PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
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MLRS Vehicles .±
Manual Elevation's Tricky
JU²T D IT B'
THE BOOK WHEN
GOING THrOUGH
³OUr mANUA´ E´EvA·
TµON PrOCEdUrE²!
Broken drive mechaNism partS cOme
fom wrONg maNual elevatiOn pr±dures!
It'S not Hard tO dO the
j
Ob right. but
it iS a little tricky²
FollOW what
t¶ 9-1425¸6¹¸ºo
tells
You. pa³ing SPcial atteNtiON tO these tips:
•
MAe SuR Te ´avel lµk iS u¶µkE·
I¸ YOu trY tO elevate WitH the travel lock
engaged¹ Youºll »r¼ak d½ive partS O½ the
t½avel lock²
the bypass valve slOWly to let aN³ hy-
draUlic pr¼ssure O¾ the elevatiON drive
sYstem² ¿heN the pressure is releaseD.
a brake is eNgaged that allOws the LLM
tO be raiseD maNuallY²
8
ap» 87
HandY
But Not
DAndy
TAKE GOOd ¼ArE
·
fI
@±
²
³´µ¶¸
OF mE ANdm'
PArT² ANd ½¾´´
BE ArOUNd TO
Fµ´TEr OU¿ ÀOUr
FUE´ PrOB´Em²!
Y
e
p, the fel Fter was put i
a
con-
venient lOation± crewmen, rIght there on
tHe engine access door.
But that location is leading to trouble²
L³k at tHe ´el µter Head that MountS
to tHe d¶r· ¸s it crackE at the top screw?
Crack¹ng' s caused Moºtly» by Vibra
t
io
N²
¼ou prevent some o½ the damage by
keep¾ng tHe screws tight·
Àd
don't slam
the door or Push on the ¿lterÀ
ChecK tHe door h¹nges Ár crackSÂ THe
Ãlter and Hoses put a lot o½ strain on the
HingÄs· ÅoMe HIngÄs are cRacÆNgÇ Èinge
crackeD? Tell your Mech·
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Éayed oÊ sHowing wear sËots? Could be
itÌs rubbing on tHe oil can bracketÍ ¸½
damage shows, tell your mÎecHÏ
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