PS Magazine - APRIL 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 401
APRIL 1986
MLRS .±.
Booming Hangup
You can break off more than you
can fix, crews and mechs, running
the loader boom in and out witH the
moDule empty and elevated.
As tHe boom is extended and
retracteD± ² c²m roller and follower
opens and closes the blast shield³
With the moduLe elevated and empty,
the follo´er c²n h²ng up on the
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roller, either breaking it off or jam-
ming it to the roof of the moduleµ
To preven¶ the damage· Boom in
and out with the moduLe elevated
only when loading Or Unloading
rocket pods¸ Keep an eye on ¶he
roller¹ link ²nd foLlowerº
If ¶he
mechanism needs adjustmen¶· get i¶
done pron¶o»
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MaNual ControL Cautions
The only ¶ime you Use the manual
drive con¶rols for your ¼auncher
¼oader Module (½½M) M½RS is
when yoU have an eLectrical failure
or when you adjust limit switches¸
¾nd ¶he only way you opera¶e the
con¶roLs is with ¶he wrenches and
sockets described in your TM¸
¿sing ¶he controls ´hen you don'¶
need to caUses wear and te²r on ¶he
sys¶em. Same thing goes if you use
¶He wrong tooLsÀ
When youÁve got ¶o use manual
con¶rolsÂ
foLlow ¶he Directions
in
Par²
2-43
of TÃ
9-±425²³4³²±0.
¿nlock the ¶ravel lock and opera¶e
o¶her drive con¶roLs wi¶h the wrenches
in the M ¼RS ¶ooL Bag¸ Never use
power ¶ooLsÄ ÅoU risk bending the
ac¶ua¶or arm or damaging ¶he flexiÆ
Ble drivesÇaf¶È either of wÇich makes
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your M¼RS NMC¸
Remember¹ during manual operaÉ
tion¹ be extra careful lowering the
¼¼M and boom. The protec¶ive limit
switches do no¶ opera¶e when you
use ¶he manual controlsÊ
u¹º»¼k t½¾ve¿ ¿»¼k
with 1 /2Ài¹ d½ive
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