PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 570
MAY 2000
PS 570
26
MAY 00
rewmen, remember to disconnect
the two hydraulic lines from the
holddown manifold when it’s time to
pull the back deck on your AVLB. If
you don’t, you’ll end up with a messy
oil spill.
The procedures in TM 5-5420-227-
24 (M48A5 chassis) or TM 5-5420-
228-24 (M60A1 chassis) show how to
pull the back deck. If you forget the
procedures, the deck will disconnect
those hydraulic lines for you.
And just because you remembered
to disconnect the lines doesn’t mean
you’re out of the woods. Forgetting to
reattach the lines once the deck’s back
in place will get you into a heap of
trouble, too.
The next time you use the bridge—
most likely while you’re in the field—
hydraulic fluid is going to come out
of those forgotten lines. And this time
you won’t have the concrete pad in the
motor pool to help contain it.
Do yourself a favor and remember
to disconnect and reconnect those hy-
draulic lines.
Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge . . .
uh-oh!
someone forgot
to
reattach
my
hydraulic
lines
!
what
happened to
you?
where
did all this
oil
come
from?
Disconnect these lines
before removing back deck
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