PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 415
JUNE 1987
M198 Towed Howiter .
.±
What You See Is What You Get
Mud
a
debris craRed into the manifld assembly on your howitzer should
tell you reAl quick .
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Clean it out now-befre ²st and dirt cause The sp³iNgs and valve shaFs on ´He
wheel and speedshiF seLector valves to seIe up.
Most trouble you µave wi¶ binding
a
ha³d·to¸oP³ate selector valves is caused
By rUst and junK ja¹g the controls.
ºeep the manifld assembly clean all the time-but esPcially iN the »eld. ¼ook
f³ mud and debris when you pull your daily hyd³aulic oil check.
½lean out as much as you can. ¾¿ you don't it'll mean more wo³k fr your
Àiendly mech to get the shaFs and springs unstUck and working again.
M48A5/M60-Series Tanks, M88A1 RV's .
.²
Rubbed the Wrong Way
Mechs, look Ár wear ma³ks on the Âel
t
when the pack's out o¿ your
Ã48Ä5/M6·series tank or bridge launcher, M728 ½EV or M88ÄÅ ³ecovery
veÆÇcle.
Èhe hose clamps that connect ¶e breather hose to The oil pan have screws that
²b against the Âel
t
iÉ the clamp sc³ews a³e ÊËed wrong. Èhat continual
meÌÍto·meÌ rUbbing will
cause Âel leaks.
Îext time ´he pack's out,
loosen the sc³ews and roTate
the fu³ clamps so the screws
are pointing away Àom the
Âel
t
.
Èhen ³etighten The
screws.
Ïe sure to eyeball ¶e taÐks
and clamps eveÑy tiÒe The
-±²³
pack is out.
JUNE 87
B³´LEKING Plµ¶· ¸¹º
You± fo² The AskiN³
¾nterestÓd in a mounting b³Ôcket f³ you³ vehicle's DigiTal Message Device
(DMD)Õone that can be used inside a vehicle, near
T
radios or on top oÉ an
MÅ 13Öseries carrier without inter¿ering with Priscopes or sights?
Îee× some protective cove³s f³ M10·se³ies
SP
howØTze³ transmission and engine senso³sÙ
ones That'll keep the senso³s Àom Being B³oken
by big ¿eet?
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