PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 707

OCTOBER 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707 - Page 4 of 33
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PS 707
OCT 11
During the vehicle
manufacturing process,
workers noticed that
some of the levers in
their parts bins were
silver or aluminum gray
rather than the normal
gold or bronze color.
After the odd-colored
levers were analyzed,
it was found that they
did not meet hardness
speciFcations.
Most of the levers were
purged at the manufacturing
facility,
but
it’s
possible
that a few may have been
installed.
It’s
unlikely
the
softer levers will break, but a
failure would lead to the loss
of service brakes. So inspect
your tank now. Just open the
cooling fan access door on
the right side of your tank and
look for the lever between the
right cooling fan assembly
and the exhaust duct.
If the lever is gold or bronze, you’re good to go. If a silver or aluminum lever is
found, ask your mechanic to replace it.
Mechanics, order a replacement lever through normal supply channels using a
priority level of 02. To expedite receipt of the replacement lever, overnight shipping
is available by contacting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Call Center at
1-877-DLA-CALL (1-877-352-2255) or DSN 661-7766. ±or OCONUS callers, the
DSN is 312-661-7766.
To get credit, submit a Product Quality DeFciency Report (PQDR) against
TACOM contract W56HZV-07-C-0224. You can start the PQDR process at:
±or more information, check out TACOM GPA 11-014:
Go for the
Gold
with Brake Lever
M1-Series Tanks…
Go for the Gold with Brake Lever
color
matters
when it comes
to the transmission service
brake remote control lever,
your m1-series tank.
I just got a brand new
silver-colored remote
control lever for my
transmission service brake!
no,
that
says your
service brake
might
fail!
better get
it
replaced!
that says
I’m
stylin’!
and no, it’s
not because
it makes
a fashion
statement.
Good
levers are
gold- or
bronze-
colored…
Look for remote control lever here
…while bad
levers will
be silver or
aluminum
gray
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