PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-586

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 586

SEPTEMBER 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-586 - Page 6 of 31
PS 586
SEP 01
13
Heads Up on Stowage
H
H
aving a stowage box in your tank’s
turret doesn’t mean you can stick anything
you want into it—unless you’re prepared to
face the consequences.
Anything that sticks out the top of the
loader’s stowage box, NSN 2540-01-203-
3134, gets crushed by the coax machine
gun box when the main gun is fully raised.
The stowage box itself gets crushed if
it’s not bolted down properly. Loose bolts
let the box stick up too far and.
..CRUNCH!
So, by all means use the stowage box.
That’s why it’s there. Just be sure it’s
secure and nothing sticks out the top.
M1-Series Tanks . . .
T
he heat shield, NSN 5640-01-083-
5375, on the right side of your tank’s
engine compartment protects the fuel
cell from the extreme heat of the engine.
If the shield is missing or damaged, your
tank could be so much kindling.
That’s why you need to treat the shield
with care, especially when reinstalling
the powerpack. The top of the heat shield
is held in place with two angle brackets.
These brackets are a bit short, so it’s easy
for the shield to slip loose from them.
When that happens, the top of the heat
shield leans out and gets crushed by the
powerpack as it’s lowered into place.
Your tank is NMC until the heat shield is
replaced.
Before reinstalling the engine, check
the angle brackets. Make sure they’re
tightened down and the heat shield is
held in place by
both
brackets.
Keep tall items out of
loader’s stowage box
Never try to make do with just one
bracket. Both are needed to properly
secure the heat shield.
Replace missing brackets with NSN
5340-01-115-0628. You’ll also need a
new screw, NSN 5305-00-068-7837;
lock washer, NSN 5310-01-374-5430;
and flat washer, NSN 5310-01-379-
0804, to hold each bracket in place.
Replace missing
brackets
Heat shield still clipped in place?
Shield can
easily slip
loose from
angle
bracket
I don’t get it!
everything was
fine and then
[
WHOOSH!]
my tank went
up in smoke!
what kinda
shape was
the
fuel
tank heat
shield
in?
YEouch!
they put
too much in
my loader’s
stowage
box again!
Heads Up on Stowage
586. 12-13 (C)
8/2/01
6:18 PM
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