PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
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M60-Series Tanks
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Put Pads in Their Places
There's a time and a place
fr
every±hing, iNcluding the cushionIng
pads in your tank's ammo ready racks.
²e t³me is now and the place is where
the pads belong-in the ready rack, not
just somewhere in the tank.
±²³´µ¶ ·¸,¹º»-¼½
Some oF you tankers ´gure as long
a
the pads are somewhere in the tank,
you're alL set and your tank is mIssion
capable.
Wrong! The PMCS says a damaged
or mIssing ready rack cushioning pad
makes your tanK not missioµ capable
(C.
Missing¶·eans not ¸ its proper
place and glued down.
Why
al
the ¹ss? That pad shields the
105ºM round »om shocks and »om
a possible electrica¼ short circuit½a
short that cou¼d set oFF the round and
make things really hot fr the crew.
¾F your ready rack pads are just some¿
where in the tank, ´nd 'em and have
your mech glue 'em down where they
belong.
He'll clean the pad and the rack ´rst
and then apply adhesive, ÀSÀ 8Á0ÂÃÂ
262Ä9025, to both surFAcesÅ
¾F you need new ones, let your mech
know and he'll order ÀSÀ 2590ÆÃÆ
405Ç1932.
Prevent Wind Sen±or DamagE
There's not a whole lot you can do
about crossÆwind sensor damage »om
tree lI·bs and brush-it's just a FAct oF
tank
Lf.
But you can cut out some
dÈmage with a couple oF smooth moves.
•
BE ±urE youR ballistics computER
powER i± off whEN you iN±taLL or rEmove
thE probE: OthE²wi±E, ±cRatch oNE probE
aNd thE
A9
ciRcuIt caRd iN thE computEr³
´hat maKE± for a vEry ExpEN±ivE REpaiR
j
ob.
FEB 8
11
•
µotAte thE wi1d ±ENsor ma±t cAp
180°±
¶t' ¶¶ hELp pREveNt dAmAgE to the cAp
tHat occur± whEN A Limb oR bRaNch hIts
the mA±t·
¸
pops thE cap opeN aNd thEN
maNglEs it¹
ºAKE ±uRE thE cAp hingE poiNts towArd
cap hinge pointing
toward the
gun tube?
thE guN tubE» ´hEN· tho±E Limbs aNd
braNchE± wiLL
J
u±t ±Lip ovER thE cap, Not
riP it oF. You¼LL NEEd
4
NEw locKwA±hER±,
NSN 5310-00²933³8118,
to finish thE job½
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