PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-726
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 726
MAY 2013
60
PS 726
MAY 13
Oshkosh Will Fix Incorrect Data Plate
on Recapped M985A2/A4 HEMTTs
There are recapped M985A2/A4 HEMTTs in the feld that could have the wrong load rating
capacity stenciled on the crane data plate. The correct capacity is
5400 lbs
, but iF you don’t see
that, email Oshkosh Corporation so they can cover the error by applying a small data plate that
includes the right inFo. The email address is:
defenseretrofits@defense.oshkoshcorp.com
And in case you wondered, base M985s are not aFFected.
M59A Field Range
Safety Hazard
Units have reported a safety hazard while heating
liquid in a 10- to 15-gal stock pot in the M59A Feld
range, NSN 7360-01-479-0312: The pot jams on the
rollers as it’s being removed. Hot liquid spills out and
Soldiers get their hands and forearms scalded.
All M59As issued from the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA) since March 2012 have been modiFed
by replacing the defective rollers. These ranges have
a DLA MODI±IED label on the door.
If your range doesn’t have a label, replace the
rollers by getting the free M59A roller kit, NSN 7310-
01-600-2290, from DLA. ±or the whole story on the
M59A safety hazard, see TACOM LCMC SOUM 12-
011,
M-59 Field Range Causing Personnel Injury.
It’s
on the TULSA LCMC Safety ±irst website:
Safety/Security/
Traffic Mirrors
Do you work in a place crowded with
vehicles coming and going? Places
like motor pools, truck terminals,
parking lots or access gates? You may
need to improve visibility with safety/
security/trafFc mirrors. Order a 36-
in diameter, outdoor, acrylic, convex
mirror with part number 60008315
from GSA Advantage!:
ATLAS Forklift
Grease Cover
The grease cover for the ATLAS
forklift’s central lubrication system
is not available by NSN. You’ll have
to order it using PN 70023137 and
CAGE 1YHH8. Or you can call the
manufacturer, JLG, at (866) 554-7782,
option #1, and ask for Terri Bradley.
FMTV Repair Kits
The following repair kits are
now available for your ±MTV.
Make a note until they’re added
to the TMs.
ATEC AT-422T Crane Tire NSN
Get the Goodyear AT2A 16.00R21 tire
for your 22-ton all terrain crane (ATEC)
AT-422T with NSN 2610-01-182-4165
(PN 7900000377). Make a note of this
NSN until it’s added to ±ig 134 of TM
5-3810-307-24P.
M4 Bituminous Distributor Cylinder
Order a new actuating cylinder for your M4
bituminous distributor with PN 6602250 and
CAGE 80195. NSN 3040-01-541-8101, which
is shown as Item 12 in ±ig 6 of TM 9-3990-257-
13&P, brings the wrong cylinder. If you already
have some on hand, check the OEM part number
stamped on each cylinder. The right cylinder
is marked S942
6
. Wrong cylinders are marked
S942
5
.
Bradley BUSK 3 Battery
Don’t
use the Exide AGM dual-post battery,
NSN 6140-01-557-6221, as a substitute for
the battery on your A2 ODS, A3 and SA
Bradleys with the BUSK 3 modiFcation.
This battery, which is designed for use on
the MRAP, failed vibration testing for the
Bradley. Exide’s AGM single-post battery,
NSN 6140-01-582-5710, is the
only
battery
approved for Bradley use.
No Permalube for
M1000 Semitrailers
Permalube is
not
an authorized lubricant
for M1000 trailers. You also shouldn’t mix
Permalube with GAA. The thickeners used in
the two greases are not compatible. Mixing
them weakens the grease’s lubing ability. Then
components fail. GAA is the
only
approved
grease for the M1000 trailer and other military
vehicles. If Permalube has been used, it must be
removed and GAA applied.
M270A1 MLRS
Engine Oil Filter
Get a new engine oil Flter for your
M270A1 MLRS with NSN 2940-01-131-
5928. It replaces NSN 2940-01-487-3754,
which is shown as Item 189 in ±ig 30 of
the IETM (EM 0208) parts manual. Both
the semi-annual service kit, NSN 4910-01-
551-8678, and the annual service kit, NSN
4920-01-552-3969, already include the
new Flter.
Electric Power Manager Kit
Protects HMMWV Batteries
Leaving all those HMMWV communication systems
turned on can put a serious drain on your vehicle’s
batteries. But you can prevent battery drainage by
installing an electric power manager (EPM) kit, NSN
5999-01-576-9653. It works on M997A2, M998A2,
M1025A2, M1035A2, M1043A2, M1045A2, M1097A2
and expanded-capacity vehicles (ECV), including the
M1113, M1114, M1151, M1151A1, M1151A1W/B1,
M1152, M1152A1, M1152A1W/B2, M1165, M1165A1
and M1165A1W/B3.
Kit
NSN
Steering drag link seal kit w/tool
Torque rod seal kit w/tool
V-rod seal kit w/tool
CoNnie, you
neEd to telL
these post
scripts that
someday they
may get the
full article
treatment…
like I did!
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