PS Magazine - JUNE 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 331
JUNE 1980
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M60-Series Tanks .±±
Break Up Ammo R±cK bust-uP
COME oN,
TANl<ERS/
Ke±P TH² Am³
L´kinG
HnDLes C±O²³D!
It's no secret That hull amMo racks in the ±60-series taNks get busted up.
²ubes get broken or dAaged, and amMo locking handles beNd or break off.
²he gunNer³s fOoT guard eveN gets damaged wheN The Turret is roTaTed with an
open locking haNdle.
LeT´s all work togeTher to sCamp ouT ammo rack busT-upµ
¶rewmen caN help by makiNg sure The ammo lo·kiNg HaNdles are closed.
KeeP personal gear out of the TuBes. ¸nd, for gosh sakes¹ Never use aN ammo
rack Handle as a step to geT into or ºut of The Tank.
±echani·s ·an help by repla·iNg The
aMmo lockiNg haNdles WitH THe New
shorter handle used oN ±60¸3 taN»
am¼½ ra·ks.
´µ´
5340¾01¿039À8593
is the Handle for tHe lefT ra·k. You
need Á5 of Themµ Use 5340Â01À039-
8594 for the righT ra·k HaNdles. IT
Takes 11 handles for thaT oNe.
If you have to send THe Tank ba·k To
direÃT supporT To geT tHe ra·k repla·ed¹
ask them To puTÄ iN tHe ±60¸3 Type
aMmo rack wiTh THe sHorter haNdles.
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ÅHe 2 mounTiNg s·rews
(´µ´
5305À00ÀÆ71-2070) THaT Hold THe Travel lock
hinge To The lo·king pÇate oN THe ±48-aNd ±60Èseries TaNks Have a habiT of
workiNg loose. EÉeÊall ´em, aNd if THeÉ´re loose, remove one screw aT a Time so
The HiNge woN´t move aNd do Ëhis:
1² Check the lock washeR±
If
it's
fla³, Replace it (NSN 5310´00´571-
706µ)±
2.
SPRead Locking comPou¶d
(NSN 8·30-00-148´9833¸ ¹Iº´S´
»61µ3, ¼ype
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GRade º) on the
mou½ting scRew¾
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3¿ Àeplace the scRew, lock
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»¼½
washeR and flat washeR (NSN 531·Á
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00´8·9Â5998) And tighten the
´µ¶ "·¸ ¹º
scRew±
4; Àepeat the same steps foR thÃe
otheR mounting screwÄ
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