PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 701
APRIL 2011
7
PS 701
APR 11
Y
ears ago, when you ran into the house after playing with your friends, you could
always count on Mom’s friendly reminder: “Shut that door! You don’t live in a barn!”
Now that you’re all grown up and operating a million-dollar Bradley, Mom’s
reminder still holds true. It’s up to you to properly shut the doors on the AP and HE
ammo boxes.
The ammo box doors have a simple swing latch that holds them in place. But if
you get in a hurry, the latch won’t catch. The door falls forward and catches on cables
and connectors as the turret traverses.
Spring Could Be the Thing
After the ammo doors have been opened and closed day after day, you might
notice the latch handle getting a little loose. That’s because the torsion spring, NSN
5360-01-183-2971, inside the latch handle assembly is wearing out.
When
that
happens,
the
doors could vibrate open, even
if you’re careful about closing
them.
If
the
latch
handle
starts feeling loose, tell your
mechanic.
He’ll
replace
the
spring, which will keep the door
closed nice and tight.
One unit had a fallen door rip open the fuel hose that interconnects the upper and
lower fuel cells. That put 75 gallons of fuel in the hull!
So after closing the ammo doors, take an extra second to make sure they’re secure.
Mom would be so proud!
M2/M3-Series Bradley…
Close Those Ammo Box Doors!
M113-Series FOV…
don’t forget the final drives
yeeouch!
you left the
doors open
on my ammo
boxes!
what
would
your
mother
say?
Close ammo door latch properly…
…or door may fall open
Latch loose?
Get spring
replaced
Crewmen, a lot of M113-series
vehicles have made the switch
from T130 to T150 track.
T150 track
weighs
more
than T130.
That’s why it’s
more critical
than ever
to
check the oil
level in the
final drives
regularly.
Low oil levels
can
damage
the
final drives.
Just
check
the
gage
rods
for
both
final
drives
weekly.
The level should be between
the
ADD
and
FULL
marks.
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