PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-555
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 555
FEBRUARY 1999
M1077 PLS Flatrack . . .
Stowage Box Repair, Replacement
P
lans are available to repair or replace
the stowage boxes on M1077 flatracks
used with the palletized loading system.
TM 9-3990-206-14&P shows only
how to replace the box doors. Many
flatracks already show box damage that
prevents secure and waterproof storage
of tiedown straps.
Your local support unit can make the
repairs if they have the plans. Get them
from Half-Mast by e-mail, phone or
mail.
...and to data plate screws
Hold multimeter probes to stud.
..
ny time you replace the tow ring
assembly on the M1076 PLS trailer,
you’ve got to torque it to 2,000 lb-ft.
You can’t get that torque unless you
use torque multiplier, NSN 5120-00-
574-9318, which is part of the No. 2
Common shop set.
If you don’t have the multiplier in
your unit’s No. 2 Common, get it. If
your unit isn’t authorized that shop set,
get the multiplier by using TM 9-2330-
385-14’s Appendix J, Tool Identifica-
tion List, as authorization.
perators, static electricity can be your worst nightmare when loading or
dispensing fuel from a fuel tanker.
Just one spark at the wrong time can turn an ordinary day into a fiery disaster.
Proper grounding techniques are important, but they won’t make you com-
pletely safe. Paint and corrosion can build up between ground studs and the
tanker body to prevent a good ground.
So, have your mechanic use a multimeter to check each ground stud for
continuity during annual services. Here’s how:
1.
Set the multimeter to read ohms.
2.
Hold the red (+) probe to the ground stud being tested.
3.
Press the black (–) probe to bare metal somewhere on the tanker. Data plate
screws work well since they are screwed into the tanker body.
4.
If the stud is grounded properly, you should get a reading of 0 ohms.
Any other reading means the stud is not completely grounded. So, remove the
stud and clean away any paint or corrosion. Then, check continuity again.
M1076 PLS Trailer . . .
Torque tow ring
assembly to 2,000 lb-ft
Fuel Tankers . . .
i'
m
the
tool
you
need
!
i
can't
give you a
good ground
when
i'm covered with
corrosion
.
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FEB 99
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