PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 394
SEPTEMBER 1985
Ruined By a 'Fix±
Crewmen, you can shoot yourselves
in the fot iF you get oil-caN±happy
around the comma²der's machine gun
ammo ³ed chute.
You won't ´iNd any mention oF lube
in LO 9-2350-253 12, so don't lube
the chute.
M60A3 TIS Tanks .
.±
There
is
a good reason why you
don't use oil. Just below the chute µis the
commander's laser range¶inder (LR·)¸
,±
.²
The oil you squirt oN the ammo
chute d¹Ips or ruNs oNto the LR· aNd
ruins the seals aNd gaskets. WheN the
seals aNd gaskets go bad, your LR· is
out fr the count.
Lay Of the P²N
Gunners, keep your ºngers (and screwdrivers) o´F the pulse frming network
(P·») adjustmeNt oN your A3's electron¼cs unit.
»o matte¹ what aNybody tells you, you won't get a better downraNge laser
beam iF you try to adjust the P·» with
a screwdriver. All you'll do is screw up
the worKs. ½he uNit aNd the ¹ecEIve¹/
transmitter are adjusted to operate as a
matched set.
DS has the tools and the kNow±how
to make any necessary adjustmeNts.
S-0±0-0-0,
iF you think your laser
rangeºnder is on the bliNk because oF
a lazy beam, get your support uNit on
the job. ¾t is
theIr
job.
12
²EP 85
M48/M60-Series T²nks, AVLB's, M72³ .´µ
HeaD O³ ²rozE´ TorsIon Baµs
Here's how you mechanics¿can cut down on the number oF Àozen torsion bars
and anchors you have to remove. »o more cutting torch and sledgehammer!
Befre you install a torsion bar, apply corrosion preventive compound to the
splined surÁce o the torsion bar anchor. »S» 8030-Ã0-244±Ä293 gets a quart
and »S» 8030±Å±2Æı2345 gets a gallon.
M60¶Ser·es tanks.
corrosion
preventive
compOuNd
Çeep the eyebolt used to pull the
maiN gun b¹eechblock in Its place,
crews aNd mechs. The eyebolt does
not belong in the threaded hole iN the
guNNE¹'s guard assemblÈ.
¾F it's put the¹e, the Éolt can bend or
break the link between the ballistics
d¹Ive and the commaNder's raNgeºnder
when the main guN is depressed.
TheÊe are oNËy two locations fr the
eyeboltÌeitÍer screwed INto the breech-
·
block fr its ¹emoval or installatIon, or
in the guN tool roll.
²EP 85
13
Then put a thin laye¹ oF dry ºlm
lube on the outside surÁce oF the
anchor just befre you install it in the
roadwheel
housing.
»S» 9Ä50±00-
948±69Î2 gets a Quart and »SÏ 9Ä50-
00±948Ð7025 gets a galloN.
»ext time you have to remove a
torsion bar, it'll come out slick as
a whistle.
Back to TopBack to Top
