your report »r accuÉaCy and maKe
sure the next gÁy can read it be»re you pass it onÇ
MATERIAL REAOiNES0,
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issing M880 Washers
TM 9-2320±266±20P shows Item 2, Fig 101 as
EyelE² and washer. Not so! NSN 5325-00-281-
³643 will get you onLy the eYelet. ´o get the
washerµ use NSN 5325±00-604±9662.
No
BRake System LEaks
Some TM's c¶assifY small hydRauLic fluiD
lEaks as Class I or
1²,
wHi·h permit ²he o¸eRation
o¹ ²HE vehicle. This does no² incLude LeaKs in
Hydraulic brake systeºs. AnY leaK in a hydrauLic
b»akE sys²e¼ ¼akes the veh½cLe not operatio¾aL¿
ly readyÀ
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03 Sight SToRage
When you store your M203 grenaDe Lau¾cher
in an MÁ2 rifLe racK, put the quadrant sigh² at thE
ÂÃ-¼eter setting. Tha² way ²he sigh² avoids the
locking bar and damage Äro¼ thE racK itseLf.
ÅoRge² the 200-meter setting o¾ page Æ3 of PS
34Æ. Tha²'s foR ²he Modified MÁ1 rack (Æ75-200
¼E²ers, depending on ²he modifica²ion)Ç On some
MÁÁ 's you ¼ay even have to remove the sight ²o
s²ore the M203À
²BO Gone
THe word in TSAÈGOM MSÉ ÊÈS´S-MËA (2)
0ÌÁ6Ã5Z Íec 80 on Cobra and MohawK e¾gines is
Blade Kits He³e!
I¹ your Cobra S Model has the new fibeRg¶ass
¼ain ro²or blades, 2 repair ki²s are ¾ow
avai¶abLE. Ask for erosion guard bonding kit, NSN
Æ6Á5-0Æ-Ã89-0438, and erosion guard patch Kit,
NSN Æ6ÆÂ-0Á-089-Î37À ´he kits are used ²o
Repair the erosion guard on ÏaY¼a¾ 747-003-
seRies bladesÀ
²ubeless ²IRe ´epai³
ÐickeD up a nail hole in your tuBeLess tiRe?
Fre² ¾o ¼oreÑeven steeL-bEL²ed ²ubeLess raDiaLs
can be ²empoÒaRiLy Repaired. ÐLug the hole wÓth
²ubEless ²ire repair Ki², NSN 2640-00±922±692ÁÀ
I²'s paÒt of your NoÔÁ CÕmmon Shop Set. For ÄinaL
repair of your tuBeLess tÓreÖ foLLow the woRd ×n
Chap 5, TM 9-2610-200-20À
%-²on ²µo
I
¶SN Change
Øou ca¾'t get the rÓght size tuBing to maKe
those seaL sLeeve a¾d bearing dÒivers with the
NSN's shown o¾ page  in ÐS 336. Ins²ead use
NSN 47Á0-00-Á62±Æ022 for ²he Á%-in IÊ tube,
47Á0-00-640-028Ù Äor ²he 2Ú-in IÊ tube and
47Á0-00-162±0974 foÒ the 2ÛÜ-in IÊ ²ube.
5-²on STeeR BreatheR
²Ha² the Time Ýetween OveRhaul has bee¾
Øou can get a brea²her ve¾t va¶Ve for Your
re¼oved. "ÞEep 'em fLyingß untiL the à3±á-701, ´M±260-series 5-ton trucK's power steering ¸ump
â70ÁA a¾d -703 no Lonãer ¸erÄorm as aDVeRtÓseDä
rEservoir. Order by NSN 2920-01-094-079Æ.
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