PS Magazine - APRIL 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 365
APRIL 1983
Dear Half-Mast,
1
annon needle bEaRings caN
I've hEaRd That
Vu
an c
h
. SD±2 I² this so?
be damaged by clean³´g t em
m
.
SGµ
C
.
M±
Dear SeRgeant C. M±,
Maybe² The puRpose of SD (drycleaninGsolvent) is ³o ´emove heavy caRBon
deposits, cRusted lube and cruµ² AfteR YoU Use SD on any cannon componen³s,
M28-
.
Series
DRum Beating
Ins³alling ³he ammuni³ion µ¶U·s of yo¸R ¹28-seRies aRma·eN³ ºU»ºys³em
on an aiRcRaft is a 2¼man oPeRation²
½hat means
²
·an on each enµ of a ¾RUm, wi³H »o³H linin¿ i³ ÀP aN¾ lif³ing
the µRum on³o the ammuni³ion co·PaR³menÁ access ¾ooR²
Then, each ·an slides the µRU·
into place Ã±Ä slowly and togetheR.
One¼Åan opeRa³ions have ³orn up
the
Teflon RunneRs
and
even
pUt
holes in the aiRcRaft sUperstRUctUre²
Æot
onlÇ
does
that
let
UnWanted
moisture into the aircraft, but it also
Åeans a trip back to depot foR aiRÈ
cRaFt repaÉrÊ
l
M
16A±
'
r
c
1
eANiNG
Tips
.:1
³´,µ
±i
²ma
THE RIGht PUS¶
·¸¹
ËoR instance, when yoU clean ³he »oRe, PUºH ³He PatÌH all ³He way ³hRoU¿H
befoRe yoU stop² One mo³ionÍ
If you push it ³hrough in jeRKs,
Î
or
tRy to bacK up, chances aRe ³he cleanÏ
ing
rod anµ patch will jam²
½ha³
coulµ mean a tRip to yoUR aRmoReR oR
even support to get the patch anµ
Roµ out.
ºakedown pin
Ðo easy on the gas
tube² If yoU'Re not
authorized to Remove
Ñhen yoU clean the ³aKeµown pin,
eyeBall ³he gRoove ³hat Runs ³he length
of the pin²
Clean ³he cRuµ oUt of the groove
and pUt a little CLÒ in it±
Tha³ way, you wonÓt have to foRce
³he pin in place anµ youÔll pRevent
pin or receiveR µamage²
gas º»be
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