PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
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If the rivet holding the Flding strap
is damaged, replace it with seLf-tapping
screw, NSN 5305-00±432-4251, and
washer, NSN 5310-00-809²3078.
Spacing plugs, NSN 7³05²00-935²
0434, are used between the end stick
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JUN 89
enoUgh
withoUt the p´Ugs,
so store
theM µn an end stµck¶
And if yoUr cover µs too shoRt, yoU
May need to get your support to adjUst
the ends· THere're aBoUt 5 µnches of
Materµa´ tu¸ed Under at each end, so
they can cUt the stµtcHµng and restµtch
theM so there're on´y aboUt 4 µnches
tU¸ed Under¹ That'll µncrease the overº
a´´ ´ength By 2 µnches¹
Wash Basin NSN's
T
he KevLar heLmet can't be used as a wash basin»
As a subs¼it½te, orDe¾ a plastic basin ³0¿²in
wide by 3À/Á²in deep wit NSN 7240²00²985-
7451. Ã Large¾, 3²qt aLuÄinum basin comes under
NSN 7240-00²634²2424Å
Æse Ãppendix A of
CÇ Ã 50-970 as you¾ autho¾ity to order either oneÈ
Carry ¼Âe basin in you¾ ¾ucksack.
Bug Of
P
ulling maµntEnance in the Éie´d is tough enoUgh when yoU're not bUgged
by bUgsÊ Ëut out in the piney woods, red bugsÌcHµggersÌcan make yoU
look like you Âave a bad case of chicken poxÍ You can get a 4²oz bott´e of
chµgger repeLlent with NSN 6505Î0ÏÎÏ37-8456¹
JUN 89
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