PS Magazine - MAY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 354
MAY 1982
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The Ml 's got a Lot of power, and it
cAn DO you in if you±re not carefuL.
For exAmpLe, watcH out when y²u³re
Working ar´uNd
tHe gunner³s or
commµnder³S area. If the p²wer³s ¶·
anD yoU grµb the gunNer³s HandLes, tHe
Gun mAy move. Keep cLear ²f tHe
breech-don¸t Let it cL²bber y²u!
¹hen you're worº»ng ²utside tHe
tank, keep cLear of the gun tube. ¼t³s
cLose to the ground, and you can get Hit
by »t »f someone ins»de grabs tHe
hand½es.
¹atch out around tHe rear ²f tHe
tµNk, to², wheN tHe engine³s running.
That exHaust is ¾¿À-over 700° F at
id½eÁ Keep stuff tHat can burn at ½east
20 feet from tHe bacº of tHe tank.
¹hen you'Re gett»ng in and out of
the tµnk tHru tHE ½oader³s hatch, ºeep
your size 12³s off tHe ÂM 1780 audio
frÃquencY ampLifier. ¼t³s used as a
Handy step, but that can tear up y²ur
c´mm². Äse the L²ader³s seat p²st or
tuRret ring iNsteaÅ.
THe ÂbraÆs can st²p ²n a dime. ¼f y²u st²p reaL½y fast, ÀH², ÀHe guys in tHe
turret can get tHr²wn ar²und and HurtÇ ÈasÉ ²n tH²sÊ braºes!
Ân²tHer difference fr²Ë tH²se M60³s y²u³Ve beÊn driving is tHaÀ y²u Have t²
use tHe braºe wHen ɲu Ìant t² sL²Ì d²Ìn ²r st²p. THe ÀurbinÊ ÊnginÊ Has n²
engine drag Ào s½²w ɲu d²wn.
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Ii®,±Oo!to²m@r
1aTf³R´Fµ¶·J
ÍPuLLing organizati²naL mainÎenance
¶ne unit f²und ²ut the haÏd way
iÐ different-and eas»er. F²r exampLe,
that
therÑ's
onLy
%Òin cLearaNce
y´u can do m²st maintenancÓ ²n the
betWÔen tHe huLL and the b´ttom of the
pÕck without puLLing it out.
traNsmission. CLean it out-µnd save
¹hen you do puLL the pacºÖ th², be
youR tr×nsmission!
suØe t´ h²oº tHe sL»Ng t² tÙe p²werÚ
Make sure you turn off the main
pacº Lift»ng eyes, not the exHaust duct
p´Wer before you w²rk oÛ the fixed
L»fting eyesÜ
f»Ýe extingu»sHer system. Þf you Leave
THey³re easy to get mixed up, but
tHe exHaust duct eyes can³t take tHe
weight.
ßemember, tHe pack fr²à Lifting
eye »sá under tHe step pLate aNd is a Lot
bigger tHan tHe duct eyes.
Beâore you put tHe pacº back into
tHe taNk, make sure y²u³re n²t ½eaving
any tooLs ²r trasH in tHe bottom ²f the
engine compµrtment.
tHe poãer on and remove tHe w»res
from a sensor ²r tHe HaLon b²tt½es, theä
system ã»LL go off.
lw [¸¹W·º=»¼½¾¿À
BIXY DiDN'T R²L³ZE HOW FSt ´l brAKes on µh¶ ·¸w M¹ aº»,
C¼½¾¿À
.±²
ÁÂà ÄÅÆÇÈÉ dÊË ÌÍ ÎÏÐÑÒ cÓwÔ ÕPpÖ×ØÙÚÛy/
åHen y²u³re getting ready À² start up tHe engine, eÉebaLL y²ur Hydrau½ic
pressuæe gageç ¼f y²ur tanºès been parºed é²r sevÊraL days, tHÊ pressure may be
bÊL²w ê,000 Pë¼. ¼f tHe pressure is beL²w 800 Pë¼, y²u may not be abLe to set the
parºing braºe-and y²u may need iÀ in an emergencyÇ
ì²u can get tHe pressure uí, tH², wiÀH tHe auxiLiary HydrauLic puËp. THe
switcH f²r it is ²n ÀHe c²mÆander³s c²ntr²½ íaneL. ì²u can aLs² stîrt tHe engine
and turn ²n turret p²wer. THat³L½ get tHe main pump running.
¼f tHe pressurÊ Has dr²pped beL²Ì ï,000 Pë¼ in ½ess tHan 24 H²urs, ²r if tHe
auxiLiary pump can³t get tHe pressure up, ½et ²rganiZati²naL Æaintenance ºnoW.
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