PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-638

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 638

JANUARY 2006
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-638 - Page 3 of 33
PS 638
JAN 06
3
Dear Editor,
These suggestions will keep crews from striking out because of
Stryker problems:
•
The gunner’s panel must be
moved in order to fire missiles. But
if the rail that the panel slides on
is never lubed, eventually the panel
won’t move. We’ve found giving the
rail a light coat of GMD every
month keeps the panel moving
smoothly. After you lube the rail,
move the panel back and forth to
work in the grease.
•
The locking handle for the
machine gun ring mount can also
freeze if it’s not lubed. Then you
can’t move the machine gun out of
the way to fire missiles. Each
month we spray a light silicone
lubricant on the locking handle and
work the handle back and forth
until it moves freely. Of course,
where sand is a problem you
shouldn’t do this since lube
attracts more sand.
•
When you mount the Stryker’s
machine gun, use the middle hole on
the mount to lock in the pintle. If you
use the bottom hole, the weapon sits
too low, which limits how close you
can shoot around the vehicle. If you
use the top hole, you have to stand
too far out of the commander’s hatch
to fire, exposing yourself more.
SGT Adams Bowley
PFC John Velez
C Co, 52d Inf
Ft Lewis, WA
PS 638
JAN 06
2
M1129 MCV Stryker…
Editor’s note:
You’ve struck pay dirt with your
Stryker suggestions. Thanks and good work.
Lube gunner’s panel rail monthly with GMD
Lube ring
mount
locking
handle
monthly
with light
silicone
lubricant
Use
middle
hole for
machine
gun
pintle
Hi,
I’m a
mortar
carrier
vehicle
Stryker.
For
more
info, see TACOM
safety-of-use
message 05-043.
my TM—TM 9-2320-311-10-
12—gives
bad info
in WP
0049 00 on the position
of the
mortar wiper
seal band clamp.
Trouble with that position
is that the screw may hit the
replenisher and
destroy
the clamp if the mortar
experiences excessive recoil.
The screw
should be
at the 6 o’clock position.
Check all your Strykers
with mortars for the
position of the clamp.
if any have the tightening screw in the 12 o’clock
position, loosen the screw and reposition the clamp
so the screw is at 6 o’clock.
The TM shows
the clamp
positioned with
the tightening
screw at the
12 o’clock
position.
my word,
these are strik-
ingly
good
suggestions, my
good man!
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