PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
Tank-Automotive EquipmeNt .±²
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Army is losing money because
soIe people aRe not using the warRan-
ties on theiR equipment.
No waRRanty is fee± The manuF²c-
tuReR includes the cost oF possible waR-
Ranty cLaims in the pRice oF an item± ³F
yoU don't make a waRRantY claim when
you shouLd, you'Re the loseR!
This is a big pRoblem with tanks,
tactical tRucks, tRaileRs/semitRaileRs,
engines, tRansmissions and lots oF otheR
items coveRed by waRRanties±
´oR instance, paying
$30,000
µR a
tRuck engine, instead oF getting it fee
undeR waRRanty, costs youR unit mainte¶
nance doLlaRs that couLd be spent on
otheR paRts±
So how do you tell what waRRanty,
iF any, ·s avaiLabLe µR youR equipment?
¸oR some commeRcial¹design vehiº
cles, a copy oF the waRRanty coveRage
comes with the opeRatoR's manual oR
paRts manual, oR the manuals may men-
tion a waRRant» TB±
¼oR militaRy½design and some com-
meRcial¾design equipment, check youR
³10
TM oR paR¿s manual± ³F waRRanty
inµRmation is listed, Look FOR a waR-
Ranty decal oR plate on youR vehicleÀs
instRument paneL± Check the DA ¼orÁ
2408´9
that came with youR vehicLe±
BLock
15
oF that FORm gives the waR¹
f
Ranty peRiod±
ÂA Pam
7µ8´750,
the MaÃntenance
Management ÄPÂATE, Lists the waR-
RaÅty TÆÀ s µR eQuiÇÈÉnt undeR waRÊ
Ranty in Appendix D and gives detaiLs
on waËRanty claiÈs±
Making a waRRanty cLaim is ÌaiRLy
simpLe± Two µRms aRe neededÍÂA
¼oRms
2407
oR
5504
µR ÎiLing the
claims and ÂA ¼oRm
2402
FOR taGging
the exhibit± ³tÀs impoR¿ant these FORms
aRe FilLed out completely±
ÏouR
WaRRanty
ContRoL
ÐÑ·ce
(W AÒCÐ) and suppoRtinG ÓAÐÔ
Óogistics Assistance ÐÕceÍcan also
lend a hand±
THE
PREVENTIvE
MAINTENANCE
MONTHLY
TB 43-PS-455, the Preven±ive Main±enInce MonlhLy² is an off³ciaL
pub´ica±µon of lhe DepaRmen± of ±he AN¶y, providing ·nforma¸¹on
!or aLL soLdiers assµgned ±o comba± and comba± supporº uni±s and
aL» soLdiers wi±h uni± main±enance and suppLy du±ies. AL¼ informa±ion
pubL½shed has been rev³ewed and approved by ±he agency respon¾
sµb´e for ¿hÀ equµpmen±Á pub1µcalion or poLicy dµscussed App
li
ca¸µon
of ±he informa±ion Fs op±µonaL wi±h ±He user.
FIRePoWeR
Tracked Vehicles
M1A± Tanks
M2/M3-Series
2²3
MLRS
±0, t1
4, 5
M10±5 EWS Ca³rIe³
11
TOW/Dragon
20
Bradleys
Comba´ VehIcµe
Re¶very
M109·SerIes SP
Howi¸zer
6, 7
Pa´rIo´
2¹
M66 Ring Moun¸ NSº
21
7
Mo»ar Flange ºu´s
21
M992 Ammo CarrIers
Smaµl UnI¸ Suppo»
Vehicle
GRoUnD moB±²±ty
M939/A ¹¼Se³½es
Trucks
12
2¾- and 5¿Ton Trucks
13
cucv
14²16
A±R moBI²±ty
AHÀ64A Apache
35Á 36
Avia¸ion Messages
35
CommUnICAt±onS
SÂGÃNT/EW
Sheµ¸ers
40Ä41
OE·254 An¸enna
42²43
tRooP SUPPoRt
New PuÅsÁ SOU's
TM ¹0ÆJ20 ÇMCS
26
S¸andards
27²34
5ÈÁ 30ÉKW Gene³a¸ors
46
60·KW DED
M901A1
³´
22²23
Chaparraµ
23
M16ÊSe³Ies RIfµe
24Á 25
M23± Po» Weapon
25
5¼Ton WËeckers
17
M44È and M39ÀSe³ies
̳ucks
¹8
¹9
HMMWV
UH·± Huey
Çeriodic CleanIng
37
38²39
AS·1729 An´enna
44²45
AN/GRC·213A RadIo
45
Çulse Gene³a¸o³s
46
Íe¸aInIng RIngs
New GAA
Canvas Li¸¸er Pa»s
MUST U¸iµi¸y Çacks
Map Holders
51
5±
52
53
53
Genera´o³s
M4K Fo³klif¸
S¸encils
47
M17ÈSeries Mask
48
ShIpmen¸ S¸a¸us
54²55
M532 SwI´ch NSº
OIl Drip Pans
OIl Drain Pans
49
Ca³ds
49
DA Fo³m 1687
50
AOAÇ
50
56²57
58Ä59
59
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