PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-556
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 556
MARCH 1999
PS 556
41
MAR 99
PS 556
40
MAR 99
Hit ARM-
SAFE-
RESET
button
before
unloading
missiles
Loading
The TOW launcher can run into prob-
lems during loading. If the missiles
aren’t placed just right, the electrical
and umbilical connectors are damaged
when the missiles are armed.
Before you load a missile, make sure
that the black protective cap has been
M2/M3-Series Bradley . . .
Prevent rusted bolts by putting CLP
on bolt threads before you screw them
in.
Easy does it when you screw in the
bolts. Forcing a bolt can cross thread
it. If the bolt’s not going in easy, un-
screw it and try again.
MILES
Be careful when mounting MILES.
Use only the bolts that are in the
launcher, which are
9
/
16
inch long
coarse-thread bolts. Longer bolts can
damage the launcher.
If a bolt is rusted in place, don’t
force it. That just snaps it off. Then
you can’t mount MILES. Try putting
CLP on the rusted bolt. Let CLP do its
work for a few minutes and then try
again. If the bolt still won’t budge, tell
your repairman.
Use CLP on rusted bolts
When it’s time to unload the mis-
siles, make sure you first move the
ARM-SAFE-RESET switch to RESET
then to SAFE and wait 10 seconds to
let the launcher connectors retract from
the missiles. If you jerk on the missile
while it’s still armed, the connectors
and arming control unit are damaged.
After you’ve finished boresighting,
remember to remove the boresight tele-
scope. If you forget, you can forget the
telescope. It will be destroyed when
the launcher’s lowered. The launcher
will be damaged, too.
removed from its connector and the
connector’s not damaged. The cap or a
bum connector can damage the
launcher connector.
Also look in the launcher to see
if the umbilical connectors are up. If
they’re not, hit the ARM-SAFE-
RESET switch to raise them.
If you’re using dummies, check that
the holdback pin has been removed.
Cap removed? Connector damage?
Does diaphragm spring back?
Does clamp rest on launcher stop?
Don’t forget to remove borescope
here's the
way
to make your bradley's
tow
go
when it comes to
loading missiles
and
using miles
.
Push down on the round’s rubber dia-
phragm. If it doesn’t spring back, the
pin’s been removed and the round’s
OK. If it does pop up, get another
dummy. That one will damage the
launcher and missile guidance set
(MGS).
Push the missile as far forward in
the launcher as it will go. Make sure
the missile’s rear clamp rests on the
launcher missile stop before you lock
in the missile.
Clamp
Launcher
stop
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