PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 311
OCTOBER 1978
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M60SerIes VehIcLes
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How to Keep Out Burglars
Yep! Some M60-series tanks have been ripped of by burglars breAk±
ing into the vehicles.
They beat oN one oF the driver's M24 periscope covers aND jar it open
so they can reach the inside Latch aND opeN the hAtcH.
T
keep intruders out oF your M60 (oR ANy otheR vehicLe witH an uN±
secured hatch), look over the artic²e in ChAp 3 oF EI³ ´igest µB 43-
0001-39¶2 (·pr 78).
¸t¹shows your unit mechanic how to make a buRgLar-stoppeR.
²
Tank IdentificatioN
Some
M60º»
tAnKs
weRe
¼eLded witHout ½S½'s oR iDeNt¾¼±
cation in SB ¿À0-20.
ÁeRe's tHe
Â
iÃÄ you NeeD:
ÅoR the M6À·Æ witH ADD¶oN
stAÇilizatioÈ É MÊÀ·»(·OS) É
use ½S½ 235À¶0Ë-058¶Ì487; ÍCC
B; ÍI½ VË3Ë0Ë.
³
ÅoR tHÎ MÊ0·» ³iÏe PassiÐe É
M60Ñ» (³ÒP) É use ½S½
Ó
235˦
ÀË-05Ì-Ë503; ÍCC ·; ÍI½ VË3ËÀË.
_
MS± mACh²³E GU³ ´µP¶
C²eANing your M85 macHine gÔn whiLe it's sti²L iN the cupoLa oF your
M6Õ¶series tANk is stRictLy a bad ideA.
Öke it out oF the ×ank and lay it on a piece oF cANvAs beÄre
Ø
yoU ¼eld
stRip anD cLeaN it.
Ùou'LL do a better job tHat way and you woN't mess up youR ciRcÚitÛ
boards With cleaning ÜuiD oR Damage other electricaL componeNts.
again by gooKÝ sLuggisH guNs.
It'S
TRUE!
i±VE
GO²³A s´oP
µveR!0lNg ¶H·
LUB¸
trIP/
Íatest instaNceÞ ßo much Lube oN tHe bAck pLate aNd aàjoiniNg parts
oF tHe M85 machine guN. The Lube seeps iNto tHe soLeNoiD aNd sHoRts it
out. µHat's A No ActioN áctioN.
ÍiKâ the µM says, ãLeaN tHe bAckpLate witH A dRy c²otH (No S´ ANd nä
³BC). THeN, ²uåæ it witH a very Light coat oF oiL .
.. wHichçèeAns yoΜ
just about get the c²eaniNg patch moist .é
ÁoLD the heAvy Lube oN ADjoiNing paRts, because tHe Lube caN Run oê
into tHe so²eëoiD. ·gAinì ²iKe the TM sAys, tHose AdJoiNiNg paRts get A
íight coAt oFLube.
´
µ
¶
¸
´on't grease the DowNtime îkiDs. EAsï Does it .ð
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