PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-733

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 733

DECEMBER 2013
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-733 - Page 5 of 33
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PS 733
DEC 13
W
hen it’s time for some touch-up work on your vehicle’s paint job, reach for
MIL-PRF-53022 Type V primer. That’s the of±cial primer designed to go underneath
WD CARC paint.
It’s now available as an aerosol, which makes it a lot
easier to use than the cans of liquid primer that have
to be applied with a brush or roller. And it’s chromate
free, so it’s better for you and the environment.
Because it’s an aerosol, you don’t have to spend
time measuring or mixing the primer. And clean-up is
a snap because you don’t need any special containers
for disposal.
Get a box of six 8
1
/
2
-oz cans with NSN 8010-01-
610-7329, while NSN 8010-01-610-7330 gets you
six 13
1
/
2
-oz cans. Instructions for use come with the
primer.
Be sure to check out TB 43-0242,
WD CARC
Spot Painting,
before you get started. That’ll tell you
everything you need to know about how to touch up
your vehicle.
S
tryker crewmen looking to escape the cold desert night sometimes try to keep
warm any way they can.
And one method many Soldiers use to beat the cold is sticking the hose of the
NBC/M3 heater inside their uniforms and turning the heater up to full blast.
Those heaters weren’t designed to be used like that. The unit will overheat and the
plastic plugs at the ends of the heater will melt.
Once that happens, your unit
will have to order a whole new
heater, NSN 4240-00-807-6856,
because replacement plugs aren’t
available. That sets your unit back
about $250.
Check out the NBC Ventilating
System Operation or Chemical
Defense System Operation section
of your -10 TM for the right way
to use your NBC/M3 heater.
D
irt, mud and sand can make a real mess of your combat vehicle’s grease Fttings. Even
worse, lubing dirty grease Fttings just forces contaminants in along with the grease. And
that damages bearings and other components.
You can keep Fttings clean by covering them with protective caps, NSN 4730-00-289-
8148. Order plenty so you always have them on hand when you’re doing PMCS. Just
remember that even capped Fttings need to be wiped off before lubing to make sure the
grease isn’t contaminated.
Plastic plugs will melt if NBC heater is misused
Combat Vehicles…
Spray Primer
Makes Touch-Up Easy
Combat Vehicles…
Stryker…
A Tip
of
the
Cap
for
Grease Fittings
Stop Heater Meltdowns Cold
Gotta put some
primer on you
before we touch
up your paint.
There’s an
easier
way,
y’know!
Aerosol version
of MIL-PRF-53022
primer now
available
you do that
and my heater
will have to
be
replaced!
No problem! We can
use the nbc heater
in the back of the
Stryker to
thaw out!
it’s so cold
my feet and
hands are
like
ice cubes!
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5:50 PM
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