PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-712
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 712
MARCH 2012
34
PS 712
MAR 12
35
PS 712
MAR 12
M2/M3-Series Bradley…
No PM Means a
Latch should move back and forth freely
Clean and
lube slide pin
and spring
gluB!
it won’t take
much of this to
rust
my hatch!
T
ake some metal, add a little water and what do you get? You guessed it—rust!
And you can expect the same answer when it comes to the commander’s hatch on
your Bradley.
When the hatch is left open,
rain
and
condensation
pool
around the hatch cover latch. The
water seeps inside the latch and
rusts the slide pin and spring.
Then the latch won’t move, so
you can’t move the hatch to the
pop-up position.
Keep the latch moving with a
shot of aerosol dry-Flm lubricant,
NSN 9150-01-260-2534, about
every 120 days. Move the latch
back and forth a few times to
work in the lubricant.
If the latch is hard to move
or won’t budge at all, get your
mechanic to remove the latch
cover and clean and lube the area
around the slide and spring with
dry-Flm lubricant.
The hinges and hatch release pin also get exposed to the elements. Without lube,
you’ll hear a lot of creaking and groaning when you try to open and lock the hatch—
if it’ll move at all.
Put a few drops of OE/HDO on the hinges and release pin quarterly. Then exercise
the hatch a few times to work in the oil.
Rusty Latch
Rusty Latch
Helpful Pubs
DoD Corrosion:
tb 43-0213,
corrosion prevention and
control (cpc) for tactical vehicles,
covers
heavy tactical vehicles (such as the hemtt,
het, and pls), medium tactical vehicles (such
as the fmtv and asv), hmmwvs, and a variety
of heavy, medium and light tactical trailers.
it points out
problem areas for
each vehicle and
tells you how to
protect them.
aNd Check Out
eyeball a copy on
logsa’s etm online
website:
etms/online.cfm
you may also want to
check out ar
7
50-59,
army corrosion
prevention and
control program.
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