PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-721
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 721
DECEMBER 2012
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rivers, a shortcut can go one of two ways. If it works, it’ll get you where you want
to be faster. If not, you might not get there at all.
The front and rear battery boxes on your Bradley are a good example. The covers
for the battery boxes are supposed to be bolted down, but some drivers keep ’em loose.
That shortcut makes it easier and quicker to access the batteries when you need to.
But here’s the problem. Vibration during operation can bounce those unsecured
covers around. That same vibration can rattle around loose tools and other items, like
the hydraulic pump handle if it’s not secured to the wall next to the battery boxes.
If any of those metal items fall into the battery box, they can short out the batteries.
That great shortcut just cost you some serious downtime.
So keep the battery boxes covered. It may take a little more time to remove ’em when
you need access to the batteries, but it sure beats the alternative!
Unsecured hyrdaulic pump
handle and other tools…
…can fall across terminals
and short out batteries
Stryker…
stop Exhaust blanket fires!
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
y
e
o
w!
what
just
happened
to my
batteries!?!
if the rust has eaten through
the muffler or exhaust tube,
hot exhaust can actually set
the exhaust blanket
on fire!
A corroded exhaust
system is a
hazard
for your Stryker
and its crew.
This sounds
serious!
We’d better head back
and get a copy of
that chEcklisT!
Follow the
inspection instructions
in
TACOM Maintenance Action message 12-009
right now
to make sure your Stryker’s
exhaust system is
good to go.
Rusted areas may let
hot exhaust out
You can access the message at:
tacom_wn/MA12-009.html
Download
the check-
list and use
it to
look
over
your
Stryker.
inside the message,
you’ll find a link to a
special exhaust system
checklist
that takes you
step-by-step through the
inspection process.
Cut Those Shortcuts Short
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