PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
M2/M2A
1
Bradley .±²
Put Some Spring Back iN the Clip
If the pinch is gone Fom Te spring
clips ±at stow the firing port vent
hoses, do a Lit²le bending be³re you
have ±em replaced.
Care´lly bend in µHe sides of the
clips to tigh²en Teir grip on ±e hose.
I
±at doesn't work, try making a hook
out of one of ±e cLip tangs. ¶en you
can trap ±e hose in ±e hook fOr stow-
age.
StilL out of luck? Get new clips wi± NSN 5340·00¸071¹9740. Protect ±e hoses
Fom damage By making sure they're stowed.
M9'2³mmo
C´nieRNµ
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HaNds
Off
t±e MAI²T Swit³±
Crewmen, leave the Au²oma²ic
ºire
Extinguisher
System
(AºES) tes² and
alaR panel main²enance swi²ch alone.
»he sLot s²ays horizon²aL except when
your unit mechanics pull maintenance on
±e sys²em. ¼f you
tr
±e switch, you
tr
o½ Te ¾re detec²ion system. ¶at's cour²¿
ing disas²er.
AºES au²oma²icaÀy shuts itseÁf down
Tree hours after Te master power swi²ch is
cut o½. »hat protects your vehicle against
any ¾re ±at might sta af²er you leave the
vehicle.
Just remember ²his: ¶e MüN» switch
is not an ÄN¹Äºº switch ³r crew use.
ÅeÆve it horizon²al when you leave Te
vehicle.
·.
±²³
M¶¶2 Ammo carrier ·±·
Take ²O Breaks Wit± the Door
H
¸
»Hree hundred pounds of metal make a convincing argument fOr being careÇl
around the upper rear door of your M992.
»Hat's what you could have crashing down oÈ you or your buddies if you break
the door bracket.
»here are at Least tHree ways to break
the aÈgLe/mounting bracket beLow ±e
rod end connector ÉangeÊand alL of
them are easily preven²abLe.
ºirst
of aÁL, Èever opeË ±e upper rear door
and ±en back into the howitzer you're
going to resuppLy ·· donÌt hit it!
Next, stay o½ the door when you're
pu²²Íg up ±e camouflage Îets.
»he
door is not part of the roof.
ºinaÏyÐ reLease the saÑty lock befOre
you tÒy to cLosÓ the door.
Doing any oÔ these ±ings wrong wiÀ
break Te bracket and Let ±e door slam
on aÈything or aÈyoÈe in ±e way.
Õo make sure you don't already have
Æ door bracket that's cracked, eyeBall it
just beLow thÓ rod eÈd connector Éange.
¼f you find a crack or breakÐ Let your uÈit
mech kÈow soonest.
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