PS Magazine - JULY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 392
JULY 1985
M2/M3 Bradley .
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Don't Lock Yourself In!
Don't set a trap
yourselves,
drivers± when you unLock and open up
your hatch fom the outside.
IF you replace the padlock The way it
was when the hatch was locked, the
hatch wilL lock again any time the cover
is closed² ³hing is, the inside latch will
be locke´, too-fom the outside!
You'lL have to cLimB Back thRough the
vehicle and Leave through the turret
hatches or the ramp door to unlock
the hatch²
I
Your best Bet is to either store the padlock inside, or to lock it around the
hull mount onlyµnot around Both the mount and the release lever² ³hat way,
the inside latch will still work²
Brace-ing for SafeTy
Stowing the Brace ¶r your ·radley's
power unit access door? Do it by the
book-³M 9¸2350¸252¸10¸1µoryou're
taking a chance on your sa¹ty.
·e sure the brace end is securely
ºstene´ in its clip² Otherwise, a loose
brace coul´ get caught in the control
linkages in the power unit compartment.
³hen control linkages get bound up
and won't work righ».
·e saFe an´ sure² DouBlecheck the
brace and clip every time you close the
access door¼
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Stow
brace
secure
in clIp
JUL 85
m2/M3 BradLey, M²RS ³´µ
F±ght ConTro² Rod STicKing
Drivers, a sticK accelerator
p
edal is much more »Han a nuisance. I»'s a hazar´
to li¹ an´ LimB² So are bal½ steering an´ Braking controls²
³hese proBlems won'» solve ¾emselves-they wiLl oNly ge» worse² You nee´
to take action²
IF your steering controL Binds or ¹eLs sticK when you're
aneuverin
±
, or
it takes a Lot more ¶ot to work the brake, or »he acceLerator st¿cks at any t¿me,
Let your mechanic know now.
³he proBLem can usually Be
À
»raced »o corrode´ Linkage rod ends² Corrosion
in the rod end Bearings causes Binding an´ eventual ÁiLure²
Your mechanic has the solution-corrosion preven»ive LuBricant.
I
can Be
sprayed or Brushed on »he Bearings while the linÂage is han´Ãoperate´²
³he LuBe is avaiLaBLe un´er »hese ÄSÄ's:
4-oz bOTle
1 ·pt trIggEr ±PrAyer
1-gal plastIc bottlE
t:±
£lri
o,.
A³³ Packing ´o Oµ³er
³o Åish that repair joB on your ·radLeÆ's roa´wheel or idleÇ huBcap, don'»
¶rge» one pre¶rÈed packing² Wen you or´er hUBcap repair kit, ÄSÉ 2530¸
01Ã104¸8941, you don't get the pre¶rmed packing you need to re¸install the
huBcap²
RepaIr
kIt
p²³
JU² 85
´rEfOrmEd PackINg
µSµ 5330¶01-078¸2¹79
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