PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
M901 TOW .±±
'Round YOu Go
Slewing around? Remember this:
When you traverse the turret with the
slew sitch (on hand control) bring
±
²
_the turret tO a graDual stop by easing
!±;
-=
up with the haNdgrIp actuator. Then,
To bring your M901 turret down fr
a soFt la±ding, be sure your
A
and EL
ST²W lights are on.
As the ³urret settles on the deck ´you
can hear and Feel i³), ³urn oµF the
ERECT¶²· ¸rive switch.
¶F the tu¹re³ slams or comes Down
ha¹d, Je³ your ¸irec³ Suppo¹t know. ¶³
may need a± eleVation s³ow switch or
Deceºeration adjus³men³.
8
release that switch as you prepare to
s³op the slew.
Reason: the slew switch turns the
turre³ rapidly, »d a sudDen stop
c
te¼
up the azimu³h driVe.
Cable Snags
¶F smoke Genade launcher cables are
bruising crewmen or getting busted,
check wi³h your ¸S abou³ reposition½g
the co¾ector receptacle.
FEB ±
Bolt che±ks
Hul
m¿haÀics who Ád loos bolts on Ãhe beÄl housing trÅsFer Æase Çnd enȱe-
toÉtransmission shoulÊ have the bolts reinstalled by ¸S. ¸S'll neËÌ to use new
compressioN washers, ·S· 5310ÉÍÎ877É5972, when they make the Fix. ²ld
washers or substituÏes Ðon'Ñ dÒ the Óob.
CoopEration ²peratioN
The turre³ and missiÔe sys³em require 180Éday veriÕcation ÖÖÖ and ³ogetherness
is called fr.
Turret and system mechanics ´M²S 45K anD 27E) should check the ³urret
and missile sys³em components at the same ti×e.
ReadIng MaterIal
¶F you don'³ haVe a copy oF AR 750Ø40, get with your pubs clerk. ¶t's the Õnal
word on missile system materielÙreadiness reporÚing.
Check Page LÉ6 oF the
A
.
¶t says you mus³ have 2 BBÉ287 batteries on ha±d
or your ¶TÛ is not mission capable. Üor other interesting reading, Para 4É6b oF
A
1ÝÉ11 Þves you a number oF plßces to s³ore your
-²³
88-2²7
optical sigh³ and traversi±g uni³
(.
Your missile
guidance set ´MàS) doesn'³ have an option. The
MàS is stored and Jocked in your arms room.
BoresigHt ³S´
·á the SUÉ93 boresight coâaãor fr you¹ Àight
sigh³?
ào fr it wi³h ·Sä 5855É01É10åÉ6433. ¶t's listed
in TM 9É5855É450É24P ´æun 83).
Purge Requirement
You need
2 on hand
·ote to ³urre³ mechaçcs: Purèng optics in the
image ³ra±sér assembly ´¶êA) is your job and your
ë20 êM spells out the procedure. êo Do the job you
need çtrogen purging kit,·S· 4931É00É065Î1110.
TAS
·
4 Coverµ Up
The gì¼d cushion fr the AFoí
cover on your T²W's Aä/TASÉ4
the¹mal night sight must be i± place
when the sight or cover goes Fîr
repair.
The guard prevents damage ³o
the expensive optical Jens. Compoï
nents shipped without the guard
have arrIved with damaged lenses.
FEB ²
9
Keep
cushion
in place³
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