PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-695
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 695
OCTOBER 2010
51
PS 695
OCT 10
I
f you’re sending your AN/PSS-14 mine detector off to
depot for repairs, don’t send the detector’s batteries
with it.
Tobyhanna Army Depot doesn’t need the batteries
to repair the detector and they won’t be sending the
batteries back with the repaired detector. That means
your unit will be out the cost of new batteries.
So remove the batteries before you ship the
detector and charge and store them according to
your local SOP. That way the batteries will be ready
for action when the detector is returned.
Without oil being pumped into the impeller’s bearings, they
can burn out. Then you’re stuck while your BHL goes to support
or a DOL shop for a ruined turbocharger. Did someone say heavy
chump change and unnecessary downtime?
For the skinny on how to prime the turbocharger, take a look
at these steps from WP 0010-3 in the -10 TM.
But before you
install
those struts, make sure they’re
ready
to strut.
Look them over for cracks, deformities and loose or missing rivets. Ensure
that both ends of the struts can move freely and independently. Also check
that they have the correct quick-release pins. Never substitute other
locking pins. If the locking pins are broken or missing, order more with NSN
Editor’s note:
Excellent safety advice, sergeants.
Be safe, MLRS crews, and follow their advice.
1.
Engage parking brake
2.
Shift direction control
lever to neutral
3.
Push and hold right
side of fuel pump
switch to disengage fuel
pump and prevent
engine from starting
4.
From operator seat, turn
starter key switch
to START position and
actuate starter motor for
10 seconds; then starter
key switch to OFF position
5.
Release fuel pump
solenoid switch to engage
injection pump solenoid
6.
Follow starting engine
procedures to start engine
By the way, the address for
Tobyhanna repair is:
W25G1W
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Myers and Second Streets
Warehouse 2, Bay 1
Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5059
Post to: B16 Account C/C ‘‘F”
SSG Travis Borja
SGT Joseph Corson
121 FA Bn
Ft Hood, TX
AN/PSS-14 Mine Detector…
Backhoe Loader…
Prime the Turbo
Off to Repair?
Keep Your Batteries!
operators,
when the backhoe
loader sits idle
for several weeks
at a time, make
sure you prime
its turbocharger
during start up.
do the same
when the
engine’s oil
filter gets
replaced.
you’ll find
this caution
statement
scattered
throughout tm
5-2420-231-10.
that’s because
the impeller
inside the
engine’s
turbocharger
needs
lubrication
when it first
starts and
warms up.
Fuel pump solenoid switch
Do both ends of struts move independently?
I wish they would stop sending
your batteries along when you
come to tobyhanna for repair.
we’re being
overrun
with
batteries
and we
don’t
need them.
here’s the
lowdown on
how to prime my
turbocharger!
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