PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 363
FEBRUARY 1983
Inspect all your M548's equipped
COmpRessOr is instALled r±ght.
THe HeAd and block asse²bly ²ust be ²ounted so t³e air strAiner aNd
D±sc³arge flange face to t³e left, ´ooking fro² t³e s³aFµ/pul´ey end oF t³E
CO²pressOr¶
If your compressor looks
.±± it should be
likE this, it's wrong²³±
installed Like so:
HEad
&
block
asSEmbly
{
´haft/
pulLeY
,.±²
'
Air
strainEr
(inLet)
end
·tHeRw¸se¹ t³eRe ²ay be interference betWeen t³e co²pressoR and the
Acce´eºatOr l±nkage» That could cause a ´±nKage hang-Up and te²porary ´oss
Of cOntrO´¼
ParA 3-8 oF
T
43½0001¾39-4 (JaN 81) has t³e Word on instal´ing the
cOmpressOr¼
T³e TB ±te² ±s foR 2
Y2-
and 5-ton ²ult±fue´ ve³±cles bUt t³e
cO¿pRessOÀÁs tHe sA²e one used ±n t³e M548¶
Â
M 110/M578 VehµcleS ¶³¶
Roadwheel Arm Lubric±tIon
SO HOà ²uch greÄse dO yOu put ±Å
µHe ÀOAÆóÇel aÀÈs Of yOuÀ veHÉcle?
ÊHe Ë· dOesnÌt ³elp, fOÀ suRÍÎ
ÏluÐÑ tHÍre re 2 fittiN
g
Ò OÓ t³E ARÔ
tÕÖ× AØÙ RÚÛl cÜOse tÝGÍtHeÀÞ SO w³at
DO yOß DOà
18
Give each fitting 6-8 pumps of The
Ol' 16±Oz grease gun in your BII!
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Of Reserve
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I
,/±
á³eckiNg t³e oil index indicator
on your Mâ02 toWed hoWitzerãs
reco±´ ²ec³anis² ±s pretty si²päeå
i
yoU knoW W³ich recoi´ ²echanism
youæve gotç
YoU check èthe o´d style M37 by
´ooking at t³e index p±é¶ êF t³e pin is
flUsh ëiµ³ the face of the control
R
asse²bìy, or doesn't exteNd
3
/
16»
inch
or ²ore, the oi´ reserve is ·í and
you can f±re the hoWitzer.
You ²ust add oil befOre you fire if
the pin extends
¼
/
½6
incî or ²oReÞ
The o±´ indicator ³ousing oN the
neW sty´e M37ïâ has been extended
to iNcrease the o±l reserveÎ
PlUsð there iñs a guaRd oveR t³e piN
ònd of the hoUsing.
The red tab insióe the gUard is the
key to read±ng t³e piNô You can fire
the M37 ïâõequipped hoWitzeR as
´ong as the indicator pin does
extend to the red tab.
ïdd o±´ before firing iF the
extends tO or past the red tab.
not
p±n
T130/
º»30¼½
T¾ack .
.±
´ W¹NN¹Ng ´NgºE
överybody p´ays the angäes at one
ti²e or another÷ YoU need to play
one too, every ti²e you connect
T130 ør Tù30öâ track¼
YoUr ang´e is 20 degrees, as shoWn
on Pages 3½20 thrU 3¾22 of TM 9½
2300ú257-10û
YoU need that angle so the track
üinæs flat sUrFaces ²atch up W±t³ t³e
f´at surfaces of the track bushings¶
·therW±se, the bUsh±ngs take a
beating and Weaý out long before
tþeir tiÿe.
Āorn bUshings ²ake dead shoes
and dead shoes can āake your VeĂ
hic´e ăot Mission áapab´e (ăMáĄ.
P´ay the angle and co²e oUt a
ą±nnerû YoU canĆt ´ose.
»¼
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