PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 310
SEPTEMBER 1978
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MOBILiTY
It's small; it's
hidden, but the
splitter in your
M28AL 7.62-MM
ammunition ma±
gazine assembly
(drum) can jam up
your ammo ²ike
you wouldn't be-
lieve³
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SPLiTtErs MaKe±
FO² ³mo´µH
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FloW/
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The splitter is part of the exit
chute portion of the outer drum³
You can head oFf trouble by
eyeballing it when yOu load
ammo.
´irst, crank the druµn and
watch the nose of the roUnds as
they go over and under the sp²it¶
ter ·one round above, one below
and so on). The noses should
be the same distance ¸om the
splitter.
¹f ºN» R¼½NDS ¾¼½CH ¾He SP²¿¾¾eR, D¼ ¾HÀS:
Áemove the chu¾e adapter anD ²e a²² b½rrs or niCkS on the splitter
sÃooth.
¹f ¾He ²ower Ro½nds to½ch the sp²itter, ReÄove ¾he tWo Bo²ts that hold
the Ch½te portion of the o½tEr druÄ asseÄBly to the shelf of the drive
ºsseÄb²Å
ƽt sHÀms under the cH½te porÇ
tÀ¼n unti² the sp²À¾teR cleºRs the
²oweR R¼½nds. Yo½ may need as
mºn» aS tHRee 1È32Éin washers on
eacH side, us½a²²y at the Ànner¶
most bo²t posÀtÀon. The idea Às to
twiSt the exit ch½te, centering
the spli¾ter Between the sproc¶
kets. Áeinsta²l. ÊgHten the bo²ts.
Ërºnk the drum to be s½Re
ammo C²ears over and under the
sp²itter.
The other end of the sP²itter,
like a thin ÌngeR, extends into
the area where the ammo ²eaves
the inner drum. It needs eyeÍ
ba²²ing³
Îf it's broken, replace the outer
drum.
3
If it's Ïent, straighten it. Mºny
times it's ben¾ so much that it'Ð
within a whisker of touching the
vanes of the inner dr½m.
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