PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 394
SEPTEMBER 1985
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M85 Machine Guns.
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Covers and Pins
TlR²'S ONL³ o´£ WAY
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There's a right way and a wrong
way to install the cover assembly quick
releAse pin on youR tank-mounted
.50±cal machine gun.
the back plate² That way, you can
remove the pin and cover when the
gun is mounted.
if
you put the pin in fom the otheR
way, you can't get it out once the
gun's in ³he cupolA.
The coveR assembly is designed to
stAy open when it's rAised FR loAding
or
·
uNoAding²
²f
the coveR Assembly
won´t stay open, get your aRmoReR on
the job²
He'll chec
out the coveR serRAµions
and the cover detenµ in the AccelerAtor
assembly. ThE detenµ is spRing loAded
to ¶t inµo the seRrAµions and hold the
cover open. ¸o spRing tension? SerRA¹
Put the pin in fom µhe leº only»
tions smoothed o¼ or burRed? ½epLAce
that is, fom the leº side looking At
the springs oR cover²
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SEP 85
M»¼½ ¾.¿
Limit SwitchEs NeED CaRE
carrier a¾D ¿aU¾cher
Àave ma¾y ¿imit sWItchesÁ Âhen they
Don't woÃK rightÄ yoU Don't ¶reÁ
ÅeÃe're a couple oÆ tips that'll Keep
you operating:
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The cab venti¿ation sWitch gets
DamageD most oÆten Whe¾ the ve¾t
Çltration hanDle is s¿ammeD Èom the
dÉe staYs in
the
Æiri¾g
posItio¾, the
switch is aCÊ
tivAted all the
time. That
means early
wearout.
SEP 85
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ËaU¾cher limit sWitcÀes get ÀIt
bY tÀe e¿eme¾ts»Water, DIÃtÄ heaÌÄ
cO¿D, etcÁ Theià bIggest ÍesÄ tÀoÄ aÃe
Wateà hosesÁ
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to tÀe
¿etterÁ Âash ¶rst anD the¾ lUbe tÀe
sWitches² That way, the ¿Ube stays
Where it's needeD anD the sWItcÀes
stay on the job. The lubing neeDs to be
Done at least once a WeeK.
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