PS Magazine - AUGUST 1979

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 321

AUGUST 1979

PS Magazine - AUGUST 1979 - Page 12 of 35
H
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M240 Machine Gun WarNINg
THIS is A GREat gUN,±²
Bu³ ´µ¶ n·¸
iS
Dr¹Yº»'
Me l¼½Z
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Yep!
Your nEw M240 7.62-MM
R±ad thE CAUTION on pagE 3²25
machinE gun will do a good job for you
of you³ T´ 9²1005²313µ20 whicH says:
in your M¶0A3 tank or whErEvEr Els±
you us± it.
OnE thing you nEEd to watch, t·o.
ThE triggEr and framE assEmbLy nut
has a habit of working loosE aftEr a
littLE fi¸i G.
ÐÑÒ
"µr¶
ÓÔ
,
-
Nut
w³rks
l³³se
OncE thE nut loosEns, t·E w·olE
triggEr and framE assEmbly starts to
comE apart.
ChEck thE nut oftEn and makE sur¹
it's snug and tig·t. T·is doEsn't mEanº
you Should ovE»do it.
If it k±Eps coming loos¼, t·E spring
tE½sion washErs, N¾N 5310²01¿033²
3850, may bE losing thEÀr grip. ÁavE
your armorEr takE a Look at t·Em.
If you'vE aÂrEady lost a part, pagE 9
of th± Ã24P lists t·EmÄ
ÅEv±r forcE thE mounting pins oÆ
your
M240
machinE
gun.
If
tÇEy
won't slidE in EasilyÈ luB± 'EÉÄ NEvEr
pound on 'EÊË
20
Do±'t FoR²Et tH
e
LOCk wAsH³rs!
Two
plus
2
Equals
onÌ
s±cur±
machinE
gun
lockEd
snugly in
its
mountÍ
ThE 2 plus 2's a³E thE Îcr±ws plÏs
lock washErs on thE mount brackEt
assEmbliEs of your M73/73AÐ and
M219 mac·Ñn± gunsÄ Th± lock washErs
must bE on thE scrEwsÒ or thE scrEws
will woÓk loosE and you³ gun maÔ End
up on thE floor of you³ tank.
Ö×
BRacket m³unted
LØÙ
in M60A2
w·ich hoLd thE rEtain±r to thE brackEt
assEmbly
arE
installEd
lockwashErs.
ThE scrEws must bE torQuEd to 50Õ
55
lBÖftÄ
OncE instaLlEd, chEck thE
torQuE Each timE you install thE barrEL
jackEt assEmbLy on thE mount.
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