PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-437
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 437
APRIL 1989
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Hotline for EOD, Gear
The US Army ARmament, Muni±Ions
and Chemical Command now has a ho²-
l³ne for ExplOs³ve ´rdnance Disposal
(E´D) and E´D geµr. ¶f you nee· extRa
help ·uring d¸ty houRs, caLl A¹T´V´N
793º5175 or commerciaL (309) 782»
5¼75.
New NSN for Ramp T±
Use NSN 4730½00¾618½538¼ to ge±
²he tube ²ee fOR the ramp hydraulic sys¿
²em on the M1¼3A2, M5À7A2, M¼25A2
and M¼06A2 veh³cÁes. Ât Replµces NÃN
4730½00½570½3959, shown as ¶tem ¼2,
F³g 279, in TÄ 9¾2350¾261½20P.
SEE Red² ³oo!
When you'Re read³ng hours on tHe
hourmeter on your SmµLl EmpLacemeÅt
Excavµtor (SEE), read the las± dig³², ²oo.
The Last d³g³t ³s redÆ Ât is houRsÇ no±
²enths of ho¸RsÈ Âf you read the ±³me
wrong you co¸ld miss a needed seÉiceÊ
The RIght Nuts
Use self¾lockËng nuts, NSN 5310Ì00Í
275½0704, fOr the s²aÎeR½genera±oR on
your ÏV½¼Ð MohawkÑ You need s³x
nuts. Make a no²e until TM 55½¼510Í
204Ò23P ³s updated ²o show and List the
nut in FIg ¼¼3.
Power Output Warning
When you tune your ÓT½2Ô6 or ½524
receiverÌtrµnsm³tters, be s¸re ±o keep
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withËn the power outpu± L³mits. The high
power output levels foR ±he ÓT's must
faLl in ±he rµnge of 30 ²o 65 wµÕts. ¶f you
exceed 65 watts, i² w³lL damage ±he ÓT
units. This warning wIll be added to µlL
VÓC½¼2 mµnuals.
M198 Howitzer's Ma´ock Chaµged
The mat²ock carrËed on the M198
howitzeR's Left ²rail ³s being replaced by
µ²tRi±³on w³²h a longeR mat²ock, NSN
5120½00½243½2395Ö S²ore the new mat¿
²ock in the back of the prime mover so
it won'² inteRfere with the stowµge of the
firing base pla²e.
M151 Brake CylInder Matchup
WheeL brµke cyLindeRs come in ²wo
sizes for ²he ×½²on ±r¸cksØ MixIng them
makes the bRakes ¸nsafeÙ M151 and
Ä151A1's ¸se %¾Ën brake cyLindeRs,
NSN 2530½01¾071½9851, on the fRont
and reaR brakes. M151A2's use %¾Ën
cyl³n·eRs on ±he reaR, but on the fRont
they need 1½in cyl³n·eRs, NSN 2530½01
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071½9850. The size is s²amped on ²he
cylindeRs.
Distribution:
To be distribu±eD in accoRDance wi±h
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Form 12-34²C³´, foR µB²43¶seRIes.
WOuld YOU ±take YOu² Lie
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APR 89
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³Ire Cons¶ric¶o· NSN
Changing µn M880 or CUCV tire is a
²ough job, but ³t's eas³er w³th cons²R³c²oRÚ
bead
expµnder,
NSN 4910½00½437½
7215. ²'s listed on Page B1 Of TM 9½
2610¾200½24, but the NSN shown ³s
wROng.
Brake Shoe Washer NSN
The fÁa² washeR for ±he ³ns³de handÛ
bRake shoe on ²he 2Ü/ݽ²on ²Ruck l³s²ed
as Âtem 4Þ ³n FËg 1¼1 of TM 9½2320½209ß
20P has a new NSN and paÎ n¸mber.
The NSN is 5310½00½910½6692 with PN
3220Ô5½¼ and CAGE 80020. Make a
nO²e un²³l ±he TM ³s upda±ed.
The Good and the Bad
You've gOt ²o be able tO sepaRate
good fas²eners from bad fµsteners. So
keep buÁk hardware Ëtems wi²h the or³già
nal packaging until ²he entire package
³s ¸sed. NeveR s²Ore nu²s and bolts
loOse Or m³xed w³²h other stOck so ²ha²
²hey lose contRac² ³dent³ty. AVSC´M
Gen¾ÄÂM¾88¾04 has the word.
M548 ¸argo Ca·rier WIp¹r ºSN
Ge± the windsh³eld w³peR blade fOR
youR Ä548 cargO carr³er with NSN
2540½01½098½1865. Mµke a nOte of ²h³s
fOr Âtem 19 ³n F³g 140 of TM 9¾2350¾24 7 ½
20P.
PItch Con¶rol Update
Take caRe when yO¸ oR·eR µ new pI²ch
cOn²Rol for yOuR Cobra or you co¸Ld ge²
the wrong paRt. NSN 5826½01½199½4800
ge²s a pi²ch con²RoL foR µiRcRµft numbeRs
70¾15936 and La²er. NSN 5826½00½087¾
9084 ge²s yO¸ ²he r³ght part foR aircraf²
n¸mbeRs 66¾15249 ²hrough 69¾16447.
The paÎs are no² Ën²erchangeabÁe.
Apache TaiLlIght FIx
Âf the ²aill³gh² on yOur Aá¾64 Apache
fa³ls often, chances are the w³Re harâ
ness, W154, needs tO be rewoRked and
stRengthened. Âf hea² shRink sleeving
has been ins²alled arO¸nd ²he harness,
then ³²'s as s²rong µs it's going to ge².
TheRe's no²h³ng else you can dO b¸² reã
place the äamp. But if theRe's no sleevã
³ngå la²ch On²o a copy of TB 55¾1520Í
238¾2Þ¾24. Ât ²ells how ±o stReng²hen the
w³Res ²ha² have been break³ng.
¸Le»n and Protec¶ Vinyl
Use saddle sOap, NSN 7930½00¾170¾
5467, and warm wa±er ²O clean your
CUCV's v³nyl dashbOard. æub ²he sOap
in, Áe² ³² soak, and w³pe it oç with a clean,
damp cÁO²h.
Then pRO²ect the dashbOaRd w³th
ArmOr AlÁ. Get a 16¾Oz spRµy boèle w³th
NSN 8030é01½103¾2868.
the cOnd³´µOn Of yOu¶ Equµpment?
APR ±²
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U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRIN±ING OFFICE²
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