PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-590
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 590
JANUARY 2002
DISTRIBUTION: To be distributed in accordance with the initial distribution number (IDN) 340312, requirements for TB 43-PS-Series
PS 590
jan 02
FMTV Troop-Carrying Capacity
TB 9-639,
Passenger-Carrying Capacity of Tactical and Administrative Vehicles Commonly
Used to Transport Personnel,
lists changes to the maximum number of troops that can
be carried in FMTVs:
2
1
∕
2
-ton cargo—12 soldiers
5-ton cargo—14 soldiers
5-ton long wheelbase cargo—20 soldiers
5-ton dump truck—12 soldiers
Winter Driving Correction
Make this correction on Page 33 of PS 588
(Nov 01): When driving on ice, you tap
hydraulic brakes, not anti-lock brakes.
Anti-lock brakes get firm, even pressure.
PLS Heater
Fan Switch
Use NSN 5930-01-207-6337 to request
the control switch for the M1074/M1075
tractor truck’s heater fan. The info
shown for Item 3 in Fig 440-1 of TM 9-
2320-364-24P is wrong.
PLS Hub
Seal Kit
Fig 271 of TM 9-2320-364-24P-1 has the
hub seal kit info in the wrong place for
the M1074/M1075 PLS tractor.
Item 5 on
Page 271-1 is the kit, NSN 5330-01-342-
7860, not the hub.
Item 5 in the figure
should be Item 2, the hub assembly.
M548A3 U-Joint Yoke
Get the universal-joint yoke for your
M548A3 cargo carrier with NSN 2520-
00-001-3531. The yoke is shown ghost-
ed in Fig 169 of TM 9-2350-247-24P,
but the NSN is not listed. Make a note
until the TM is updated.
M1068
Boot Wall
Need a new boot wall for the exten-
sion cover on your M1068-series
command post carrier? The NSN list-
ed as Item 1 in Fig 327 of TM 9-2350-
261-24P and Item 1 in Fig 329 of TM
9-2350-277-24P is wrong. Order a
green boot wall with NSN 8340-01-
378-8301 or a tan boot wall with
NSN 8340-01-380-2241. Make a note
until the TMs are updated.
MHE 237
Forklift Fuel Pump
NSN 2910-01-210-5733 gets the electric
fuel pump for the 4K forklift. The NSN
shown as Item 9 in Fig 20 of C1 of TM 10-
3930-638-24P is no longer available.
Don’t Wash
Your EPLARS
You must remove the enhanced posi-
tion location reporting system (EPLRS)
radio set from your vehicle before
power washing the vehicle. Radios
have been destroyed by water
because the set wasn’t removed
before power washing.
Avionics TM Binders
Use NSN 7510-00-275-2660 for oversized, 11 X 17-in
avionics TM binders.
M939A2 Front Inner Axle Seal
Fig 236 of TM 9-2320-272-24P-1 does not have the right NSNs for the inner axle seal,
Item 30, and the shaft seal assembly, Item 28, for M939A2-series trucks with the
original Carden CV joints. Use NSN 5330-01-271-9362 to get the plain seal and NSN
5330-01-271-9490 to get the assembly. NSNs shown in the TM are good for all other
M939-series trucks.
Free Exchange
Ratchet Puller
If you have a cable-type “come along”
ratchet puller, NSN 5120-01-275-2286,
look at the serial number on the rivet-
tag attached to the puller’s frame.
Pullers with serial numbers in the
range “C00” through “L00” should be
turned in for a free replacement at
your local Caterpillar dealer. The puller
is an AAL item on CS433C or CS563D
vibratory rollers fielded after January
2000. They have a poorly crimped
swage on the cable loop that attaches
the cable end hook. If you have further
questions, see your TACOM LAR for a
copy of TACOM GPM 01-021.
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