PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-624
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 624
NOVEMBER 2004
this crew has
forgotten which
are the summer and
winter settings.
here’s what to do…
Dear Editor,
We have a couple of ideas that will save Patriot units money and trouble:
PS 624
NOV 04
17
Patriot Missile System…
PS 624
NOV 04
16
MLRS Launcher…
Travel Lock Rollers
Without lube, the travel lock rollers will eventually freeze up. That keeps the
travel lock hooks from disengaging.
All it takes to keep the rollers rolling is
a few drops of CLP, NSN 9150-01-054-
6453, down the sides of the rollers every
month and after firing. Turn the rollers
with your hand to work in the lube.
If you notice a rust spot on a roller,
rubbing it down with crocus cloth, NSN
5350-00-221-0872, and some oil will
make it disappear.
A
little lube goes a long way in keeping your MLRS launcher ready, crewmen.
Especially when it comes to the travel lock rollers and blast door hinges.
Blast Door Hinges
The blast door hinges also
need regular lubing. Without it,
the hinges rust and won’t open
when the rails are extended.
The rails bend the blast doors
and can break the hinge pin.
Lube the hinges every
month and after firing with
CLP.
I hate to think what
this rain is doing to my
travel lock rollers
and blast door hinges!
I just got
a good
lubing, so
I’m singin’ in
the rain!
Lube travel lock roller here
Blast door hinge needs lube, too
PFC Andrew Gorris, SGT Curtis Yeagar
A Battery, 2/1 ADA
Ft Bliss, TX
good grief!
it’s
100° out here and
they’ve got my ecs
set for
winter!
•
The Engagement Control Station
(ECS) has a water intrusion duct
with winter and summer settings. A
new ECS has the settings marked.
But the first time the ECS is paint-
ed those markings disappear. And if
it's set for the wrong season, the
ECS may get too much moisture in
the winter and too much heat in the
summer. The solution is to stencil S
and W for the settings. When the
handle is pushed in, it's set for
summer. When the handle is pulled
out, it's on winter.
•
The door latch pins for components
like the radar filter eventually disap-
pear or break. In the field, just bend a
coat hanger or any similar wire in the
shape of the latch pin and you're back
in business. Just make sure it's
around the same thickness as the old
latch pin. When you get back from the
field, get a new pin fabricated. Use a
hanger only as a field fix.
Make a new
one from a coat
hanger or wire
Latch pin
missing?
Paint
W
and
S
for
settings
624.16-17(C)
9/23/04
4:13 PM
Page 1
Click here for a copy of this article you can email to a friend
Click here for a copy of this article you can email to a friend
Back to TopBack to Top
