PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
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M3A
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Extractor
RM
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Armorers who do oRga
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zational PM
on the M3AL subm±cHINe gun ²ust
remove the extraCtor fom the Bo³t
assembly to inspeCt and Clean it.
This means you do more than CheCk
and C´ean the extraCtor parts you Can
see. You CheCk al´ oF it FOr breaks or
damage, and youµve got to use ¶·P to
thoroughly C´ean and lube it.
T¸ remove the extraCtor, you need
extraCt¸r pin too´,
NSN
4933-00-726-
6175.
Extractor p²n tool
NSN 4933·00·726·6175
Also, you Canµt remove the extraC¹
tor pin ºy F»rCing it out fom the top
(where you Can see it best). The pin !s
shouldered: ¼F you ForCe it From the
wrong side, you
'³³
da²age both the ½in
and the bolt.
¾emove the pin this way¿ Turn the
bo´t so the bottom ÀCes you. The reCess
For the pin Ás about a third oF the way
along the bo´t.
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Keep
T
top oF the bo´t Clear so the
pin Can »me out.
¼nsert
´he
Ãti½ oF the too´ into the bot¹
tom oF tÄE ÅÆn hole. ·ighÇly tap the too´
with a ÈÉr until the pin Comes fee.
¾e²ovÊ tËe exÌÍaCtor.
Put the pin in the to½ oF the bo´t aFter
you pUt the extraCtor in p´aCe. A light
tapping wi´´ do the job. ¼F you have
troub´e, eyeba´l the ho´e in the extraC¹
tor to make sure itµs ´ined up with the
bo´t pin hole.
APR 8
T±nk
Bii
²dditions
Two new items have been added to the ÎasiC ¼ssue ¼te²s Ïist Ðr M48A5
and M60Ñseries tanks and M728 Combat engineer vehiClesÒ
ÓelesCope Cap,
NSN
Ô0Ô5-01Õ014Ö703
MaChine gun ×itted Cover,
NSN
1015-0Ô-014Ø704
These replaCe tÙlesCope Cap asembly,
NSN
2540Ú00-767-9074, and maChine
gun Cover,
NSN
10Ô5Õ00-785Û9065, whiCh were ´isted in the vehiC´esµ Õ20PÕ2
TMµs by ²istake.
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TR±nspo³ StanD
Want to head oÜ damagÝ when yoÞ transport ML13 ßàá power½aCk
asse²b´ies to your support unit? Îuild a stând FOr µemã This neat little stand
holds the powerplant steady so the ride to
DS
wonµt be so bumpy. ¼nstruCtions
and a materials list are in
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43Õ000Ô-39Õ5 (A½r 83).
HeateR, Ammo ´on't µIx
Îe sure to keep a´l ammo at ´east 2 äet fom the personne´ heater out´et in
your M 113åseries Carriers. æeater ouçlet temperaère Can reaCh 400° ß, and
thaéµs hot enough to Cause ammo Cook-oFêë
Suppo³ ´oes Chain Job
¶hanging the ereCtion arm Chain on an M901 ¼TV is no longer a job Ðr you
ìnit meChs.
ßrom now on it Goes to su½port, even tho Para 3-26, Pages 3-38.1 and 3í3,
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