PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-729

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 729

AUGUST 2013
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-729 - Page 5 of 33
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B
e sure to check the shafts for your M109A6
Paladin’s M16 riFe/M4 carbine brackets, crewmen.
MWO 9-2350-314-30-5 replaced the shafts for
those brackets. But some of the shaft nuts were
screwed down too far. The nut should be Fush with
the shaft to prevent interference with the Excalibur
rounds on their racks.
Check the shafts now. If you ±nd any that aren’t
Fush with the nut, adjust the nut until they are.
W
ashing your Stryker without ±rst installing the environmental cover could lead
to some big problems. Not using the cover means water can get into the engine air
intake and exhaust, which could blow the pack.
So before you grab the
hose, be sure to grab the
environmental cover ±rst
and secure it in place.
Also,
don’t
forget
to
install the heater exhaust
cover,
NSN
2590-20-
000-0256. It’s part of your
Stryker’s components of
end item (COEI).
Stryker…
Prevent A Shackle Debacle
Stryker…
M109A6 Paladin…
Easy Fix for Rifle Bracket Interference
always
make
sure the retaining
nut and cotter
pin are installed
facing away
from
the ramp.
double-
check
that it’s
done
properly
as part
of your
before-
operation
pmcs on
the rear
exterior.
that
comes
from
the ramp
damaging
the
shackles’
retaining
nut and
cotter
pin.
make sure the
towing shackle
hardware is
facing away
from your
stryker’s ramp
or you could
hear a loud
crunching
noise
when the
ramp raises or
lowers.
lemme guess…you
forgot to make sure the
shackle hardware was
installed properly?
uh,
oh!
Make sure shackle hardware faces
away
from ramp
Ensure ends of shafts are flush with face of nuts
Don’t wash Stryker without
environmental cover in place
cover
me up
when it’s
wash
time!
Correct
Incorrect
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