PS Magazine - MAY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 258
MAY 1974
Listen up, yoU organIzatIonal mechanics
whO do major surgeRy on M107 /M±±² ar-
ti³lery or M578 recovery vehIcles: WheN
yo´ remove the auxi³Iary drIve assembly,
take the magnetIc cl´tch assembly µItH It.
¶eason?
·¸lEss yo¹ kEEP ThE ºag¸ETIc c»¹Tc¼
wIth tHe auxIlIary drIvE It belongs To, yo¹'ll
wI¸d ¹p wIth mIsºatchEd gEar sEts½
¾M 9¿2350À238À20 (Mar 72)Á Pages 2À
247 thru 2Â250, Ãas the doÄe for the M578½
¾he M±07 /M±±² Is handled the saºe waYÁ
except the news wIll be In a change to ¾Å
9Æ2300Æ2Ç6À20.
SWITCH
·
SwiTCHEROO
¾hereÈs a chance the fuel tanK seÉector
-±·
f;
r ²
³´µ¶
¸=¹E:º»¼
½¾
1
SwItch in your M88 V¾¶ has Been P¹T In
wrong
½
Ê
Ëf the swItcH "readsÌ the Ta¸Ks the way
FIg 21 on Page 25 of your ¾M 9¿2320ÆÍÍ2Æ
10 (AÎr 66) showsÏthen ItÈs wÐo¸gÑ
ËT needs to be taken ouT, tur¸Òd ÇÓ0°
and then put back so the fuEÉ leÔEÉ I¸dIcaÕ
tor gage shows the level of tHE rEar TanK
Ö
when the swItch Is D×WØ, and tHE leÔel
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of the forward tanK whe¸ thE swITc¼ Is ·Ù½
Ëf tHe swIÚch Is wro¸gÛ get Üo¹r ºEcHa¸Ic
to change It½ Ëf The swItch Is broKE¸Ý ÞßØ
5930Æ577à8ÓáÇ gETs a nEw o¸Eâ
¾o keep y ãr M548 cargo carrIer roamIng tärough the gloamingÏor a¸
y
ace ålse
you have to drIve It:
1. Øever (but never) æVæ¶ drive it wItäo´ç äaviNg thè rear door latcéed.
¾he rear door has to be in place to keep täe siêes ërom bucklIngì WIthout The support
of täe rear door theyÈre Too weak for the Job.
2í ¾ry not to overload the patIent little beastie. ¾he î,ïï0 pounês the ¾M calls for as
the maxImum load Is PlentÜ, ðspecIally whñn going cross country.
TRACK
GEt 'EM BAcK FOr_ REBUILD
WHEeLS .±±
'rOUND ²n³ ´µou¶d
th·Y G¸-¹ Bº» w¼½¾¿
ÀÁy fÂÃ
UP
ÄÅbÆÃÇ kÈÉÊs!
òo It Is wIth the used roadwheels, Idler
wheels and suPporó rollers taKen oô your
tracked vehIclesõ öot enough of Èem are
makIng It back
÷
up the lIne for reøuIÉd½
¶es¹lTù úIgh rePlacement cost for new ûtem. Waste of moneyÁ ºa¸Power anü maTeý
rIals, and supply problems½
òo
þ
turn In every used road wHeEl, Idler wheel or support rolÉer to ÿour dIrecT s¹PPort½
¾heyÈll use the Info In ¾M 9Ā2630À200¿1ā (Ăun 72) and FIgs 10 thru Í5 to dETEăû¸e
the status of the wheelsĄ Ëf they come ¹P ąitä a code "FÌ theyÈre ca¸dIdaTEs for rEĆ
ćuIld½
¶emember, ItÈs up to you to start the w¼eĈls rollinÈÏuP the lIne½ ËTÈs uP to Üo¹ĉ sĊÎċ
port unIts to carry the ball and gEt thosE wheels bacČ to thE dEPčts½
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