PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-683
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 683
OCTOBER 2009
24
PS 683
OCT 09
25
PS 683
OCT 09
25
Dear Editor,
Lowering the cab on the HIMARS can be tricky unless you remember a
couple of tricks:
•
When you lower the cab, the cab latch can be pushed backwards under
the bracket for the BII mount. Then the next time the cab is lifted it breaks
a hydraulic line and the cab can’t be raised or seated properly for movement
until the line is fixed.
Prevent this by
holding the T-bone
for the cab latch
forward as you lower
the cab to make
sure the cab latches
with the latch bar.
You will need to hold
the T-bone at the
base so your fingers
won’t be pinched.
Also stand back
so your head won’t
be conked by the
fender.
•
There’s a similar problem with
the cab support assembly. It’s
sometimes difficult to keep
it in place as you lower the
cab. Unfortunately, you can’t
hold it in place because you
risk pinching your fingers. Our
solution is to use a hook-and-
pile band like the ones used to
secure cables to keep the cab
support in the correct position.
SSG Curtis Harwood
SPC Jerald Fight
3/27 FAR
Ft Bragg, NC
N
ever mess with the alignment studs
for the MLRS’s positioning navigation
unit (PNU) azimuth. If the studs are loose
or out of adjustment, the PNU is out of
alignment, which could cause the launcher
to aim wrong and Fre rockets inaccurately.
That could kill the wrong people.
If the studs are loose, missing or out of
alignment, the launcher is NMC and the
MLRS must go all the way to depot for
repair.
Check the studs during your weekly
PMCS. If they’re missing, damaged or
appear to be loose, immediately tell your
repairman. Your launcher is out of action
until the studs are checked out.
Editor’s note:
Nice ideas, guys. I’m sure they’ll help other HIMARS crews.
Dear Half-Mast,
Are there NSNs for the white
inserts used with JSLIST gloves?
R.D.
Dear Mr. R.D.,
The 25-mil glove comes packaged
with the cotton inserts, but those for
the 7- and 14-mil gloves must be
ordered separately with these NSNs:
•
small, NSN 8415-01-138-2494
•
medium, NSN 8415-01-138-2495
•
large, NSN 8415-01-138-2496
HIMARS…
MLRS…
Don’t Touch
PNU Studs!
JSLIST…
Ordering
Glove Inserts
Better
Ways to
Lower
the Cab!
Hold T-bone like this as cab is lowered
to make sure cab latches correctly
Put hook-
and-pile
band
here to
hold cab
support
assembly
in place
Hands off PNU studs
I’m glad you’re
here to check me,
but do me a favor…
…hands
off my
pnu studs!
don’t worry
about inserts
for me.
I come
with ‘EM.
not
us!
you need to
order our
inserts.
683.24-25.indd
1-2
8/22/09
4:00:50 PM
SSG C.H.
SPC J.F.
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