PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
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Jam Check
If you're checking out a jammed
7.62-M± drum after flight, don²tjust
stop with a Look at the gun-to-drum
drive cab³e. The cabLe may ³ook
OK,
but it couLd be broken inside the shieLd.
•First, turn the cabLe connector to see
if i´ sLips.
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Turn cable
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StµLL OK?
•DiscoNnect the ¶LexibLe chuting fom
the feeder aNd ma·e ¸ure there is no
ammo iN the feeder or the guN.
•Rotate the
gun barreLs whµLe
eyebaL³µNg the drum.
If the drum ¹oesnºt tur», the cabLe
probabLy is bro·eN .
.. or the torque
Li¼iter is No´ adJusted rµght.
•PuLL the cabLe aLL the way ou´ and
chec· µt f½r brea·s.
PULl cabLe
¾¿o breaÀs? Chec· the torQue Limµ´er
adJUst¼eNt.
VIva± Teflon!
Teflon strips in the ammo drum bays
make Life easier ¶or ³oading crews and
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heLp preveNt damage to the aircraft oÂ
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the dru¼s.
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If the strips are da¼aged, and
especiaLLy if ´he screws aÅe stic·µNg
above the TefLonÆ itºs hard to sLide the
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drums in or ou´ oÇ the \ays.
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Chec· ºem
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out. Éf parts of the strµps
are missµngÆ or if screws are stic·iNg
upÆ get them repaired
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tA´E µ¶R·
¸F Y¹Ur
º»/M¼N½
¾¿D ÀÁLÂ
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ËÌ yÍuÎ
M ²6A ² Cleanup
Too much "c³eaNingË is bad f½r the
heaLth of your M 16A
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rif³e.
ExampLesÌ
Taking your ri¶LÍ to the showers with
you might get it cLeanÆ
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but water trapÎ
ped in tigHt p³aces wi³L rust your
ri¶Le.
CLeaNing your rµfLe with wet ragsÏ or
dumpµNg water µNto tight pLacesÆ aLso
sets your rifLe up ¶½r rust.
"CLeanË ¼eans as cLean as CÐP caN
get it Ñr you.
ÒnLess youºre aUthorµzedÆ do No´
disassembLe rµfLe parts to cLean themÓ
That goes ¶or the Ôrigger assembLy aNd
Do Not
disassemble
the Upper and Lower receµvers. Pages
12 thru Õ3 of TM 9Ö1005Ö249-10 have
the word oN cLe×NµNg aNd LUbiNg yoUr
rifLe. Read aNd heed.
Øurther ´a·edowN is a´ aÙ¼orer aNd
sUpporÚ LeveL aNd reqUµres specµaL tooLsÆ
a¹JUstÛeNtsÆ aNd ·Now-how.
CleaN wheRe
you ±aN .²³
aN´ stop
ChaMbeR
brush
Another poµNtÌ Éf so¼ethµNgºs wÜoNg
wµth yoUr rµfÝeÆ teLL your ar¼orer abou´
it. Þhe probLem wonºt cure µ´seLf. ÉN shortÆ µf yoU caNº´ ge´ to ßN area wµth yoUr
"toothbàUshË (¿S¿ á00âã00ä494Ö660Õ)Æ pµpe cLeaNerÆ pa´ch or bore aåd
cha¼ber bÜushesÆ yoU ºre No´ expected to dµsasse¼bLe ´rµcÀy co¼poNeNts to ge´
to the dµrt. Your ar¼orer WµLL ta·e care of µ´ dUrµng hµs PMCS.
DEC 8´
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