PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
Beware the Flat Spring!
A broken sprig on your
Ml
taNk's ammo rack could leave you breathless.
Crews-lIsten to thIs: The o±Ly thIng holdIng a
105-MM
round In the rack Is
·
fat spr²±g, ³S³
5360±01²074³9029.
´F that sprIng lets go whIle the aMMo door
Is open, you could get a round In your lap µ.
. on your head ¶.
. or all over IF It
blows up¶
·or your sa¸ty, don't operate the
Ml
wIth the aMMo doors open except when
you loaders are doIng your th²ng. Be extra care¹l anyt²Me you open tHe doors,
because a sprIng could break¶
Eyeball the sprIngs dur²±g your PºCS. ´F a sprIng Is broken or
?
aMaged,
DO³'T USE ´T¶ Report It on your DA
2404.
When the probleM 1s solved,
you'lL hear about It» ·or now, be care¹l!
±
Where's the RiGht Screw±
Dear Half-Mast,
I
can't geT the right size
screw foR the switch cap on
my M60A3's cu
p
ola elevating
screwjack. When
I
order thE
screw listed in the pa±s ²M's,
it's too large³ Can you help?
CW2 W´µ.
Dear Mr.
W´Rµ,
You 're right± Te M6A3 's paRs
²³s are wrong´ Te screW you
Want is
NSN 5305-00±059²4550.
AMCCOM says the uPdteµ ²¶s
Will cor·ect the er
H
o
{
I
f
f
1±
m¶ Tanks ·¸·
WaTcH You² ³EeT´
DrIvers; be just as care¹l ge¼tIng ½nto your statIon ¾oM o¿tsIde tÀe hatch as
you are ¾oM InsIde the turret¶
ÁhIle
a
MovIng tÂrret can put the h¿rt on your body, yo¿r Feet can put the
hurt on your tankÃas In ³ÄC¶
Keep your ¸et oÅ the InstruÆenÇ and Master control panels when coMIng
WlL
i
\
±
²n!³-´
. µ
;
µ
¶
\< I
·
¶:
.·, ¸
¹º»
¼½
A:
.
.
¹
º»¼½_¾¿ÀÁÂ
through the hatcȶ Only a ¸w oF those knobs can beÉ replaced, and none oF the
swItches can be repaIred at organIzatIonal level¶ So your taNk sIts stIll untIl DS
Ênds a replaceMent panel¶
Just consIder tËe panels oÅ lIMIts to anythIng other than your hands¶ ´F that
Means plant²ng your d²rty, Muddy boots rIght ²n the MIddle oF yo¿r seat, then do It¶
M³Y8´
¸¹e LiGhT ºantasTic
Don't get shook up IF the hydra¿lIc
systeM
Mal¹nctIon
lIght
coMes
on
durIng
hIghÌspeed
slewIng¶ That's
more or less norMal.
WÀen the ManeuVer Is coMpleted,
the lIght goes oÅ and the gunner's
pressuÍe
gage
returns
to
a
norMal
readIng
(1Ã5Ä
to
1Ã700
PS´)¶
´F tÀe pressure stays down or Îhe
lIght doesn't go oÅ, then Îroubleshoot.
See Page
3-17
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