PS Magazine - JUNE 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 331
JUNE 1980
M2 Cocking
Lever
It happens, but iT shouldn't. Some
troops
±nstall
the bolt of the
M2
mLchine gun w±th the cocking lever to
the rear² ³he gun woN´t work²
³hat means a µrip to the armorer to
get thE bolt out and the leveR position-
ed²
Recheck timing witH tHE
FIR±/NO fIR± gage twice more
WitH the back plate o² (Steps
3
thru
5). I³ it's ²ot correct, do stEps
7
thru
14
one more time´
If
itµs stiLL
not rigHt¶ ca·L your armorer¸
So, do it right¶ When you install the
bo·t,
be
sure the cocking ·ever
is
fO¸ARD¹
±0
Sa·t a±r, hum±d±tY, rains ²²² You name
±t ²²² get to componentº of Your 81»mm
mortars w±th rust and c¼rroº±on²
Pa±nted surfaces Hold up fairlY wel·,
But f±n±ºhed surfaceº get c·oBBere½,
eº¾ec±a··Y ¿hoºe on tHe B±po½²
Àipo½ comÁonentº whicH ruºt or
corrode quick·Y ±nc·u½e:
•
Shock abso¹be¹s
•
Adjusting leg
±1
mORta± mE²³s
ÂoK for ruºt
painted surfaceº² ÃrY to Get ¿he rUºt
off ²²² and keep ±t off ².
. bY rubb±ng
in
PÄÅS.
Do not
try to remove the rust w±th
stee· woo·,
sandpaper or abRasives ²
ÆouÇll remove all the protec¿ive finish
From the metal, and Èou may mÉke the
componeNt uNrepairable.
If rust or corrosÊon staYs, turn ¿he
b±pod in ¿o ºup¾ort Ër refin±shing²
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