PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-580

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 580

MARCH 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-580 - Page 22 of 32
Check the cables.
If the electri-
cal cable connectors are filled with
dirt, you’ll have problems operat-
ing the crane with the remote con-
trol. So blow out dirty connectors
with the truck’s air hose. Wear gog-
gles to protect your eyes. If the con-
nectors are plugged with oily dirt,
wipe them out with a dry cloth. If
any of the cables are cracked or dry
rotted, tell your repairman.
Check the crane’s five ground-
ing cables.
If they’re filled with dirt
or the cables are cut, you won’t be
able to ground the missile canisters.
Clean any dirty connectors with the
crane’s air hose. Report damaged
cables. See TM 9-1410-600-14 for
more info.
Check the five rubber boots on
the operating control station.
If
the boots are cracked or ripped, the
hydraulic levers can leak. The
crane will eventually lose hydraulic
pressure. So, if you spot any dam-
age to a boot, get it replaced.
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41
f you forget crane PM on the M985E1 guided missile transport, your Patriot missile
system soon won’t be shooting or moving many missiles. Here are three things you can
do to keep the crane lifting:
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MAR 01
40
Any time you’re going to raise or
lower the launcher,
make sure
the
quick release pins have been removed.
If you forget and the quick release pins
have not been removed, the whole
launcher frame can be twisted or the
launcher motor burned out.
Release Release Pin
Remove
both quick-
release pins
… and
fuel drain
Rubber
boots
cracked
or torn?
Grounding
cables
plugged
or cut?
Keep
feet off
module
cover…
Patriot Missile System.
..
little care with your Patriot missile system’s launcher can lead to good
launching.
Watch Your Step
A misplaced boot on the cover for the launcher’s 5A2 data link terminal mod-
ule can break the electrical connections for the fiber-optic cables. That means
no commo between the launcher and engagement control station (ECS). A good
first step in heading off that problem is to paint NO STEP on the module cover.
And keep bundles of camouflage netting off the cover, too. The weight can dam-
age the connections.
A no-step rule goes for the launcher
generator’s fuel drain, too. If you step
on it, fuel gushes out the drain.
580. 40-41 (C)
2/1/01
11:03 PM
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