PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 554

JANUARY 1999
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554 - Page 16 of 43
Loose fins can be rewelded
Check fan shroud fins for
damage after operation
MLRS ± ± ±
ouch!
my
fan shroud
fins
will need some
pm
after this
beating
!
rivers, your MLRS takes a beating
from tree limbs and branches when
you±re in the field²
That±s why you should always give
the fan shroud fins a good once-over
when you get back to the motor pool²
Fins that are knocked loose in the field
will turn up missing if you don±t spot
and report problems²
Eyeball the fins closely² Try to move
±em² If there±s any give at all, report it²
DS can weld loose fins and save your
unit the money it takes for fabrication
or replacement²
MLRS Track and Cab Nuts
T
he MLRS headshed is switching to self-locking nuts with nonmetallic
insets on the cab hinge and track pads² They hold better than the ones in
TM 9-1450-646-24P² Use NSN 5310-00-068-8067 for Item 8 of Fig 1 and
Item 78 of Fig 171² Use NSN 5310-00-175-2710 for Item 5 in Fig 9, Item 4
in Fig 13 and Items 13, 15, and 21 in KITS²
PS 554
18
JAN 99
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