PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-459
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 459
FEBRUARY 1991
M1±3 FOV, Bradleys
...
Easier Hub Bolt Loosening
Dear Editor,
We've come up with an easier way to loosen the hub bolts
on M113-serLes carrieR and M2/M3±series Bradleys²
These bolts are Very tight and the recommended way of
loosening them just about
always takes two soldieR³
Our way lets one soldier
loosen the bolts´ Heµ¶s how:
Fabricate a wooden block
Inse· to fit about half o¸ the
¹nside of the hub bowl.
With the block ¹n place in
the hub, the socketº socket
T
51"
4V"
53
/
e" ±²
/
a
"
l
BLack DimensIoNs:
foR M²²3-SR³es FOV
B´ue DimeNµi¶ns·
f¸¹ M2/Mº»¼e¹ies
BRad´eYµ½ M¾¿¼
extension and pull handle assembly rests in the
³v´
of the
wooden block» This brace makes loosening much easier²
¼emember½ though¾ that the block must not be used when
torquing the hub bolts.
Mr Arnold Herbert
Mr James Thompson
GAA¼ NG
Ft Stewa·½ GA
(Editor's noTe: ±heRe a²³ no chIpS
of tha´ block, guys. Good worK.)
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