PS Magazine - AUGUST 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 309
AUGUST 1978
M60 MACHINE GUn .
..
Sear,
Shaf & Such
Keeping your
M60
ma-
chine gun ready to go, in
most cases, is as simple as
doinG wHat you're supposeD
to Do.
It±s also as simp²e a
not
DoinG
wHat you³re
not
supposeD to do´
Some exam pµes:
wronG sear position; too mucH lube
in some places and not
enougH in otHers; anD missinG
cotter pins¶
SEAR
WHen you install tHe
sEar, THe shoulDer must be
up
and fcing tHe
rear.
Wrong positioning oF tHe sear spring
anD plung·r sets up a runaway gun´
¸He spring goes in the well ¹rstº and
tHe plun»er Goes on tHe
top
oF tHe
·
Now, put tHe sear on
top o¼ tHe plunger, press
Down, anD put the sear pin½
in ¾om tHe le¿ siDe´
YouÀre in business as fr
as tHe sear is concerneD´
DRIVING ROD SPRINGS
Áyeball tHe DrivinGÂrod
spring Ãr Äat spots next
time you take your gun
Åown´
IF you see any Äat areas,
tHeyÀre caused by wear in
tHe operatingÆrod assemÇ
blyÈ ¸urn tHe gun into your
armorer Ãr sprinG reÉ
Placement.
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