PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-721

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 721

DECEMBER 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-721 - Page 10 of 33
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H
elp is on the way!
Don’t get trapped in your MRAP in the event of a vehicle rollover or explosion.
For emergency entry, NSN 2540-01-574-0491 gets a universal combat lock tool
(UCLT). It can be used by rescuers to open the combat locks on each of the different
MRAP vehicles.
Just insert the tool into the vehicle’s combat lock housing and turn it 90 degrees to
disengage the lock.
Keep the UCLT in the vehicle’s exterior BII stowage box. That way it can be
grabbed quickly in an emergency.
For more information, check out TACOM SOUM 10-004:
MRAPs…
Universal
Combat
Lock
TOl
you can
order me
with NSN
2540-01-
5
7
4-0491!
Insert tool and
turn 90° to
disengage lock
get a
universal
combat lock
tool and keep
it handy in my
BII stowage
box!
Dear Editor,
On Page 13 of PS 694 (Sep 10), you advised
SSG J.C.J. to get seat covers directly from a
vendor, but I have a better idea. Why not go to the
fabric repair facility on post and have the fabric
repairer make a new seat cover in the shop?
I was a fabric repairman, and we could turn out
seat covers and other custom products by the roll.
Back then, Soldiers at Ft. Wainwright, AK, could
go to the installation maintenance facility. They would
remove the old cover and use it as a template. A new
one could be sewn up in 2-3 days max. This would
cut shipping costs, reduce required logistical support
and take a huge chunk out of the turnaround time.
I appreciate your continued support for our troops.
Dan Johnsen
DA Civilian
USAG Humphreys,
Korea
Dear Half-Mast,
One of our mechanics was
replacing an M998 oil pan following
instructions in the HMMWV IETM,
TM 9-2320-280-14&P (EM
0254, Jul 05). But he found a
problem. The torque values listed for
an oil pan bolt caused the bolt to
snap.
What torque should we use?
CW4 B.B.
Dear Chief B.B.,
The solution is a snap, Sir.
Mechanics should tighten the two
studs, NSN 5307-01-196-4717, and 20
capscrews, NSN 5305-01-150-9781,
to 48-120 lb-in. Torque the two large
capscrews, NSN 5306-01-230-3354, to
156-240 lb-in.
You can Fnd the correct torque info
on Page 3-8 of TM 9-2320-280-20-2
(Jan 96, w/Ch 3, Jul 04) and Page
2-166 of TM 9-2815-237-34 (Jan 96,
w/Ch 2, Jul 04).
We recommend you make a note in
the -14&P IETM until the updated
manual is released.
Editor’s note:
Mr. Johnsen, thanks for sharing this fab
option with us. Readers, if you don’t have access to a fab-
ric shop that can help you with this, you’ll need to order
a new seat from your TM. The seat cover vendor, Isring-
hausen, Inc., no longer sells individual seat covers.
HMMWV…
Seat
Cover
Repair
Option
CORRECT
M998 Oil Pan
Torque
h0
ho
ho!
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