PS Magazine - JUNE 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 235
JUNE 1972
M578, M10±, M110
LOCKOUT CYLINDERS
So you got an
·M578
recovery vehicle,
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Ml07
or
MlLO
artiLLery?
Here's some-
thing eLse to think abouC .
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The Locking pLugs on your suspension
lockout
cylinder,
FSN
2530-019±0010,
(P/N
10891574²1)
may loosen which Lets
the adapter
(10891575)
Back out of the
shell
(10891578).
Operate your lockou² cyLinders Co make
sure they³re OK any time
you chink Y³ur
suspension is not working right.
During quarterly maintenance
(or any other time the poweR pLa´² Is
Rem´vedµ
inspect the lockout cylinder for evidence of Leakage or Loosening of
thE adapTeR IN
the shell.
µf Chis is what¶s happening, contact your direct support for ReplaceMe´²
CY¶inDErs
or necessary repairs. ·hey'll know how Co fix lockout cyLindeRs±
On some of the early
M728
¸EV's the
breechblock¹ on ºhe
ML35
main gUn»¼ad an
½¾shaped protective plaCe. ·his has been
left off on later prodUction.
µf you need Co replace Che plaCe on an
early
M728¸
get it from Watervliet Arsenal¿
ATTN:
SWEWV¾ÀDDÁPE,
WatervLiet,
NY
12189.
Ask for Plate
11578453
and
3
Screws
11578452.
After you, t¼e turre² mechanic, install
the plate, stake the screws Co keep 'em
from loosening from vibraÂon.
The
tÃrret
on
your
Vulcan
XM163
(XM741)
CraÄk
can
ea²
up
the
ramp
handle fasCer³n you can chew buºter.
ÅnLess Ʊ±
'
You swing the handle Back Coward ²he
af²er you lower the rampÇ
Or .±±
AdjUsº the ramp rods rUnning
down
each side of the Crack just abou² all the
way out. ·here are
2
rods.
Èf you
go
the
rod
adjUstment
roaÉ,
roCaCe Che tuÊret slowly afCer you adjust
'em Co be Ëure you've goC enoUgh clear-
aÌce CoÍ avoid shearing Che handle±
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