PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 742

SEPTEMBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742 - Page 6 of 33
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rewmen, at one time or another you’ve probably broken the tire stem off the right-
side (knockoff) wheel on your M119-series towed howitzer. It’s easy to do when
removing the wheel for emplacement.
It’s frustrating because now you
have to take the time to replace the
tire. Even worse, your howitzer is
NMC until that’s done.
But
now
there’s
a
new
tire
assembly, NSN 2530-01-626-2559,
designed to prevent broken tire stems
and keep your howitzer in the game.
The new assembly has a bracket
and counterweight welded to the
wheel rim.
This acts as a guard to protect
the valve stem when removing or
remounting the wheel.
M119-Series Towed Howitzers…
New wheel assembly comes
ready to install on left side
O
U
C
h
!
Sorry, guy, I
keep forgetting
how easy that is
to do.
the
New
wheel assembly needs
old
hardware for
right-
side installation.
This new tire assembly
replaces
both
the old
left-side wheel assembly,
NSN 2530-01-541-
7
004,
and the old right-side
wheel assembly,
NSN 2530-01-541-
7
001.
Just order
my new wheel
assembly. it
has a bracket
that
protects
my tire stem,
y’know!
Wheel
stud
Wheel plate
Nut
it comes ready to install
as a left-side assembly.
But to install it as a
right-side assembly,
you’ll need…
the wheel plate,
NSN 1015-01-341-868
7
;
six wheel studs,
and six nuts,
NSN 5310-01-342-368
7
,
from the
old
right-side
assembly.
it’s OK to
mix
old and new
assemblies.
Questions?
Contact 105mm howitzer team members
Andy Mosher at (586) 282-654
7
or Brian Lindeman at
(586) 282-5618, or email:
usarmy.detroit.tacom.list.105-mm-howitzer-team@mail.mil
You can also contact Jonathan Serra from the TACOM
wheel assembly team at (586) 282-434
7
, or email:
usarmy.detroit.tacom.mbx.ilsc-tire-assemblies@mail.mil
For example, you can have a
new
assembly on the
left
side and an
old
assembly on the
right.
what if I
didn’t
hold
onto that
hardware?
you’ll
need to
order it
before
installing
the new
wheel
assembly.
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