PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-557

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 557

APRIL 1999
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-557 - Page 8 of 34
Drill
hole
for
screw
here
Keep
cannon
plugs
tight
with
safety
wire
13
PS 557
12
APR 99
Keep your vehicle from showing its
years with this invigorating PM:
Rainwater collects in the MLRS’s
hull, shorting out cables and connec-
tors. Prevent water damage by cover-
ing the cab and engine portion of your
vehicle with a waterproof tarp. A
12x17-ft tarp comes with NSN 2540-
00-587-2532.
You can keep the mirrors in place
with one, well-placed screw. Simply
drill a
5
/
16
-in hole through the mount-
ing rod about one inch from the mirror
end. Insert the screw, NSN 5305-00-
988-1728, and secure it with locking
Never remove the rear mounting
bolts on the driver’s seat. Easier ac-
cess to the storage space behind the
seat is not worth the problems you’ll
have when jamming on the brakes.
Vibration loosens the MLRS’s can-
non plugs. That causes arcing that
shorts out the plugs. Have your
mechanic keep the cannon plugs in
place with safety wire.
Tarp keeps hull dry
Vibration loosens the clamps that
hold the rear view mirrors in place.
The mirrors slide right off the mount
rods and crash to the ground.
Unbolted
seat flies
forward
That’s because the seatbelt is at-
tached to the seat, not the floor. So
using the brakes makes the seat—and
you—smash against the steering yoke.
your mlrs isn't
an
old-timer
, crewmen.
but it's not exactly
a
spring chicken
either!
fi
fi
fi
nonsense!
you
just need a
regular
pm workout
!
sigh!
i'm
just
not
the
rocket launcher
i
used to be
.
fi
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