PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 325
DECEMBER 1979
i.
The 650-amp Bendix generators,
NSN 2920-00-4±1-8137, used on
M60Al (RISE), M60Al RISE-Passive
and M60A3 tanks may need im²
mediate adjustment to head off engine
damage. Your command got th³ word
in DRCPM-M60 Letter (25 ´ay 79),
Sub; 650 Ampere ALternators used on
M60µSeries Tanks.
¶he oiL pressure reLi·f va¸ve setting
may be wrong¹ Pressure buiLd-up wiLL
force the
º
end pLate away from the
generator» This'¼L Let oiL run out» ½he
engine'JL Lose its oiL and you¾LL Lose your
engine¿
r
l1;)
Scribe
alinement
maRk on
adjusting
sc±ew and
valve housIng
Cut the safety wire¹ Àoosen the Lock
If
The ²CrEW
wIlL ³urN ´N
.±²
%
µJ±n O¶ mOre
-r·Tu±¸ ¹O
º»¼giNaL s½t¾iNG
¿eÀs THaN
³
Áu±NÂ
back
ouÃ
´
ÄuRn
Turn the adjusting screw cLockwise
Á untiL it seats If the vaLve adjusÃing
screw turns
3
of a turn
Ä
or more before
i
seatsÅ ÆetuÆn it to its originaL settingÅ
tÇghtÈn tHe Lock nut aQd safety wire it.
É
If the adjusting screw seats in Less
tÊan
±
of a turnÅ back tÊe screw out
±
of a turn froË where it seated¹ Tighten
the Lock nut and safeÌÍ wire Ît¹ Use
NSN 9905-00-595-82Ï9¹
Ð
,
Å Æ
'".
Safety w
Ç
Re
generators.
and paInt
adjustIng
sc±ew yeÈlow
Paint
the
exposed
end
of
the
adjusting screw yeL¸ow» NSN 751Ñ-00-
145-0559 gets an ounce of epoxy base
yeLLow marking ink and 7510µ0Ò-055-
6695 gets a pint.
1²
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