PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
1st CD, Ft Hood
1st ID, Ft Riley
1st ID, Germany
2d ID, Korea
3d ID, Ft Stewart
4th ID, Ft Hood
3d ACR, Ft Carson
4th ID, Ft Carson
1st AD, Germany
1st AD, Ft Riley
TRADOC
National Guard
4th Qtr FY03
4th Qtr FY03
2nd Qtr FY03
3d Qtr FY04
4th Qtr FY04
4th Qtr FY04
1st Qtr FY05
1st Qtr FY05
2d Qtr FY05
3d Qtr FY05
4th Qtr FY05
TBD, FY06-08
Unit
Conversion Date
Once your unit has been
converted from DS+, there
will no longer be any AGT
1500 engine automotive
maintenance tasks for MOS
63H on the M1-series tank.
Automotive maintenance on
the tank will either be done
by the on-system mechanic
(MOS 63A) or the depot.
PS 610
SEP 03
2
M1-Series Tanks…
lowly, but surely, the Direct Support Plus (DS+) program is going away. It started
disappearing in the 4th quarter of FY03 and will no longer exist by the end of FY06.
So what does this have to do with you, tank mechanics? While most of the DS+
tasks will revert to depot-level, some have become field maintenance tasks to be per-
formed by mechanics in MOS 63A and 44B.
Some of the tasks were already moved to MOS 63A with the release of TACOM
Maintenance Advisory Message (MAM) 01-05. The remainder were authorized—
effective 1 Mar 03—by TACOM MAM 03-005.
The 63A school is now teaching all the tasks listed in MAM 003-05 in both AIT
and BNCOC. So the Chief of Ordnance has encouraged units to begin allowing 63A
multi-capable mechanics to perform those tasks immediately.
MOS 44B
TM 9-2350-
Task
Page
Replace engine
Replace transmission assembly
IGV bellcrank spring replacement (forward module)
Splined shaft replacement (rear module)
Speedometer adapter replacement (rear module)
Speed wiring harness replacement (rear module)
TM 9-2350-
Task
Page
255-34-1-2
264-34-1-2
288-34-1-2
388-34-1-2
255-34-1-2
264-34-1-2
288-34-1-2
388-34-1-2
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
4-12
4-12
4-11
4-11
4-17
4-17
4-16
4-16
5-32
6-1
6-3
6-4
MOS 63A
RGB air tube (short) replacement (rear module)
RGB feed tube assembly replacement (rear module)
RGB scavenge tube (rear) replacement (rear module)
RGB lifting sling installation/removal (rear module)
RGB assembly replacement (rear module)
RGB removal/installation in container (rear module)
#10 bearing seal replacement (rear module)
Accessory seal assembly replacement (gear box module)
AGB lifting sling installation/removal (gear box module)
Gear box module removal/installation on engine
AGV removal/installation in container (gear box module)
Front angle mounting bracket replacement (gear box module)
Accessory gear box replacement (gear box module)
Gear access cover replacement
Reduction gear box lubrication system cleaning
TM 9-2350-
Task
Page
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
255-34 (w/Ch6)
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-16
6-17
6-21
6-31
7-1
7-5
7-6
7-18
7-20
7-21
7-24
8-1
MOS 63A continued
Here are
the DS+
conversion
dates…
dang!
I’ll
have
to job-
order this
task to ds!
haven’t you
heard?
you
can do that
now!
Here’s a
list of all
the former
direct
support
and depot-
level tasks
that can
now be
performed
by MOS 63A
and 44B…
610. 02-03 (C)
8/4/03
11:37 AM
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