PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-717
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 717
AUGUST 2012
ICP pointers—
With improved crew protection (ICP), there are a few things to
keep in mind:
•±
Don’t
jerk
on
the
blackout
curtains. That can tear out the
snap rivets that hold them in
place. Slide the blackout curtains
to the side while holding them
near the top of the curtain to
avoid pulling out their snap
rivets.
•±
Don’t leave out the hex head
bolts for the applique. All the
bolts need to be installed to
prevent corrosion in the bolt
holes. When you remove the
applique and bolts, install paint
plugs, NSN 5340-01-567-6558, in
place of the bolts. Remember the
applique mounting bolts have
special threads, so their bolt
holes should only be cleaned
with the spiralock tap that’s part
of your BII.
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PS 717
AUG 12
Exercise jury strut release mechanism—
If you exercise the mechanism weekly,
you will save your repairman so much trouble. If the mechanism is left untouched
week after week, eventually its cable sticks.
Don’t start up truck every few minutes—
If the batteries are in good shape, your
HIMARS can operate on battery power alone for several hours.
Starting up the truck frequently will actually reduce battery life because it takes so
much power to start the engine. If you have doubts about the strength of the batteries,
check the battery gauge on the dash.
Always do battery maintenance like it says in the HIMARS PMCS, your unit SOP
and in TM 9-6140-200-13 and TB 9-6140-252-13 to ensure your Hawker Armasafe
Plus Batteries are in top shape.
High on HIMARS PM
High on HIMARS PM
PM is a natural
high for your
HIMARS, so keep
these pointers
high on your PM
checklist…
I’ve gOt A
PM high!
let’s
roLl!
hey, driver! you
can
stop
starting
the truck every
5 minutes.
I can operate
for
houRs
on
BATterY POWEr.
Once the
mechanism is
stuck, it is
very difficult
to get it
unstuck.
To lock the doors,
use padlock set, NSN
5340-01-43
7
-0625, on
the lock position at the
door’s
lower hinge.
The door handle
lock itself can be
overcome with the first
responder tool, which
destroys security.
So give it
some weekly
exercise when
you do your
weekly PMCS.
Exercise jury struts weekly
Jerking on
blackout
curtains pops
out snap
rivets
Install all applique hex
head bolts to prevent
corrosion in bolt holes
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