PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-573
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 573
AUGUST 2000
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1. Open the ramp door and rub chalk on
the inner edge of the door frame. Mark all
the way around the frame where the seal
seats.
rewmen, your Bradley is no longer allowed to swim, but it can still ford
water up to 3
1
/
2
feet deep. So, if you’re going to be fording and want to keep
water out of the troop compartment, make sure the ramp and rear door seals are
in good condition.
Here’s how to check them:
M2/M3-Series Bradleys, MLRS . . .
M2/M3-Series Bradleys . . .
Keep fuel control lever
up after shutdown
4. Follow steps 1–3 to check the ramp seal
for leaks, too. Mechanics will use NSN
5330-01-125-4269 to replace a bad ramp
seal.
2. Close and latch the ramp door.
3. Open the ramp door and inspect the
seal. If the entire seal is marked with chalk,
the door is OK. Unchalked spots mean
the seal isn’t doing its job. Your mechanic
will replace a bad door seal with NSN
man, i'm
soaked
!
yeah, next
time we might
as well
wade
across.
not
so
fast!
Checking the ramp and rear door
seals semiannually is the only way to
keep your Bradley high and dry the
next time you have to ford a stream.
pushy driver is bad news when it’s
time to shut down a Bradley or MLRS.
Pushing the fuel control lever down
after shutdown—even slightly—lets
fuel trickle through the fuel lines into
the engine cylinders. The fuel works
its way past the piston rings into the
crankcase.
Fuel-thinned oil doesn’t lube well,
so parts wear out quicker. When that
happens, the engine is a good candi-
date for a breakdown.
So leave the fuel control lever pulled
all the way up
after shutdown. That
keeps fuel out of the crankcase and
where it belongs.
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