PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 275
OCTOBER 1975
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Also make sure alL 6 of the support
bracKets in the cab roof are there with
cap screws tight and the Lines not
croSsed or rubbing.
±ong hard service can Beat up the
Lines. ±ook 'eM over and if they're
cracked, separated or deformed² have
0³99 sHoUld have been switched over your mechanic put in new ones. They
from the ´1³9 µo the ´1³9A¶ but don't cost a Lot.
·o check your ´1³9A¶ and see if
these 2 parts are present and in the
right position. If they're not there²
you'lL get a lot More vibration in the
hydrauLic Lines where they attach to
the eLevating cyLinder. The Lines are
More LikeLy to break.
W¸y pay $1³6 for soMethiNg you can get for $¹º3³?
We»re ¼alking about the replaceable filter ele½ent, ¾·¾ 294³-³³¿58³-6283.
It's listed on Page 4À22¹ of T´ 9Á235Â-2¹7-24Ã
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(Oct 72) as Ätem 2 ofFig 7.
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ELEMENT ONLY
Instead of asking for the element² a lot of outfits are ordering the complete
fiLter assembLyÏ This includes the MetaL sheLl and costsÐouch!Ñ$¹³6Ï It's
listed under another ¾·¾ on the saMe page.
·o if alL you want is the fiLter EÒEÓEÔtÕ get it as ¾·¾ Ö94³¿³³À58³¿6283 and
save over ¹³4 pieces of green Lettuce.
M109A± hoWitZ²
rECoiL
proBLEM:³.
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When you first get your× ´1³9A¶ ´¶³9A¶. ¾ote 14 on pages 9 and 1Ø of
howitzer²
the counter¿recoiL
buffer Ch ¹ to your ±O 9¿235³¿2¹7À12 Ùan
wiLl probably have a Lot of air in its 72) telLs you how. After you bÒeed the
hydraulic fluid. This iÚs a naturaL thing system
a
few
times
and
get
it
because the hydrauLic system has been stabiLized²
it'lL
work
better. If the
torn down to change the ´¹³9 into an system
is
not
bled²
the
breech
´1³9A¶, aRd depot canÛt get aLL the air operating cam roLLer couLD be Damaged
bY the wÜapon sLammiÝg Þacß iÝto
battery.
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