PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 358
SEPTEMBER 1982
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Lubrication is one thing your auxiliary drive must have to run the generator,
engine cooling fan and hydrau±ic pump.
Thing is, some lube serVices are being overlooked, and units are ²osing
auxiliary drives.
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The good word on how to keep them Going strong it in your ³O: LO 9-23´´µ
216-12 Fr M¶¶· and M¶¶·A¶, and ³O ´¸2350-304¹12 for M110A2.
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Make sure the auxiliary drive
clutch housing has enough oil in it.
It's a quarterly check in the LO± Not
enough
oil causes a burned-oUt
clutch, which leaves you wiTh no
hydraulics.
One fittINg
hIddeN down
hErE
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Remove² c³ean and inspeCt the
auxiliary
drive·
clutch
housing
breather quarter´y± Follow the µO¶s
directions±
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¸ube tHe
2
bearing fittings o¹
tHe c³utch witH
GAA
quarterlyº
a-±
²n other
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lube
fitting
Be sure to lube the auXi´iary
drive »¼joint on the shaft located in
the tunnel through the fuel tanks½
This is often not done because of its
location. ºo get to the jointS» the
powerpack
must
be
pulled.
ºhe
driveshaft is¼ disconnected at the bear½
ing unit and
then pulled just far
enough into the turret we²l to get to
the fitting.
Auxiliary drives tha¾ fail must be
rebuilt. ºhe supp²y system is rea²ly
short of these items¿ Àave yours and
you keep operating.
Keep p³´µT, eTc.
off ³nTenn³
blocks
the
antenna
sigÁ
nal. .
. which means you can shoot down
a friendly
... or get blown up yourself.
Âr, waste a $6,000 antenna.
inteRRogatoR
Another stay¸away-from compoÁ
nent is the
!FF
interrogator. Àtay out.
Remove no circuit cards. No ad-
justments are made by the unit. WheÃ
the interrogator needs
ANy
workÄ it
goes Back to the manufacturer.
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