PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 351
FEBRUARY 1982
"This Army equipment doesn't hold up very weLl. Parts we've re±Laced
oVer 'n' over almost never need replacing on civilian equipment. WHy, on
my own car. .² ³
´oLd It rIght there! A lot of people in the Army are "standing too close to
the wooDs to see the trees,³ as tHe oLd saying goes. µhey shouLd refocus on
the specIal Demands put on Army equipment-and then refocus on tHe
specI¶L needs that resuLt from those demands.
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MiLitary·desIgn equIpment is exposed
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to the woN;¸ cond¹tºon» you can ImagineO
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¿Some operators and maintenance personnel whose traIning-and
¶ÂtituDesÃfÄll sometHing short of ideal.
AnD then, despite aLl of that, the equIpment Is eXpected to perform at
peaK wHen the need arises.
Åt's impossIble-so far, at least-Âo design equipment tHat can take alL of
th¶t abuse and stilL do a top joÆb without extra attention-a Lot of extra
¶ÂÂention-from operators and m¶Intenance personneL. µrue, progress
is
beIng made-better lubes, stronger metaLs, solid state electrIcaL
and
eLectronIc components. But parts stilL loosen, bend, Çreak, leak, rot,
dry
out
¶nd wear faster than seems reasonaÇle wHen com±ared to your own bucket
o' boLts.
P¶r¶e¶v¶e¶n·t¶i¶v¶e
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A big part of PM is tHat extra
attentIon tHat Èeads oFf tHe need to
repaIr and replace parts. Åt's the
detection and correction of Éinor
fauLts before tHeY ÊcoÉe Éajor
faults. ËtÌs ÍHe exÍra luÇiÎg, cleaning
and tighÍening your eQui±Éent
needs to "shoot, Ïcoot aÎd coÐÑ
municate³ wHen ÍHe Îeed arisesÒ
when your veR lifÓ ÉaY Ôe±end on
itÕ
"We have tHe
worÖÔÌs
Çest
equipment. .
. ×ake care of iÍس
Ùlieve iÍÕ
"Would You ÏÍaÚÓ YÛUr liFeÜrigHt
nowÃon ÍHe coÎdiÍion of your
Mortar BeArings
Pubs UpdAtE
Tank WAter WArning
TOnk ±ngInE Shroud
AIR mOBILITY
10
1²
²2
²2
U-2² ±nginE ³ool
37
UH´², UH´60µ 3¶-41, 45
µ·M·
¸2
¹H-5¶
42, 43, 45
PlExigLass CLEaning
42
¹Hµ Hydraulic Fluid
42
7
8
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9
9
9
M30 MortArs
²8, »9
PS BA¼K ·ssuEs
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M224 MortAr
20
M2 MG Stopgap
20
M½ ¾as Cy¿indEr
2²
M28ÀSÁriEs Spring
22
M²6µÂ RifLE
22, 23
M203 GÃ
23
.45-COl Pistol
24´25
T¹W ÄOtÅEry
26´27
VulcAn ±SC
27
µH-ÂS
42,
4
CH-¸7 Rotor HEad
42
Æirst µid Çits
45
CompAss NSN
45
Warning StreAmErs
45
SAfEtyÈof-ÉÊight Msgs 45
COmmU¹IºATIO¹S
µN/VËCÌ ² ·ntErcom 46-¸9
µB-22 Mast
5²
µN/GRCÍ46 RµÎ 50Ï5²
PAir-26 CablE
52
¹±-254 µntEnnO
5²
µN/PvS-5 GogglEs
53
»ROOp SUppOR»
NEw Publications
28
PAckin' PM
29-36
NBC Æilms, TapEs
54
MÂ7/M»7µÂ MOsk
55
ShoEstring Tip
55
MAsk CarriErs
56
Mask C¿Eaning
56
350-GPM Pump
²0-ÇW GEnErators
Mil Std ±nginEs
SmAlÐ G±D
¾EnErators
WarrantiEs
ÆoLding Cot Parts
Dµ Ñorm 2408Ò9
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60
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