PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-737
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 737
APRIL 2014
42
PS 737
APR 14
Fight moisture.
If you leave your Stryker shut up for weeks in high humidity
areas, you’ll Fnd a nasty situation when you open it back up. Mildew can quickly
take over and create your worst cleaning nightmare. And corrosion gets a chance to
do major damage, too.
The best way to Fght moisture
is
to
open
up
your
NBCRV
Stryker at least weekly and run
the air conditioning. That will
dry out most moisture.
Some
units
take
the
extra
precaution of leaving a container
of
dessicant
out
of
the
way
inside
the
Stryker.
Dessicant
costs just a few dollars, but can
save you lots of work and repair.
Remember dessicant needs to be
changed monthly to do its job.
See Pages 58-59 of PS 675 (±eb 09) for a complete list of desiccant NSNs:
Use the TM’s PMCS checklist when checking ±uids.
There are seven different
²uid checks and it’s easy to miss one unless you have the checklist in hand. The
transfer case is missed often.
B
oth the MK 19 machine gun’s TM 9-1010-230-10 and -23&P say the way to stop a
runaway MK 19 is to lower one of the charging handles.
Unfortunately, that method can
damage the bolt, charger housing
or charger assembly. So the most
effective and safest way to stop a
runaway is to lower
both
charging
handles. Also lower both charging
handles while doing the function
test during PMCS.
One way to deFnitely not stop a
runaway MK 19 is trying to break
the ammo belt. That can seriously
injure your hands.
± All±XM107s±should±have±been±converted±to±the±M107±by±now.±If±you±still±have±an±XM107,±
turn±it±in±ASAP.±An±XM107±is±stamped±XM107.±If±it±has±been±upgraded,±the±X±will±be±lined±out.
± All± M110s± with± serial± numbers± below± 1000± should± have± had± their± trigger± assemblies±
replaced.±If±yours±hasn’t,±turn±it±in.±If±you’re±not±sure±if±the±trigger±has±been±replaced,±contact±
TACOM’s±David±Tipp±at±DSN±786-1256,±(586)±282-1256,±or±email:±
david.l.tipp2.civ@mail.mil
±± You±can±also±get±turn-in±instructions±for±both±systems±by±contacting±Mr.±Tipp.±
Lower±
both
±charging±handles±to±stop±runaway±MK±19
MK±19±Machine±Gun…
The Rundown on
Stopping Runaways
M1135
NBCRV
Stryker…
PM Strikes Down
Stryker Problems
Phew!
what
is
that
smeLl?!
whadaya
expect after
leaving me
shut up for
three weeks?
now I’ve
got
major
mildew
Problems!
little
Problems
won’t become
big
problems
if
you
remember a bit of
PM On your M1135
NBCRV Stryker.
thanks,
Bonnie!
Attention Snipers!
if you use
the XM10
7
long range
sniper rifle
or the M110
semiautomatic
sniper system,
listen up!
I’m not gonna stop
runNing until you
agreE to Drop BOTH my
charging handles!
Dropping
Just oNe
handle can
Damage
me!
I know
your fluid
checks
like the
back of mY
hand!
then why did
you miss my
transfer case
last time?
use the TM!
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