PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-683

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 683

OCTOBER 2009
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-683 - Page 2 of 33
E
very piece of equipment has a speciFc time when you perform preventive
maintenance checks and services (PMCS).
Putting off until later what needs attention now will inevitably lead to unscheduled
maintenance.
That’s what happens when you say,
“The next guy can take care of some of it. I have
more important things to do”.
Meanwhile, corrosion builds on connectors, oil and coolant levels get lower,
components get dirtier, multi-functional displays fail, radios don’t work and “wear
and tear” turns into “inoperable and broken” because each guy believes the next guy
and his buddy will take care of the rest.
Passing along work only means you’ll be doing lots of costly unscheduled
maintenance and unnecessary repair work. Don’t ignore or delay PMCS.
You devote time and sweat to PMCS because you want your equipment to remain
in a mission-ready status. Your survival and your equipment’s readiness demand your
attention, focus and detail to PMCS.
Taking care of scheduled maintenance and PMCS ensures an aircraft will reach its
destination. The right coolant and oil levels mean a truck will not die on the side of the
road with a smoking engine.
Mission success is linked to PMCS and you can stake your life on that.
Stryker Machine Gun Carrying Caution
M1-Series Tank Gun Mount Decal
M1A1 Tank Embedded Diagnostic Sidecar
M548A1 Differential Oil Temperature Lead Clamp
M2A3/M3A3 Bradley CIV Maintenance
M113-Series FOV Hull Draining
M109A6 Paladin MCS Draining
M109A6 Paladin, M992A2 Ammo Carrier Idling
M88-Series Recovery Vehicle Spare Roadwheel
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COMBAT VEHICLES
2
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
GEORGE W. CASEY, JR.
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
Official:
JOYCE E. MORROW
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
0920103
EMALL One-Stop Shopping
MMIS MWO Management
IETM Publications
54-56
56-57
58-60
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
54
AVIATION
35
CH-47D/F Rotor Blade Shock Absorber Valve
CH-47D/F Flight Control Centering
AH-64D Battery Discharge
Microclimate Cooling Garment Wear
AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set Security Key
35-36
36-37
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39
40-41
COMMUNICATIONS
42
42-43
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45
46-47
DAGR Software Programming
AN/TAS-8A(V)1 & (V)2 LRAS3 Problem Fix
100-kW TQG Fan Drive Bearing
3-kW TQG Muffler Hardware Replacements
Unscheduled Maintenance
yeah, somebody
forgot to do pmcs
again and now they’re
maintenance
zombies!
I know why
that equipment
is looking so
bad…
how does
that explain
the
people
zombies?
I don’t
know…
run!
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WHEELED VEHICLES
DLA, TARDEC and TACOM Tire Catalogs
Up-Armored HMMWV Load Range E Tires
HMMWV Tire Mixing
HMMWV Serpentine Belts
Heavy Truck Headlight Adjusting
11
12-13
14
15
16-19
Machine Gun Barrel Changing
HMMWV M7 Pedestal Machine Gun Mount
M2 Machine Gun Barrel Locking Spring
20-21
22
23
SMALL ARMS
20
CBRN
25
HIMARS Cab Lowering
MLRS PNU Alignment Studs
24
25
MISSILES
24
25
26
JSLIST Glove Inserts
M41 PATS Computer Software
COMBAT ENGINEERING
48
AN/PSS-14 Mine Detector Training
Backhoe Loader Tire Pressure, Care
MRAP Vehicle Height Limitations
MRAP MaxxPro Plus Ambulance
CS-563D Vibratory Roller Battery Switch
M1142 Fire Truck Annual Pump Test
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procedures, questions on maintenance and supply problems and
questions or comments on material published in PS.
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TB 43-PS-683, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official
publication of the Department of the Army, providing information for all
soldiers assigned to combat and combat support units and all soldiers with
unit maintenance and supply duties. All information published has been
reviewed and approved by the agency responsible for the equipment,
publication or policy discussed. Application of the information is optional
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ISSUE 683
OCTOBER 2009
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