PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-735

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 735

FEBRUARY 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-735 - Page 11 of 33
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PS 735
FEB 14
Starter Master Relay
Use the Rear Step
M9 ACE…
The Right
Step
Matters!
it’s not a good
idea to use
my track when
climbing up!
now
you
teLl me!
Don’t
use
the track as a
ladder to get
into the bowl.
Use
only
the step
at the
rear
of the
ACE to climb in and
out of the vehicle,
including the bowl.
if the vehicle’s
hydraulics settle,
your foot can get
crushed
between
the track and
front track guard
(Florida plate).
Use step at rear of ACE to climb in
and out of vehicle—including bowl
Mechanics, putting
your best foot
forward is something
to keep in mind when
deciding where to
step when working on
an M9 ACE.
The earthmover’s starter
master relay does a
great job—unless you
decide to use it as a place
to rest your size 12s.
Remember to stay
off the exhaust hose
inside the engine
compartment.
So eyeball the exhaust
clamps. Snug up the hose and
tighten any loose clamps.
A busted
clamp means
exhaust gas
vents directly
onto the
batteries and
cooks ‘em.
Engine
exhaust can
also seep
inside the
vehicle. That’s
not good for
your health!
The hose may look like
a convenient footrest
while you’re working on
the engine, but your weight
breaks the hose clamps.
Replace a broken
clamp with NSN
When pulling out the
vehicle’s floorboards
for cleaning, some
mechanics step on the
relay’s protective box.
it can save
you a lot of
frustration
and pain and
your unit
a bunch of
money!
it doesn’t take
much weight
to break the
box’s mounting
bracket. That
shorts out the
starter master
relay and the
ACE won’t start!
Exhaust Hose
So keep
your boots
off
the
relay’s
protective
box.
hey!
watch where
you’re
stePpin’,
FeLla!
OUCh!
Soldier,
put your FoOt
someplace
else!
I know
How you
FeEl!
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