Connie's post scripts.

M1 Equilibrator Spring Lubing

LO 9-2350-264-12 (25 Sep 06) says to lube the commander's weapon station equilibrator spring. That's wrong. This spring is under 265 pounds of pressure, so attempting to move it could cause serious injury. This step is OK for the M1A2 (LO 9-2350-388-12), but was put in the LO for the M1A1 tank by mistake.

Shotgun NSN Change

The NSN for the M500 shotgun's front swivel post (item 4 on WP 0038 00-2 in TM 9-1005-338-13&P) has changed to NSN 1005-01-526-3298. The old NSN 1005-01-512-2733 now brings just the sling.

DRY FILTER UNIT TM AVAILABLE

TM 3-6665-348-12&P, which covers both the dry filter unit (DFU) 1000 and DFU 2000, is now available both online and through your unit pubs account.

Asks your pubs clerk to order it. Access it at the LOGSA ETM website: http://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/online.htm. Each DFU should have this TM.

Stop using the graphical training aid that was provided by the DFU contractor. It was not approved by the Army.

The DFU requires MOS 74D for sample collection and laboratory support.

AR 750-1 REVISED

A revision to AR 750-1, Army Maintenance Management Policy (5 Sep 06), became effective 5 Oct 06. The revision clarifies the Army maintenance standard and corrects administrative errors.

DA Pam 750-3 Available

DA Pam 750-3, Soldiers' Guide to Field Maintenance Operations (29 Sep 06), supersedes DA Pam 750-35, Motor Pool Operations. DA Pam 750-3 is available on the Army Publishing Directorate website: http://www.apd.army.mil/

FROZEN PLUMBING HALTS FIRE TRUCKS

If you don't blow water out of the pump and pipes in your tactical fire fighting trucks (TFFTs), cold weather below 32[degrees]F could damage them when they aren't in use. Sure, it takes 2 hours to perform blowout procedures, but doing that just might save a vehicle or a life. Blowout procedures in TM 9-2320-279-10-3 will be changed to include new critical info. Download the new blowout procedures by typing in TFFT blowout procudures in the AKO search box: https://www.us.army.mil/suite/login/welcome.html

Non-Spec Cross Member Could Damage HMMWV 

When you do your after-operations PMCS, check your HMMWV's fron the rear cross members closely. If you see noticeable cracking, bending, or insufficient welding, your HMMWV is NMC! Resulting failures could cause HMMWV drivers to lose control of the vehicle. Perform your daily PMCS according to your -10 TM and use TACOM SOUM 07-001 to inspect cross members after each mission. For more details, see the SOUM: https://aeps2.ria.army.mil/commodity/ soum/tacom_wn/07/soum07-001.html