PS Magazine - JUNE 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 283
JUNE 1976
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The vane axial cooling fans need
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FaiLiN'!
The Fans, gear sHaft and gears are
failIng because the fan gear cases,
(packed only 90 per cent full of G±A
grease at time Of assembly), don't put
enough lube on the fast-moVing parts²
The ³nlY way to get enough luBe is
to HaVe your direct support put in lube
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and pressure relief fittings the way it
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At tHis time ·if it hasn¹t already
been doNe) they wilL modify the
radºator fan s»r³uD so tHe new
rad¼ator cleaning tool, ½S½ 4 ¾10¶00¶
494¿8257, can be used.
ÀoÁÂr mechanic can also make ÃHis
modification. The dope is in para 56.1
±nstructºons for using the cleaning
tool are coVered in Para 5 7 on the same
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on page Æ78 of Ch 10 (Aug 7 4) to
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Êisten, all you crewmen on 155-MM towed and self-propellEd howitzers .Ë.
CÌeck the paRt number on tHe cleaning and Íamming tool yoU HaveÎ ±f ºt Has
the number 7309593 on it, smash it. Then Hand the Parts in to your supply and
get a new one.
±f yoU Use one of tHese old rammers to unloaD a modern roUnd you coUld
damage tÏe fuze and that might be dangeroUs. THese were discontÐnUÑd in
1968Òbut some are still around.
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5443 and won't Hurt any of tHe modern rÖunDs.
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