PS Magazine - JANUARY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 242
JANUARY 1973
CHAPARRAL CHIPS
A little head work goes a long way in
just about any situation .
.. and just a
s'titch of gray cell application when oper-
ating or working on the Chaparral AD
missile system can save a large bUndle in
When revolving the turret to find a
new target (or for any other good rea±
son),
bring the hand controls back to
center position to stop t²rret motion. This
keeps the hydraulics in action and allows
the turret to come to a smooth stop.
con-
trols in any position brings the turret to a
stop with a jolt .
.. and the Jolt damages
a numBr of parts .
.. as well as causing
unNecessary wear.
TSM-95 SHOP tALK
³efore you ´isconnect the flexible air
hose in the TSMµ95 shop, blee´ off the
air aFter closing the air supply valve (the
air Hose leads from the DSMµ79 test set
to the air supply system Un´er the work
ben¶h).
IF yoU don·t close the valve and blee´
the air, some 3000 pounds of pressure
18
TRAcK TRiCKs
Let tHe blast shiel´ door on the XM730
track down as easy as you can (get Help
if yoU¸re the only one arouNd).
If the blast shield slams shut, you can
bUst
Up
latches,
snaps . . . an´ m¹ybe
eveN an arm or two. Easy ´oes iº.
Another» arm or head saver bit amoUnts
to stan´ing¼½ear of the turret whe¾ it is
being ere¿Àd or retracte´. Reason:
the
transmissioÁ
drive
sprocket
bushing
cracks .
.. and if the crack is bad enoUgH,
the turret can slam down.
GOiNG TO ThE pOT
ÂiN¹Ã pointÄ
the pot rheostat oN tHe
mo´ifie´
Ml±
reflex sight in the cUpoù
will break oFF iNside .
.. iF yoU twist it
beyon´ its stop. So, as soon ¹s yoU FeeÃ
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