PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-573

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-573 - Page 19 of 43

perators, loose bolts on your DEUCE’s front and rear idler wheels can leave

you waist deep in mud.

Just one loose bolt can cause the other bolts to loosen. Then the wheels begin

to wobble, wallowing out the stud holes and ruining the wheel.

Enough wobble and wallow and the wheels could break off.

So, it’s in your best interest to eye-

ball bolts for tightness before and after

operation.

Look for shiny spots on the bolts’

washers and corrosion around the bolts.

For quick visual checks any time, use

a marker pen or torque seal, NSN 8030-

00-408-1137, and mark a line across

each bolt head and onto the wheel rim.

Marks on the bolt head and wheel

rim that don’t line up mean the bolt

has moved and must be loose. Tighten

bolts if you can and report them.

Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover . . .

PS 573

know!

now

that my wheel

has

wobbled off

we're

stuck!

Paint line across bolts heads and onto wheel

If mark doesn't line up, bolt is loose

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