PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-557
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 557
APRIL 1999
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M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter . . .
Move Wide Angle Mirrors
I
f you’d be interested in getting
information on how to move
the HET’s wide angle mirrors to
give drivers a better rear view,
contact MSG Half-Mast. He’ll
need a unit mailing address, so
provide it when you call or write.
See Page 1 for the addresses.
echanics, the transmission on M915-
M920 trucks needs plenty of dry com-
pressed air to shift right.
That’s not a problem if the air dryer has
a clean desiccant cartridge. But if the car-
tridge is dirty, the vehicle becomes hard
to shift—or won’t shift at all.
To keep the air dry, change the desic-
cant in the air dryer cartridge semiannu-
ally instead of annually like it says in
the PMCS of TM 9-2320-273-20. Use
desiccant
cartridge
refill kit,
NSN 4440-
01-081-1391.
Service it
more often
in salty, wet
or humid
operating
areas.
perators, the crane control knobs on
M977, M984, M984A1, and M985
HEMTTs wear and fade from use. Over
time, the recessed directions are diffi-
cult to read.
You don’t have to replace the knob.
Here’s a quick fix that puts control back
into that old control knob:
1.
Clean the knob with a small wire
brush or an old toothbrush.
M915-Series Trucks . . .
HEMTT . . .
Wide-angle 'spotter' mirror
Replace desiccant semiannually
3.
Wipe off any excess with a clean rag.
Now you can read the crane’s con-
trol knob again.
2.
Use a light-colored paint stick or
white crayon to fill the impressions on
the knob. This highlights the letters and
lines.
Fill letters with paint or crayon
take
our word
for it.
..
...when
your
desiccant
goes
...
...it
really
has
to
go
!
Clean knob with brush
we're
here to give you
directions
!
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