PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 570

MAY 2000
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570 - Page 45 of 46
Extend Your Reach
Removing snow, and other debris from tent
tops can make you wish you had the reach
of an NBA superstar. But if you don’t
remove snow and debris, they can collapse
your tent. Try attacking this chore with a
snow rake, NSN 5120-01-464-6340. Its
aluminum telescopic pole extends your
reach to 18 feet. The headshed is working
to add the rake to all tent TMs.
Air Conditioner Screw
The screw used to attach the top cover of
the 18K MPI air conditioner, NSN 4120-01-
327-1316, is too long. It can puncture the
condenser and let freon leak out. The screw
called out as Item 1 in Fig 2 of TM 9-4120-
401-24P, is incorrect. The correct screw is
M59 Lid Fastener
Forget the wing nut shown as Item 31 in
Fig D-1 of the M59 field range outfit’s TM
10-7360-204-13&P. The picture’s wrong. NSN
5305-00-021-3620 brings the fastener you
need, a
1
/
4
-20 x
7
/
8
inch long hex head cap
screw. If the hole in the lid hinge retainer
isn’t big enough for the screw, enlarge the
hole. Make note of this info until the TM is
corrected.
LOGSA Reports Go On-line
From velocity management (VM) repair
cycle time to unique item tracking (UIT)
reports, if the Logistics Support Activity
(LOGSA) is responsible for it, then it’s now,
or soon will be, on the LOGSA homepage:
Once there, click on “What’s New” or
“Online Products”. Access to these reports
is restricted to military or US Government
domains (addresses ending in .mil or .gov).
You also need a password since
most reports are password protected.
Instructions on requesting a password are
provided on the “Online Products” screen.
that
rifle
has
been in my family for
over 200 years
.
wow!
that's a
lot
of
pm
!
M249 MG BFA
The NSN for the M249 machine gun’s blank
firing attachment that’s listed on Page C-5
in TM 9-1005-201-10 has changed. The
correct NSN is 1005-21-912-8997.
New Tire for FMTV
Goodyear has joined Michelin as an
authorized tire supplier for FMTVs under
NSN 2610-01-356-9098. Mixing of the two
brands on the same truck has been tested
and is OK. While it’s not required, you can
use the same brand on an axle to get a
small increase in tire life.
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