PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-671
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 671
OCTOBER 2008
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PS 671
OCT 08
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PS 671
OCT 08
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nits fghting or getting ready to fght
in SWA can’t aFFord to wait weeks or
months For a vital repair part. But iF that
part is on back order or maybe doesn’t
even exist, the unit doesn’t have much
choice but to wait.
..until now.
MPH (Mobile Parts Hospital) is a
mobile manuFacturing system than can
Fabricate standard parts and even create
parts previously unavailable. MPH’s
mission is to provide the manuFacturing
solution at the point oF need to ensure
Soldier readiness.
Three
MPHs
are
deployed
in
Kuwait, Iraq, and AFghanistan. They
are standing by to help you with your
repair part needs. Here’s what the MPH
needs From you:
•
either the actual part to be
reproduced or a blueprint of it with
dimensions
•
NSN of the part if it’s in the military
supply system (if in the military
system, the part must be on order)
•
document number if on order
•
unit identiFcation code (UIC)
•
First, exercise the grader by pulling
the centershift pin out of the hole at
least once a month. That way rust
won’t “freeze” the pin in place.
•
Second, spray the hole and pin with
corrosion preventive compound. NSN
8030-00-938-1947 gets a 16-oz can.
There are limits to what an MPH can
produce. It can produce only parts made
oF aluminum, brass, stainless steel, mild
steel, or pre-heat treated steel.
MPH can’t help with parts:
•
considered safety critical (part failure
could cause injury or equipment damage)
•
of a hardness greater than 33 Rockwell
(equivalent to a Grade 5 bolt)
•
longer than 25 inches for external
work or nine inches for internal work
•
more than six inches in diameter
•
heavier than 20 pounds
But even iF the part isn’t something
MPH can help with on-site, it may be able
to have the part manuFactured in CONUS.
CONUS-manuFactured parts require a six-
week lead time.
These are the MPH POCs:
•
Kuwait,
Lance Jennings,
DSN 318-430-7010
•
Iraq,
Kevin Lewis, DSN 312-987-5130
(operator 1, extension 6277)
•
Afghanistan,
Robert Shirley,
DSN 312-987-5130 (operator 1,
extension 6059)
130G
Grader…
Lube Helps “Sticky” Pin
Need Repair Parts Fast?
MPH Is
Very Fast
positioning the grader blade is
“sticky” business when the vehicle
sits too long without exercise.
no exercise means the
grader’s centershift
pin rusts in place.
then you can’t move
the pin in and out of
the centershift hole
to position the blade.
your grader’s sloping
operations just came
to a screeching halt!
here are two things
you can do to help the
centershift pin out…
by the way, WP 0039 and
WP 0041 of tm 5-3805-261-
10 have the lowdown on the
centershift pin.
uh-oh,
says here
that part you need
is on back order and
won’t be available
for six months.
but how can I
do my job?
don’t
give up
hope.
mph may be
able to help.
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