PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-557
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 557
APRIL 1999
PS 557
11
APR 99
10
APR 99
Central Tire Inflation System . . .
A No-step Zone Needed
T
he air inflation extension valve on the rear
wheels of all CTIS-equipped trucks has no guard
to protect it from its biggest enemy—your feet.
If you use the wheel as a step to climb onto
or down from the back of your truck, you can
break the valve. Bye-bye inflation.
As a reminder, get a mechanic to stencil “NO
STEP” on the area in front of the extension
valve. The stencils are part of the No. 1 and
No. 2 Common shop sets.
Tires . . .
M984 HEMTT Wrecker . . .
Add stenciled warning
parts info
for many of the items
in appendix b of the m984
wrecker's tm 9-2320-354-10
have
changed
. make a note
of these changes until
the tm is
updated
.
Part
Item, Page
NSN
Cable, remote control
1, B-3
Support boom (left side)
23, B-9
Support boom (right side)
24, B-9
Bar, lifting, wiffletree
3, B-10
Bar, towing, vehicle
4, B-10
Bar, pinch
6, B-11
Beacon, warning light
8, B-11
Block, snatch
12, B-12
Chain, utility
17, B-13
Cylinder
24, B-15
Extinguisher, fire (20 BC)
26, B-15
Hammer, 12-lb sledge
29, B-16
Handle, wrench, wheel lug nut
32, B-17
Jack, 12-ton with handle
36, B-18
Pliers, 10-in adjustable slip-joint,
42, B-19
Screwdriver, 6-in cross tip
48, B-20
t sure is depressing to see wheeled
vehicles rolling down the road on
underinflated tires.
First, the vehicles are burning more
fuel than necessary, ’cause the tires re-
sist rolling when they’re low.
Second, rolling resistance heats up
the tires real fast, causing them to wear
out much too soon.
In each case, it costs you money
to operate with underinflated tires.
Money is not something the Army
has plenty of.
So, it makes sense to put an air
gauge to the tires before every op-
eration. NSN 4910-00-204-3170
gets an inexpensive gauge that
each driver should keep on hand.
this
driver better
check his
tire
pressure
.
or this
will be a
one
way trip
!
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