PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
M110A2
SP Howitzers
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Beware of Spinning Handles
Crewmen, be real waRy of the MaNual Traversing aNd elevatiNg haNdles oN
your howitzEr, especiaLly wheN you use power to Traverse or elevaTe.
±Hose haNdles can Make like whirling druMsticks aNd beat a paiNFL tattoo oN
aNyThing (or aNybody) iN the way.
Your ²³ 9-2350-´µ-10 war¶s you Never to elevaTe or traverse MaNually
wHen TH· power sysTems are beiNg used¸ You're also wa¹ed to sTay ºlear of
THe Handles During operation, iN case There»s a MalFnºtio¶¸
I¼ som·one plays wiTH The Manual HaNdles wHile tHe Gun is in travel lock, He
May MesS uP ½e ¾¿uTºH ½at disengages Àhe
mu
HaNdles wHeN Áwer iS applied¸
²HaT Means tHos· Ha¶dl·s will sPiN when Power is aPPlied¸ ANd Ângers,
Hands, aRMS, elbowS and knees don'T come ouT o¼ THe ÂgHT in good sHape¸
K··P your disTanº· wHen power Trav·rse or ·l·VaTion iS us·d¸
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»aY 85
ÃaviNg trouble keepiNg
locÄuTs oN the idler arM
bolts oN your ³110Å2 ÆÇ
howitzers or ³578 recovÈ
ery vehicles? Could be
the bolts are too short¸ Use
ribbed shouLder boLts,
ÉÆÉ 5Ê06Ë00-45ÊËÌÊÊÊ,
iNstead. ±hey»re the saMe
oNes used oN the roadÍ
wheels.
Reuse or OrDer New Valve
³ake sure aNy New or rebuilt radiator
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surge taNk you get has a pressure relief
valve iN place beÎre you iNstaLl it.
Éew
t,
ÉÆÉ 2ÌÊ0ËÏË221-4805,
coMe without the vaLve, ÉÆÉ 2ÌÊ0-Ï-
245Ë81Ð. Ñebuilt taNks ÒoM your supÈ
pORt uNit May
b
MÓssiNg th valve, aLsoÔ
Õither order a New valve or use a serÈ
viceable oNe ÒoM the old taNk, but
Make sure The surge taNk has a good
one in place.
±he taNk aNd valve are ÖteMs × aNd
5 iN Øig 2Ì of both ±³ ÌË2Ê50Ë2Ê8-20Ç
(³578 recovery vehicLe) aNd ±³ ÌË
2Ê50ËʵË20Ç (³110ÅÙ ÆÇ howitzer)¸
»ay 85
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