PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-567
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 567
FEBRUARY 2000
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FEB 00
Gas spring missing clamp?
.. .and top corner latch
...corner
latch.
..
...inside door handle and latch.
. .
...latching mechanism.
..
Use PL-S on outside door handle.
..
void fireworks when you hook up
electrical power cables between trucks
and trailers by making sure there are
no light switches in the ON position.
Arcing can occur as soon as the
trailer cable’s connector gets close to
the truck’s receptacle if the truck’s
lights are on. Arcing can destroy the
receptacle on the truck or the cable
connector, or both. And you’ll have no
lights until repairs are made.
Trucks and Trailers . . .
Turn off lights
before
making hookup.
..
Before any
trailer hookups,
turn off all truck
lights and match
connector keys
to receptacle
keyways so that
pins don’t get bent or broken. Once all
electrical hookups are made, then turn
on the lights to make sure all your lights
are working.
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FEB 00
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t doesn’t take much PM to keep your
hard-shell HMMWV’s hatch door in
good working order, but here are a
couple of PM steps that really help:
Lube all hatch-latching mechanisms
every 3,000 miles or 6 months with
PL-S, just as the LO on Page G-5 of
TM 9-2320-280-10 says.
The mechanisms do a lot more than
just open and close. They also work
like hinges so you can open the hatch
from the front or rear.
HMMWV Weapons Carriers . . .
are you
ready
for a
workout,
BIG BOY?
â—†
â—†
good pm
has me
ready
for
anything!
Eyeball the gas springs often to
make sure the bushings and clamps
are in place at each end of the tubes.
The bushings keep dirt, bugs and other
crud out of the rods. If the bushings
are gouged or missing, let your me-
chanic know.
If the clamps are loose, the bushings
will soon be missing. So, get your me-
chanic to tighten the clamps.
...or you’ll burn
out connector
PS 567
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FEB 00
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