PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-695
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 695
OCTOBER 2010
52
PS 695
OCT 10
53
PS 695
OCT 10
Dear Half-Mast,
I’m inspecting M9
ACEs issued to my
engineer unit here in
Iraq. Several ACEs are
missing track pads.
Does a missing pad
deadline the vehicle?
I can’t find the NMC
criteria in the ACE’s
technical manuals. Does
the unit have to replace
the missing pads?
SFC M.V.R.
O
perators, a lack of lube can cause the earthmover’s hatch cover to come crashing
down on your head!
Without lube, condensation gets to the hatch hinge assembly’s internal spring
(cam) causing it to rust. Eventually, enough rust weakens the spring until it breaks.
There are two grease
fttings that lube the
assembly’s internal spring.
They’re shown in Note 16 of
LO 5-2350-262-12. Give each
ftting Four or fve pumps oF
GMD (grease, molybdenum
disulfde) quarterly.
GMD, MIL-G-21164, is
missing from the Expendable
Supplies and Materials List in
TM 5-2350-262-10.
Dear Sergeant M.V.R.,
That depends. If you can get from the motor
pool to the job site without damaging roads, you
don’t need pads. That’s the word from the Tank-
automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).
In most soil conditions, the ACE will dig better
without pads. However, in muddy clay, the soil
will clump up without pads and the ACE will lose
traction and digging ability.
So, if you can get your ACE to the job, or your
transporter, without driving it on an improved
road, save your pad money. Spend it for other
maintenance items.
NSN 9150-00-
Size
14-oz cartridges
1.75-lb can
6.5-lb can
35-lb can
935-4018
754-2595
223-4004
965-2003
M9 ACE…
Lowdown on Track Pads
M9 ACE…
Don’t Snooze on Hatch Lube
hmmm…
to
replace or not
to replace?
here’s what’s
available…
Lube
here…
…and
here
some of my
track pads
are missing. do
you need to
replace
‘em?
that was
my
question,
buddy!
yes
or no?!
Hey, you.
..
yeah,
you!
I could
really use
some lube
here!
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