PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-727
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 727
JUNE 2013
10
PS 727
JUN 13
Tactical
Vehicles…
No Paint
on
rubber lines
and hoses!
What looks like rotting rubber
could really be paint cracking
if you get a
vehicle with paint
on the exterior
rubber,
don’t
assume you’ve
got a bad part.
aw, c’mon!
really?
all
because you
didn’t cover
my rubber
parts?
I would’ve lasted
longer
if someone had
taken bettEr care of me!
Scratch off
the paint
and check
to see if the
part is still
serviceable.
if you find a CARC-painted rubber hose that
has developed cracks,
replace
the hose and
submit a QDR along with the failed part.
take
another
lOok at your vehicle
after it’s returned to make sure the
rubber parts
aren’t
painted!
The solvents in CARC
can
damage
the
rubber’s flexibility
and maybe even cause
premature cracking.
CARC paint and rubber
do not mix!
if that happens,
your vehicle’s
unsafe
until
the hoses are
replaced.
CARC is designed for
use on hard metal
surfaces,
not
flexible
rubber surfaces
like brake lines and
hydraulic hoses.
Questions?
TARDEC-TACOM
Materials
Engineering
can
help.
The rubber on
your vehicles
should
not
be
painted.
Just contact Dan Nymberg
at 586-282-
7
445, DSN
7
86-
7
445, or
daniel.d.nymberg.civ@mail.mil
So before your vehicle is sent
off for a fresh coat of CARC paint,
take a
close look
at the exterior
rubber lines and hoses.
ahh… my
support can
do it before
they paint.
Have they
been covered
with tape and
paper yet?
Sure they
can,
but since it’s
your
vehicle and
you
have to
drive it, protecting those lines
and hoses yourself is just
good old common sense.
oh, thank
you
so
much
for
covering up
my rubber
hoses!!
we’ve been
through
together.
I don’t want
it to end due
to
cracking!
No Paint
on
rubber lines
and hoses!
No Paint
on
rubber lines
and hoses!
727 10-11.indd
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4/22/13
5:57 PM
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