PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 635
OCTOBER 2005
PS 635
OCT 05
7
G
ot more gear than your tank can
hold? Then you probably need to
have a bustle rack extension installed.
The extension will fit on the bustle
rack of all M1-series tanks, including
those equipped with an external aux-
iliary power unit.
A complete kit, including hardware,
comes with NSN 2590-01-496-4092.
For repair parts, check out Fig 237A of
TM 9-2350-264-24P-2 (Apr 03 w/Ch 1).
PS 635
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M1A1/M1A1 AIM Tanks…
M
echanics, when it’s time to perform the semiannual check of the M1A1 or
M1A1 AIM tank’s stabilization system (Item 8 on Page 2-14 of TM 9-2350-264-20-
2-1), don’t hit a dead end. You’re going to need an operational STE-M1/FVS test set
to do the job.
For basic M1A1 tanks, the check is performed using the STE-M1/FVS 1800 test.
M1A1 AIM tanks that are equipped with embedded diagnostics require the full
diagnostics IETM 1800 test.
If your STE-M1/FVS isn’t working, you won’t be able to run the check and the
tank is NMC.
Failed STE-M1/FVS components can be repaired. Just send the failed compo-
nents (VTM, CIB, set communicator, CX-205 cable, or gun simulator) to:
Team Armor Partnership (TAP) Facility
Bldg 88037 (Oscar Waddell)
Corner of Clark/Logistics Lane
Ft Hood, TX 76544
The components will be inspected
by the on-site repairer to determine
what repairs are needed. This infor-
mation is then reviewed by General
Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS)
contract personnel.
You will be contacted by GDLS to
discuss repair prices and for a govern-
ment credit card number for payment.
Repairs begin as soon as payment is
processed. Normal turnaround is
about two weeks once repairs start.
Fixed prices of $1,000 (VTM, set communicator and gun simulator) and $1,300
(CIB and CX-205 cable) have been set for each component repaired.
Questions? Contact DLS Field Service and Technical Support at
(
586)
825-
7653
. Or send an email to:
willir
@gdls.com
Make sure you
include your
name
and
phone number
with the components
to be repaired.
M1-Series Tanks…
I know we
have to take it
all, but
where
are you gonna
put it!?
hey, isn’t it
time
for my
semiannual
stabilization
system
check?
yeah, it is. but
my ste-m1/fvs
test set is
busted!
seems to
me we
could use a
bustle rack
extension!
Store Your Gear Here!
we’ve
got lots
of life
left!!
yeah, but—
man!
— that
guys hands
are c-cold!
sure am
glad they
finally sent
us in for
repair!
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8/26/05
2:59 PM
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