PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 324
NOVEMBER 1979
The top-loading air cleaner outIet
elbow has a tenDency to loosen. Then
Dirt, Dust anD other cruD can ge± suCkeD
iNto the engine² The engine'll Wear out
in a hurry because Dirt on moving
pArts acts like a grinDer³
M60Al (RISE) Tank .±±
-
'"
±
·² .³´
1
´f so, check
outlet
mounting nuts righ± aWay² They must
be selfµlocking nuts. Use ¶S¶ 5310·
00·950µ0039² Torque 'em to 20¸25 lb¹
ft² (ºon'» bother with the nut unDer
the outlet enD of ±he elboW unless you
alreaDy have the air cleaner off.)
Checking 650 System
Like some of you 63 ¼harl½e track
veh½cle mechanics alreaDy knoW, When
you're troubleshooting the 650·amp
charging system in the M60¾¿ (R´SE)
tank you neeD all the help you caN Get²
¶ow there's a 30µpage sl½ck tr½ck
pam calÀeD Troubleshooting The 650·
¾mp ¼hargiNg System that makes it
lots easier²
TROUBLESHOOTING
THE 650 AMP
CHARGING SYSTEM
(the m±²al rise Way)
¼heck the stuDs to see that theyÁre
not loose, strippeD, Bent, broken oÂ
m½ss½ng²
´f
you
f½nD
any
of
Ãhat,
remove the a½r cÀeaner anD the elÄW²
Replace the stuD With a screW,
¶S¶
5305·00·725µ23ÅƲ
Put the outle± elboW back À½ke so:
m60AL
(RISE²
PASSIVE/
M60A3
T³NKS
.±•
Çhen no± ½n use, turn off ±he ju½Ce!
¾mong other ±hinGs, ±h½s aÈÈÀ½es ±o
gunnÉrÁs
per½sCopes
M32EÊ
anD
M35EË ÌnD to comÍanDeÂÁs Èer½sCoÈe
M36EÊ.
TaÎk creWmen ÏanD ÍaYÐ even
ma½ntenance people) aÂe Àeav½nG ±he
liGHt on ½n the pass½ve eÀBoW GunneÂÁs
anD commanDerÁs pe½sCoÈe Âe±½CÀes
When the per½scopeÁs not ½n uÑe.
Th½s burns the Òreticle pa±teÂÎ into
the ½maGe ½Óensif½er ÔÐ sCÂeen so
the passive
½mÌGe tuBÕ has to Ö
replaCeD. ×h½s is a veØ BaÙ sCene
beCause the tÚbe cos±s ÀO±sa BuCKÑ.
Tighten all the nuts or screWs to
abou± Å0 lb·ft²
Start the ±ightening sequence W½th
the corner nuts on one enD of the
elboW² Torque to 20Û25 lb·ft²
Then tighten the 2 center nuts, top
anD bottom.
¶ow tighten the corner nuts on ±he
other enD. Torque ±he rema½ning nuts
starting at one enD anD t½ghten½ng
alternately from top to bottom²
Use
the
ÀoWest
Èoss½ble
À½Ght
in±ensi±y fo reticÀe illÚͽnat½on²
¾lWays tÚrn the Üe±½Cle ÈoÝeÂ
OFF
When a periscoÈe ½s not ½Î useÞ ×hiÑ
Wißl
ÈÂevent
À½Gh±
ÙamÌGe
tO
±he
screen.
µ7
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