PS Magazine - MAY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 366
MAY 1983
A
bolt can screw you up and a riveT
caN give you the shafT .±² if you gET care-
less wiTh maintenance on your
M60
machine gun³
Hang a mo' while that unravels.
When you put togEt´Er t´e Bolt assEMBlY AFµER ClEA¶I¶G a¶D LUBi¶G, µakE A¶
exTra second to GEt the caM actUator on RIG´t· ¸F YOU PUµ It O¶ ¹RO¶G, YoUºLl
screw up t´e bolt·
So, Eyeball thE rollEr siDE of t´E caM.
»´E roller side Goes over t´E ¼dy oF µ´½ ¾Lt FIR¿µ²
I
This end
..±
i
i
d
Plug goeS
in thIS
end
»´e bolt plug GoEs t´roUG´ µ´e Rou¶D ¿IDE oF µ´e CaM (oPPo¿ItE t´E sqUaRED
off roller ¿ide) and screws i¶to the BOlt BodYÀ ¸t ´oLds µ´E ACtUAtor, ÁÂri¶g pIn
¿prinG, GUIDe andJirIng pin In place²
2±
'-²³ ´
µ
¶·
Bipod Legs
A
place you want to screw up is the
bipod legs³ ÃhecK the
²
pIvot leg
screws before you go banging the
bi pod into the dusT or mud or gravel² ¸f
the screws are looseÄ tig´Åen them
with the screwdriver sEction of your
coÆbiNaTion tool³
»hat can prevent bentÄ broKen or
losT bipod legs.
W´en you turn your gun in, tEll your
armoREr so he can staKe the screws to
Çeep TÈem tiGhT³
REc³Iv³r RIvEts
Éeceiver rivets can clue armorers
on serviceability of the weapon²
RIvetS
lOoSe?
Contac±
²³!
Êf receiver or bridge rivets are looseÄ
have your ËS checK them ouT²
F´µ´nG Tip
A
sTeady pull on thE trigger saves
unnecessary wear on the sear and sear
noTch³
ÌolÍ the Trigger full bacÇ tIll youÎre
through firing³
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