PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-585

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 585

AUGUST 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-585 - Page 32 of 32
PS 585
AUG 01
60
T
he Army Electronic Product Support
(AEPS) network gives you fast access to
supply and maintenance info.
But just what is AEPS?
AEPS,
, provides
the alerts and messages you need to operate
safely and trouble-free: ground precaution-
ary, maintenance advisory, safety of use,
safety advisory, and safety of flight.
AEPS also lets you check out equipment
MWOs and submit on-line quality deficien-
cy reports (QDR) and DA Form 2028s—
changes to equipment pubs. You can even
track the status of parts shipments.
To get started today, go to the AEPS
website, click on the ACCEPT button, then
the Access Request Form. Follow the
instructions and your AEPS access will
begin when you get your user id.
Got questions? Call AEPS at DSN 793-
0699 or (888) LOG-HELP (564-4357) or
e-mail
postmaster@aeps2.ria.army.mil
.
Going AEPS?
Maintenance Management…
psst!
He’s
doing
it all
wrong.
Do
you
want to
tell him?
JP-8+100 Is a No-Go
Make no mistake about it. The Army has a “no-use”
policy for its aircraft and ground vehicles when it
comes to the JP-8+100 fuel additive used by the Air
Force. Our article on Pages 38-39 of PS 578 seems to
have raised some doubt. All the details are in DA Msg
DALO-ZA R141139Z Apr 00. Read the message on the
Internet at
. Click on MESSAGES,
then USAPC Petroleum Technical Advisory Messages.
Select: Policy Message - JP-8 +100.
M939
Truck
Ring
Mount
Page 6 in PS 578 steered you
wrong
on
the
correct
machine gun ring mount for
the M939-series 5-ton truck.
After you install the cab
reinforcement
kit,
NSN
install
the lightweight ring mount,
the M66 ring mount, which
won't fit.
2
1
M291 Decon
Kit Correction
Page 44 of PS 580 listed the wrong
NSN for the M291 decon kit. The cor-
rect NSN is NSN 6850-01-276-1905.
Replacing Avenger Inserts
Page 38 of PS 579 said that using a bolt to
clean out screw inserts on the Avenger missile
system was a good idea. AMCOM now
believes it would be better to use the ball
reamer, NSN 3455-01-034-0355, that's part of
the Avenger repairman's tool kit. That same
story also said that if the epoxy for the inserts
doesn't harden in 24 hours, to wait another
24 hours for it to harden. AMCOM now says
that if the epoxy isn't hard enough after 24
hours you need to start from scratch with
new epoxy.
Drip Pan Pad Revisited
You’ll get odd size absorbent pads
for your combat vehicle’s drip pan if
you use the NSN listed on Page 61 of
PS 578. Use NSN 4235-01-379-8388 to
get the four 32x17-in pads you need.
NSN 4235-01-423-1463 brings a box
of 30 18x18-in pads.
M4 Carbine Adapter Bar
Page 42 in PS 581 gave you a bum steer on the NSN for the
bar stock your support will need in order to fabricate an
adapter bar for storing M4 carbines in the M12 rack. The
correct NSN is 9520-00-277-4902.
DISTRIBUTION:
To be distributed in accordance with the
initial distribution number (IDN) 340312,
requirements for TB 43-PS-Series
Tan Tarp for Tracks
NSN 2540-01-330-8062 gets a 12x17-ft tan
tarp that fits over M1-series tanks, M2/M3-
series Bradleys,
M88A1/A2 recovery vehi-
cles, M113-series carriers, and other vehicles.
585. 60-61 (C)
6/28/01
11:32 AM
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