PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-729
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 729
AUGUST 2013
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owering your MLRS cab with a socket wrench and extension can be a real pain
because the cab tends to jerk and
bounce while it’s moving. That and
the tight clearance can cause busted
knuckles—OUCH!
But a simple $14 tool will make the
job a
lot
easier, not to mention saving
you some skin.
Use NSN 5120-00-249-1071 to
order a socket wrench handle. The
tool has a brace-type speeder handle
with a single revolving handgrip
that makes lowering the cab quick
and easy, not to mention saving your
hands from wear and tear.
Remember, never use a power tool
like an electric impact wrench. That
can damage the lift mechanism and
you can be hurt if the cab falls.
Table B-1 of CTA 50-970 is your
authority for ordering the handle.
Dear Editor,
When we do the scheduled services on the M777A2 howitzer, we often
find cracked ratchet handbrake brackets. This is caused by Soldiers kicking
the handle to release the handbrake, which damages the brake’s segment
teeth. It costs almost $1,400 to replace the handbrake.
If you can’t get the handbrake to
release, tell your repairman. Your feet
aren’t the solution.
Hans-Juergen Pirner
Martin Scherm
Peter Kohler
Konrad Kohl
Jochen Rankel
Vilseck, Germany
MLRS Carrier…
No More BusteD KNuCkles
M777A2 Howitzer…
No
Handbrake
Kicking, Please!
Inexpensive tool makes
lowering cab a breeze
Socket wrench handle,
NSN 5120-00-249-1071
Editor’s
note:
Yes, let’s put
the brakes
on broken
brake teeth.
banged my
knuckles
again!
why don’t you
use a socket
wrench handle?
what’s wrong
with you?
you just kicked my
handbrake so hard you
broke
its
segment teeth!
and I
don’t
have dental
insurance!!!
your
knuckles will
thank you!
Kicking
handbrake
damages
segment
teeth
o
u
c
h
!
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