PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 605

APRIL 2003
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605 - Page 13 of 33
Make sure the boot for the
hydraulic reservoir is tightly in place.
It disappears a lot. Without the boot,
dirt gets into the pivot point for the hand
pump, which makes it hard to pump and
wears out the pump. The whole pump
must be replaced.
Check that the rocket guides
point down the launcher arm.
The guides are often bent or broken
off. If they're pointing out, you'll have
trouble loading the rocket. You can
usually just bend the guides back in
place. Report missing rocket guides.
PS 605
23
Mine Clearing Line Charge…
Pay attention to the
MICLIC's hydraulic system.
If air gets in the hydraulic system, you
won't be able to raise the launcher arm
high enough to fire. How do you tell if
there's air in the system? Put the selector
lever in MANUAL RAISE/LOWER and
pump the hand pump a few times. If the
arm doesn't move within the first few
strokes, either the hydraulic fluid is low or
there's air in the system. If the fluid's OK,
bleed the system with the procedure
beginning on Page 4-28 in TM 9-1375-
215-13&P.
Pump hand pump and see
if launcher arm raises
Rocket guides pointing
down launcher arm?
Boot in place
and tight?
good thing
the engineers
did their
MICLIC pm!
We'd still
be
back
there
if
they didn’t.
You did
your jobs,
so I did
mine
That journey
is much easier
if a MICLIC has
cleared a path
for you.
Tiptoeing
through a mine
field certainly
makes you
question your
career choice.
But first you need to clear
the MICLIC's path with pm. The
journey begins like this…
605. 22-23 (C)
2/24/03
5:18 PM
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