PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-620

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 620

JULY 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-620 - Page 4 of 33
R
unning your tank engine indoors can be downright dangerous. Besides the usual
health problems with exhaust gases, the exhaust itself is much too hot.
The US Army Armor School at Ft Knox developed an exhaust outlet that lets you
safely funnel hot exhaust gases under or through modified maintenance bay doors.
The exhaust outlet can be used with the powerpack in or out of the tank.
To get a copy of the plans, call MSG Half-
Mast at DSN 645-0893, (256) 955-0893, or
send an email to:
psmag@logsa.redstone.army.mil
Or you can write to:
PS Magazine
AMXLS-AM, Bldg 5307
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
M2/M3-Series Bradleys, MLRS Carrier, M113-Series FOV…
W
hen assembling single pin track on your Bradley, MLRS or M113, you’d bet-
ter play all the angles!
When assembling track on the ground, you’ve got to properly angle the shoe
before inserting the pin. If you don’t, the bushing will fail and you’ll be back out
there replacing track shoes.
PS 620
JUL 04
4
M1-Series Tanks…
OK. let’s
fire you up
and check
those
repairs.
huh!?
What
about my
exhaust? you
gonna hold
your breath?
our track is
doomed…
…unless
you
learn…
…to play
the
right
angle!
Exhaust outlet mounts here
Use exhaust extensions to carry
exhaust out of maintenance bay
your -10 tm has
specific info on
how to properly
assemble track.
Here’s the
proper angle
for your
vehicle…
Vehicle
M113-series FOV
M2/M3-series Bradley/MLRS
Track
T130/T130E
T157/T157
I
Angle
20
°
15
°
Track looks “wavy” when shoes are joined at wrong angle
620. 04-05 (C)
6/6/04
9:32 AM
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