PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-596
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 596
JULY 2002
Do you ever do maintenance that you're not quite sure why it's required? Could be
you're
not
doing maintenance "by-the-book," but by word-of-mouth.
Word-of-mouth maintenance is not always bad. A lot of good info gets passed
that way. But so does a lot of out-of-date info. And a lot of wrong info!
Don't do maintenance that is not covered in your TM unless the maintenance
objective is clear and the special circumstances for doing it are well-defined.
Question all maintenance that seems to be word-of-mouth. Technology is con-
stantly changing equipment, like gas engines to diesel or batteries requiring main-
tenance to batteries that are maintenance-free, but some of us stubbornly hold on to
outdated maintenance techniques.
Understanding why a preventive maintenance task is required is an important
motivator for doing that maintenance. If your TM does not tell you to do a specific
preventive maintenance task and your objective is not clear, it could be that word-
of-mouth has you doing work no longer needed.
TB 43-PS-596, 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.
HMMWV Fuel Filter Bleeding
M1070 HET Hose Routing
FMTV Hydraulic Fluids
Loosening Lug Nuts on Duals
2-3
4-5
5
6-7
WHEELED VEHICLES
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ISSUE 596
JULY 2002
ERIC K. SHINSEKI
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
JOEL B. HUDSON
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
M12A1 Decon Maintenance
52-54
NBC
52
Beret Sizing and Shaping
Shipping Materials NSNs
55
56-60
SOLDIER SUPPORT
55
8
COMBAT VEHICLES
M1-Series Tank Fire Prevention
MLRS TOW Pintle
MLRS Cable Check
Bradley and MLRS Prop Shaft Screws
M109 and M992A2 Air Cleaner Boxes
M109 Howitzer Tool Correction
M109A6 Paladin PLGR Power Switch
M88A1 Recovery Vehicle Track Tension
8-10
11
11
12-13
14-15
15
16
17
PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
(ISSN 0475-2953) is published monthly by the Department of the Army, Redstone
Arsenal, AL 35898-5000. Periodical postage is paid at the Huntsville, AL post office and at additional mailing offices.
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By order of the Secretary of the Army:
Official:
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MICLIC Maintenance
M9 ACE Hydraulics
22-24
25
AVIATION
36
Filter Sleeve Removal Tool
UH-60 APU Oil Filling
Aircraft Radio Antenna Safety
AH-64D Display Warning
ALSE Life Preserver Checks
36-37
38
39
40
40
You are invited to send PS your ideas for improving mainte-
nance procedures, questions on maintenance and supply
problems and questions or comments on material published
in PS.
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PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
USAMC LOGSA (AMXLS-LP)
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Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
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Once upon a time
a
young bride invited her family to
dinner. She prepared a ham for
baking by cutting off both ends
before putting it in the pan. She
did not know why, but she had
seen her mother do it and
knew it must be right.
Later, she asked her mother
why she cut the ends off the
ham before baking it. Her
mother replied,
"That's
the way
my
mother did it."
So the young bride went
to her grandmother and
asked again.
"That's the way
my
mother did it,"
the
grandmother replied.
Finally, she went to her
great-grandmother and
asked one more time. Her
great-grandmother answered,
"Because I never had a
pan big enough to
hold an entire ham!"
Word-of-Mouth Maintenance
Missile Equipment Verification Tracking
Patriot Missile System NSNs
Avenger Missile System Turret PM
18-19
20
21
MISSILES
18
COMBAT ENGINEERING
22
41
42-45
46-47
COMMUNICATIONS
41
2-KW Generator Timing Marks
OE-254 Antenna Maintenance
Vehicular Antenna Positioning
Guard and Reserve Weapons PM
Small Arms Lock-wiring
M2 Machine Gun Blank Firing
M249 Machine Gun Extractor PM
48
49
50
51
SMALL ARMS
48
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