PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
Dome
Light Blues
There's light at the end of the tunNel, combat vehicle mechs! YoU can repair
yoUr vehicle's
dome light
withoUt haviNg to speNd more than 4 times what a
-
±±
²²
²
³²²
²
·²²
´µ
new one costs.
Use
2
assemblies,
NSN
6250-00±337²7465,
at
$
each .±²
³ ² ´ instead of tHis
assemBlyµ
NSN
6250-00-11³±0´75µ
that costs
¶·60!
Seems that one of the lamp holder
assemblies, ±S± 6250-00²112²0475,
showed Up on the AMDF costing $60.
That ±S± ha³ been dropped ´om the
sUpply system becaUse the light itself
costs aboUt $35µ
It works oUt that the other lamp
assembly can be Used to repair the ligh¶
·ntil the expensive holder is replaced,
Use 2 holdeR ¸ssemblies, ±S± 6250²0¹²
337º7465µ They're aboUt $3 each.
Don't go looking fOr these ±S±'s iN
yoUr vehicle's -20P» They're Not listed.
They are available, tho, fOr organiza¼
tional Use½
Lens Gasket
Before yoU install that new blUe
blackoUt lens in yoUr vehicle's dome
light, make a move that can save the
lens from cracking½
¾eplace the lens gasket½ That old
gasket won't do the job becaUse it lets
the len¿ bottom oUt against metal½ Then
wheN yoU tighten the screwsÀcrack!
YoU Need
gasket,
P±
123Á3072Â
FSCM 19207» Also, when yoU tighteN
the screws, JUst tighten Until they're
seated right. Then back oà aboUt half
a tUrn on the 3 screws aroUnd tHe blUe
lens.
6
SEP 84
GrEase FitTing Caps
Dear Half-MasT,
Our rebuilT M60A3 TaN
_
Ks
camE wiTh small proTEcTIvE
caps ovEr The grEasE FiTTiNgs.
±he caps are rEal haNdy ²or
KeepiNg ThE FiTTiNgs clEaN aNd
uNclogged duriNg FiEld exEr³
cisEs. ´T's simpler To rEmovE
a
cap
ThaN
To
rEplacE
a
cloggEd FiTTiNg. How do wE
geT morE oF ThesE caps ²or all
our TaNKs?
C 8 R
1µ±
.
·
±
M1
Tanks .¸.
¶
Dear Lieutenant CB.R±,
Te caps were put on by the
depot to protect against paINt and
dirt during rebuild± ²ey were not
inten³ed for Feld use or replace-
ment. But ´ they 're doing a job,
you can get them with
NSN 4730-
00-2±9²±³4±
µor about µour cents
each± You can use them on o¶H·E¸¹
vehicles that have grease FtºGS,
»
¼½
too.
lo/J1f
²
NOt-So-Quick Release
Ät's JUst dandy fOr the qUickÅ
.¸¹
Dirt aNd corrosioN can Jam the
release piNs in yoUr steeriNg aNd
PusH
reÆÇining mechaNism½ That means
brake liNkages to release qUickly
Here
the pin won't lock iN place½ Vibra-
wheN yoU mechs want them toÈ
to
tioNJars the pin loose, caUsing loss
Ät's not so dandy when Æhey come
release
of coNtrol½
loose on their owNÉlike wheN the
locking
tank's moving oUt dowN the trail
mechanism
ºu,»¼
½¾¿
at 30 MPÊË
SEP 84
WheNever yoU iNstall a qUick
discoNnect piN, make sUre the re¼
taiNiNg mechanism (spriNgÌloaded
balls) is holding the piN ÍrmLyÈ ÎUst
pUll on Ïhe pin½ Äf it comes oUt,
clean it or replace Ðt with a new piN½
Spring·
loaded balls
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