PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-583
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 583
JUNE 2001
I
t’s hard to believe that one missing
grommet could stop a big machine like
your grader.
Believe it! Take the grommets that
protect the 130G’s battery cables as
they pass through the engine’s left and
right access covers.
The elements and vehicle vibration
will rust and loosen the grommets.
Once the grommets are gone, the
edges of the access cover can cut the
cables’ rubber insulation.
That can ground the battery and shut
down the vehicle. It could also burn or
shock anyone touching the vehicle.
So eyeball the grommets to see if
they’re loose, missing or dry rotted.
They should fit snugly in the holes.
If they need replacing, use NSN
5325-01-176-8163. It’s Item 28 in Fig
218 of TM 5-3805-261-24P.
PS 583
PS 583
JUN 01
24
130G Grader…
Glad I
checked
those
grommets!
both
were
missing!
Me too!
cut battery cables
would have been a
show-stopper!
MISSING A GROMMET?
Sometimes, PM is
just keeping an eye
out for potential
trouble.
Replace missing
583. 24-25 ! (C)
4/28/01
6:53 PM
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