PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-583
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 583
JUNE 2001
T
his issue of PS marks our 50th anniversary as the Army’s preventive maintenance
monthly magazine. PS hit the field in June 1951 to help our troops take better care
of their equipment. Today in June 2001, PS still gives soldiers the best maintenance
information available.
The concept of PS actually began in World War II with
Army Motors
, the Army’s
first maintenance magazine. It was in
Army Motors
that PS’ two most prominent
characters, MSG Half-Mast and Connie Rodd, first appeared.
As the Korean
War heated up, the
Army needed a way
to get maintenance
information to sol-
diers quickly and in
an easily-understood
form. So the Army
turned to Will Eisner,
an artist famous for
his work on the
Spirit
comic strip—
and one of the artists
for
Army Motors
—to
design PS.
PS 583
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TB 43-PS-583, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official pub-
lication of the Department of the Army, providing information for all
soldiers assigned to combat and combat support units and all soldiers
with unit maintenance and supply duties. All information published has
been reviewed and approved by the agency responsible for the equip-
ment, publication or policy discussed. Application of the information is
optional with the user. Masculine pronouns may refer to both genders.
V-Belt Checks
FMTV Fifth Wheel Setting
FMTV Cab Raising, Lowering
M917AI Dump Truck Brake Chambers
HMMWV Air Filter Gauge Check
HMMWV Dump Valve
Lube Protection in the Desert
M870A1 Semitrailer Brake Connectors
8
9
10
11
12-13
13
14-15
15
WHEELED VEHICLES
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ISSUE 583
JUNE 2001
DEUCE, 621 Scraper, Crane Lube Fittings
130G Grader Cable Grommets
ERIC K. SHINSEKI
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
JOEL B. HUDSON
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
TOW Sight Handling
Avenger IFF Interconnect Box
MLRS Launcher Actuator Oil Check
Avenger Missile System Cautions
MLRS Launcher Battery Covers
MLRS Launcher Hydraulic Power Supply
42
42
43
44-45
46
46
MISSILES
42
M2 Machine Gun Adjustments
Carbon Removal
M16-Series Rifle Swivel Finish
M249 Machine Gun Spring
47
48-49
49
50
SMALL ARMS
47
M12A1 Decon Fuel Tank Cap
M58 Smoke Generator IR Hopper Cover
M13 Decon Pump Check
51
51
52
NBC
51
53
54-55
56-57
COMMUNICATIONS
53
RL-31-Series Reel Maintenance
TA-312/PT Telephone
MSE Backup Battery Charging
FED LOG Use and Understanding
58-59
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
58
16
COMBAT VEHICLES
Track Pads
M1-Series Tank Hatch Seal
M1-Series Tank DAHA Mirror
M2/M3-Series Bradley Steel Track
MLRS Carrier Steel Track
M88A1 Recovery Vehicle Powerpack
M113A3 Carrier Generator Belt
16
17
18
19
19
20-21
21
COMBAT ENGINEERING
22
AVIATION
37
OH-58-Series Helicopter Cotter Pins
CH-47D Drive Shaft Inspections
CH-47-Series M130 Dispenser Cover
FM 1-201 Delayed
OH-58C/D Armor Panel Protection
ALSE Emergency Strobe Light Switch
AN/TPN-18A Radar Cleaning
37
38
39
39
40
40
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You are invited to send PS your ideas for improving maintenance
procedures, questions on maintenance and supply problems
and questions or comments on material published in PS.
Just write to:
MSG Half-Mast
The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
LOGSA, Bldg 5307
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-7466
Or e-mail to:
psmag@logsa.army.mil
Internet address:
PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
(ISSN 0475-2953) is published monthly by the Department of the Army, Redstone
Arsenal, AL 35898-7466. Periodical Postage is paid at the Huntsville, AL post office and at additional mailing offices.
Postmaster:
Send address changes to PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, LOGSA, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-7466
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
Official:
0110201
Half-Mast and Connie,
from an early issue
of ARMY MOTORS
Half-Mast from PS 67
and Connie from PS 53
PS Magazine:
50
Years of
PM
22-23
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4/28/01
5:50 PM
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