PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-584

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 584

JULY 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-584 - Page 7 of 32
PS 584
JUL 01
11
M1000 HET Semitrailer.
..
M149A2 Water Trailer. . .
olid film lubricant (SFL), not grease,
is the required lube for the ramp pivot
shafts and spring rod guides on M1000
HET semitrailer ramps.
SFL lubes the shafts and guides, with-
out attracting dirt, grit and sand like
grease. The grease-dirt-grit-sand combi-
nation works like sandpaper to score the
surface of ramp pivot shafts and guides.
If your semitrailer's pins or guides
now have grease on them, remove it with
dry cleaning solvent. Then use SFL,
This is
very
embarrassing!
OH, NO!
I’m about
to get the
boot!
L
eaks around the plastic plug, NSN 4730-
01-086-1620, under your water trailer
probably means it was overtightened when
it was first installed.
Overtightening strips threads, causing
leaks. It also makes the plug hard to remove.
So head off leaks and removal problems
by wrapping every new plug's threads with
antiseize tape, NSN 8030-00-889-3535, and
by lightly snugging it in place. That way, the
plug can be used several times.
Use SFL
here
t
he original versions of M915A2-series and M916A1 trucks have the NATO slave
receptacle mounted at the edge of the battery box, right where drivers can step on it.
Here's how to get the receptacle out of harm's way and still have it right where
you need it:
1.
Disconnect battery cables and remove the batteries. See Page 2-29 in TM 9-2320-
363-20-1 to disconnect the cables, and Pages 4-256 and 4-257 in the -20-2 to
remove the batteries.
2.
Remove the NATO slave receptacle
from the battery box. See Page 4-270 in
the -20-2.
3.
Remove the receptacle bracket by cut-
ting or grinding it off the battery box.
4.
Use a new angle bracket, NSN 5340-
01-391-1349, as a template to locate and
drill three
9
∕
32
-in diameter holes in the bot-
tom of the battery box about 2
1
∕
2
inches
inward from the old bracket's location.
5.
Install the new bracket using three
screws, NSN 5305-00-225-3843; six
washers, NSN 5310-00-809-4058; and
three nuts, NSN 5310-00-088-1251.
Once you've finished the job, replace the slave receptacle cover to protect the
receptacle from dirt and water. If you need a new cover, use NSN 5340-01-315-7223.
Move receptacle to
prevent damage
M915A2-Series, M916A1 Trucks.
..
Wrap
plug
with
anti-
seize
tape
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