PS Magazine - AUGUST 1983

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 369

AUGUST 1983

PS Magazine - AUGUST 1983 - Page 8 of 34
M48/M60
Series Tank± .²³
T_
M9
tanK-Moun´ed Bulldo
3
er
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Trigger Switch?
Your sen±E±
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1
One thing's for
¼
ure, blade tank
For lack of a b
³
etter Term, calL it the
"one-shot syndrome²´ You fire your
main gun once, but can't get iµ to fire
a second time±
Chances are there's a relay
can fire your main gun± Do this only
sticking in the turreµ ¶iring relay box±
in an emergency± Have your turreµ
·o geµ your main gun firing again,
mechanic check out the problem
press down on the main gun switch
righµ away±
to turn iµ OFF± Waiµ a secon¸ and
·
then ¹lip iµ uP to ON again± Now you º
M548
Carrier± µ¶·
StareRs´µimple
as 1, 2¶ 3
Some of you cargo carrier mechs
have been scratching your heads
trying to find the starter relay on
youR vehicles. »ike when you're
removing t¼e starter according to
½ages
12-1
µo
12-5
in ·M
9-±350-
247²20.
model carriers don¾t have a starter
Well, you jusµ need to look a liµtle
rE¿ay²
' \
·¸
closer aµ the ·M±
·he ·M covers all the pÀssibiliÁ
Âarlà model carriers had eithÄr tIes, but yÅou 've got to look closely tÆ
rectangular or circular starter relays find which one applies to yoUr
on Çem² ·hese have to be removed vehicle± All the poop's tÈereÉ in black
before the starter'll come Ê˲ »ate and white² Ìead it and heed it²
12
²
¹
operators! Íf there's not enough oil
in the power takeÎÏf rightÐangle
drive assembly and magnetiÑ clutch,
they'll overÒeat² A lot of oil can be
Some fan
towers are fÓilÔ
iÕg from a Öack
o' lube ×
beØ
caUse they nÙver
got the lube fitÔ
ting and presÔ
sure relief valve
caÖÖÙd ÚÊr in ·Û
43²
³´4µ¶
ÍÕstructÜÊÕs fÊr ÝSÁiÕstallation of tÈe fitting and valve start on ½age
3²·8
ÊÚ tÈis ÞAßOÛ ÂquipàeÕt ÂáÌ and ÛainteÕaÕce Summaây ·M² »ube
rÙQãireàeÕts arÙ aÖreaäy iÕ åO
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æÊte
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