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PS 667
JUNE 08
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PS 667
JUNE 08
Whenever
you
have
the
hatch open to the 10° or 25°
position, you’re supposed to
engage the stay device. The
stay device will keep the hatch
from crashing down on your
head if the hatch spring fails.
To engage the stay device,
follow the instructions starting
in WP 0016-7 of TM 9-2355-
311-10-1-1.
When the tool is Fnished, curl
it slightly to Ft under the hub. You
may also want to put some duct
tape around the outside edges to
keep from cutting yourself.
Then follow the instructions
in IETM 9-2320-311-13&P for
draining the wheel hubs.
N
o mechanic looks forward to draining the
Stryker’s wheel hubs. Because as soon as you
remove the drain plug, oil pours out all over the
hub, tire and ground.
It’s not only a big mess, but an environmental
problem as well if you don’t clean it up
properly.
You can avoid this environmentally unsound
practice with a homemade tool. It’s a special
trough made of 24-gauge steel that hooks
between the hub and lug nuts to channel the oil
straight into a can or drip pan with no mess.
Here’s how to make it:
Stryker…
Stay
Safe
with Stay Device
Stryker…
drivers, the hatch on
your stryker weighs
about 250 pounds,
so it’s in your best
interest to do every-
thing you can to keep
it off your head.
Engage stay device when hatch
is open to 10° or 25° position
maybe
next
time
you’ll use the
stay device
on my
driver’s hatch!
All tabs
are
1
/
2 inch
and
bent
towards
back of
tool
insert
the tool
between
the lug
nuts and
the hub to
channel
away oil!
uh-oh!
we’ve done
it now!
Channel
Away Oil
Messes
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