PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-674
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 674
JANUARY 2009
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PS 674
JAN 09
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When the boom is down during operation, that lock is needed to keep the boom
from doing the ol’ jitterbug every time you hit a bump in the road.
Not using the lock lets the boom
bounce like crazy. And that puts
a lot of strain on the hydraulic
cylinders. Before you know it, the
seals are blown.
It only takes a few seconds, so snap
the lock in place before traveling.
You’ll Fnd the procedure starting
with the caution at the top of WP 0047
00-14 of TM 9-2350-292-10 (Nov
05 w/Ch 1, Jun 07).That’ll keep your
vehicle from taking to the dance floor.
Dear Editor,
Sometimes you have to manually raise the Bradley’s TOW launcher.
Normally, you use a 14mm socket wrench, which requires you to crank and
crank because you can make only a
1
/
2 turn at a time before having to
reposition the wrench.
We’ve found it’s much easier
to raise the launcher with the
speeder bar from the turret
mechanic’s tool box. With the
speeder bar, you can raise the
launcher in no time because you
don’t have to take the speeder
bar on and off repeatedly. You
just crank the launcher right up.
SFC Dana Ramsey
SFC Steven Bowling
B Co, 1-68
Ft Carson, CO
M113-Series FOV Engine Oil Cooler Bolt
Need a new bolt to attach the oil cooler bracket to your M113-series vehicle’s 6V53T
diesel engine, NSN 2815-01-248-7644 or NSN 2815-01-412-2715? Don’t use the one called
out as Item 20 in Fig 18 of TM 9-2815-205-34P. That bolt, NSN 5306-00-282-2213, is too short.
Instead, order an 8
1
/
2
-in bolt with NSN 5306-01-543-3277. The torque value has changed,
too. Tighten the new bolt to 20 lb-ft. Make a note until the TM can be updated.
Speeder bar makes raising
launcher much easier
Editor’s note:
Remember that the
launcher must be manually depressed to
bring the launcher pin out of the saddle
before manually raising the launcher.
M88A2 Recovery Vehicle…
Dancin’
Machine not
Needed
when they said I’d
be dancin’ with the
stars, these weren’t
exactly the stars I
was hoping for!
crewmen, if you
don’t use your
m88a2’s boom
travel lock,
your recovery
vehicle will
soon be dancin’
with the stars!
Snap lock
in place
before
travel
M2/M3-Series
Bradley…
Easier launcher raising
oh no,
we’re going
to have to raise your
launcher manually.
that takes
forever!
use my
speeder
bar, not
a wrench.
it’ll be
easy!
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