PS Magazine - APRIL 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 389
APRIL 1985
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Access Roster
You neEd to post thE namEs of pErsonnEl who arE authorizE< accEss to your
arms room. BEat thE problEm ·with a 2-F by 2±F pl²wood rostEr board which
you can hang in your arms room. Two squarE piEcEs of 1/4³in plywood do thE
job. HingE thEm so onE piEcE swings closEd on thE othEr, allowing only you to
sEE thE namEs.
Mount thE plywood panEls on ²our wall or kEEp thEm undEr a workbEnch.
ThE rostEr holds Eight lEttErs´ Dµ's or othEr accEss authorization documEnts.
Bonus T±ps
HErE'rE somE tiPs that'll makE your
maintEnancE bEttEr:
R dirt² wEapons to usErs ¶r
propEr clEaning and lubing.
Hold Each soldiEr rEsponsiblE ¶r his
assignEd wEapon, including damagE.
GEt with your supErvisor and CO
and try to arrangE ¶r a wEEkl²
a¸orErs' sEssion. ¹roblEms havE bEEn
solvEd or smoothEd by battalion
armorErs who havE wEEkly sEssions
with Each othEr´ sEnior NCO's and
maintEnancE supErvisors.
Sharing solutions makEs ¶r smooth
running arms rooms.
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M16A1 PMCS Change
You can ºrgEt about rEmovin» thE
buttstock on M16AL ri¼Es durin½ thE
quartErly ¹M¾S. ¿EasoÀ: ButtplatEs
arE bEing damagEd in
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thE procEss
of rEmoval.
parts as nEcEssaÂyà CrackEd buttstocks
arE
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rEpairEd b² DS.
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Check
butTock
fOr
damage
All armorErs nEEd do with thE buttÅ
stock (gun stock assEmbly)Æas Çr as
¹MCS on ¹agE 2±6 oÈ ÉM 9Ê1005Ê
249±24&¹ goEsËis to chEck it ¶r
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damagE´ clEan and lubE it, and rEplacE
WhEn yoU tightEn thE butt cap scrEw,
tÍÎ it untIl thE scrEw hEad sEÏts and you
gEt rEsistÏncE. TuÎ it onE morE quartEr
tuÐ and stop.
ÑÈ thE scrEw comEs loosE during ri¼E
usÒ, rEplacE it.
ThE scrEw is sElf lockIng. OncE it's
rEmovEd, it must bE rEplacEd with a
nEw onE. OthErwisE´ it'll kEEp workÓ
ing loosE.
suppre±±or ²tay± Put
WhEn you clEan or rEPair your M16AL ri¼E´
kEEp thE ¼ash supprEssor
´
placE.
¿Ô¼EmEn and armorErs sÕould not rEmovE ÖhE
supprEssor bEcausE it ×kEs spEciaØ tools to Put it
back rigÕt.
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Ñf you rEmovE it´ your DS has to rEplacE it so that
it'll stÏy on.
ÑnstallÚd wrong´
µ
sUpPrEssor could Ûork oÜ
and stoÝ a bullEt .
.. or bE bEnt and do ÖÕE sÏmE
thing. A too tigÕt sUPPrEssor can damagE thE baÂÂEl´
gas ÞbE or ÛEapon ßnÔsÕ.
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SUPPrEss tÕE urgE. ÑÈ it's ØoosE´ DS must rEPaàr
it. OÖhErÛisE´ lEt yoUr sUÝPrEssor stÏá Put.
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