PS Magazine - JUNE 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 343
JUNE 1981
The armored air clEaners on M60-
series tanks have a nut on the air
cleaneR outlet elbow that Can be
torqued onLy if you take off tHe eNtire
air c±eaNer.
WitH tHe nut Loose, dust can Leak
th²Ough tHe air cLeaner and ruin the
engine³
Fee± tHe air cleaner and see if it's
lO´se³ Iµ it is, have your HuLl mecHanic
tighten it with an open¶end or box·
end w²encH³
When you HulL mecHanics Have tHe
air cleaner off for any reas¸n, ¹ake
sure
tHese
selfºlocking
nuts,
»S»
5310º00¶950¼0039, are torqued ½o 23
lb¶ft³
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¾ongratu
l±²³
´!
f±
µ
r
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A
·¸
ot?r
P
¿
ol
±
personnel³ THey were Honored for HaVÀg tHe beÁt battaLÂoNÃsÄze
j
motor pooL in the 25th Infantry DivisioN for tHe Áecond yeAr in a
r´wÅ
12
M60 Tanks .
.±
Air C
l
eane
R
DoO BoLt o±q e
Æir cleane² do r bolt torques are not ±isted in your ÇÈnkÉs TMÉsÊ
SoËe tanKeÌs tighten too much anÍ twist off bo±tsÊ
SoËe tankers
d
onÉt bear down enoughÊ The cove² doesnÉt sea±Ê ÎirtY air gets
iÏto the engine and ruins it³
THe bolÐÑ must be torqueÒÊ
ÓereÔs a simple way to tell wHicH bolts are used in your tankÕs air cleane² Öoor
and how mu×cØ to²Que to give themÊ
Grade
1-2
bolts²no
maRks on the head²get
10³ 1 lb-ft´
µ
GRade
5
boLts²3 marks
on the hEad¶gEt 30
±
3
Lb-ft·
Grade
8
bolts²6 mARks
on the head² get
44
²
4
lb¸ft.
YOR BoLTS C³UlD
HAVE aNy ´F thesµ
,
MARKS(
1
¹op loaders with the spRingºloaded
bolts get
44± 4
lb»ft.
_±
²I³ c´EµNE³ G¶·¸N TµpE
-²³´
n¶· ¸¹º» d¼½ ¾¿IÀ
i
GuÁ WÂÃÄ Å'cÆÇÈÉ ÊË
MÌ mÍÎÏÐѹÒÓÔÕ
-±
Ö×ØÙ ÚrÛÜÝg Þß
Pàáâã äåæ
rof
»eveÙ Use
²e
n Útap
on a tank ai²
Û
Üf air is getting th²oUgh the doo²
cleane² access Ýoor to cheat on Your
becaUse
the
seaÞ is c²aßked, has a
maiàtenanße³
pe²Ëanent
"setá
o²
is
âo
longe²
eÞastißã You gotta get the seal reälaceݳ
åsing greeæ tape insteaÒ oµ getting a
new seal is cheatingÊ
Seals µo² ai² cÞeaâer acßess doo²s
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