PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-550
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 550
SEPTEMBER 1998
HMMW .±.
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i
he starTeR on a HMMWV stands a
beTTe± chance of staying in place and at
wo²k IF you use the LaTest b²aCket and
loCknuT To ho³d ´he staµe± sTud.
¶F The sTud end oF the sTaµeR is noT
mounted seCu±eLy, The oThe± sTa±Te·
mounTing Bolts evenTually Loosen¸
A
LoosE s´a²TeR means BRoken Teeth on the
staRTe· o± the ¹ºywheel»
¼he fRont sTud on the sTa²teR nesTles
into a sloT ½n The
¾
LaTest bRaCkeT¿
NSN
5342-01À4Á3-9Â5, and Is heLd in pÃaCe
By a se·±aTed Älange hex LocknuT,
NsN
5310ÀÂ-355À5645Å to±qued To Æ5ÇÈÉ
lbÀfTÊ
Make su²e The loCknuT Is IN plaCe
and Ëight aT eÌe±y sCheduled se±Ìice.
Adding Testles May Help
T
he jaCkIng InsÍuCtIons on Pages 8Î2 Th·ough 8À5 oF
T
ÉÀ2320Ï280À20À2 a²e
p·eTTy speciÐC on wheRe TRestLes aRe pLaCed aFte² ·aising the HMMWV»
P²oblem is, The TRuCk may Be ove²baLanced To The FÑont o² ²eaR, dependIng on
ITs ConÒgu±aTIonÓ ¼haT IsÔ an MÆ037 oR MÕ042 CarÖying a sheLte· is ±eaRÏheavy,
whiLe an empTy MÉ98 Is ײonTØheavyÙ
If
you see ThaT a HMMWV is not sTeady aFÚeR plaCÛng iT on The t±esTles as
shown In the ¼MÔ ConsideR addIng a tRestLe In the a²ea of The mosT weIghTÜ
ÝuT keep the TRestLes on The ÄÕat po±Tion of the FRame Rails oR C²oss memBeRs»
P² 550
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