PS Magazine - MAY 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 270
MAY 1975
CRADLE CRUD
Any kind of cruD in yoUr craDle can
get compresseD During firing so the
weapon won't ret±rn to the fUll in-
battery position. This is serioUs
because
it
separates
the
firing
.
mechanism pawl from the breech
firing plUnger. When that happens, of
coUrse,
·
yoU can²t fire the weapon.
SO watch yoUr craDle anD keep snow,
ice, Dirt, sanD or anything like that
from accUmUlating there.
THe
M561
Gama Goat can kick ³p a
little when yo³´ re making a tigHt t±rn
with your
M102
toweµ howitzer
hookeD on it.
The Goat ¶¸N ma¹h one or other of
tHe tR¸ilºlIfting hanµles, µepenµing on
w»iC¼ ½¸y Yo¾ turn.
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ba
À
c
Á
k
Â
U
Ã
pÄ
Åake Æare not to jackknife yoUr
M J 02
anD yoUR Goat.
·
The lifting hanDles on the
M±02
have Been reµesigneD anD tHe new
hanDles can Be replaceD in tHe fielD.
Çew anµ recentLÈ overha±leD weap-
-±²³´µ¶
Éns will haVe the hanDles attacheµ
FÉR nÉÊ, be c¸refËL wHen you Have with screws anµ LocateD forwarD of thE
tÉ MÌKe ¸ tIg¼t turn. ÍlsÉ, wHen you pre¹ent HanµlesÎ
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