PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 397
DECEMBER 1985
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M60-Series Tanks .±²
Wedging thE M105D TEl
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DAmA
GE
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AmmO tUB
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R
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LIEF FUNd
It's simple Enough. ± ±
gear sticking out of a tube leads to
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Your tank is NMC when there are
damage±
three or more damaged ammo tubes or
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broken or bent am³o rack locking
handles±
You can save your hide and stay bat-
tlEFeld ready by keeping this in mind:
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NevEr rotate the turret when an
ammo rack lock´ng handle is opened±
It leads to broken or bent handles oR
damaged tubEsµ
.±²³
Keep gear out of the ammo tubEs±
The combination of a tu¶ing turret and
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Never use a tube or handle to get
in or out of the turret± It's a sure ladder
to damage±
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Tape or wire the handles closed if
you aren't carrying am³o±
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If your tank still has the long·style
handles, havE your mEchs replace them±
They'll
need
15
handles,
NSN
5340¸01¸039·8593, ¹r the leº rack, and
11 handles, NSN 5340·01·039·8594,
¹r the right rack±
The short handles will help prevent
damage, but only you can stop it dEad!
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DeC 85
"To have and to hold»
are the key words when it
co³es to the weDge
¼
assembly on your tank's
articulated tElescope±
½or one thing, you've
got to
hav±
the wedge
assembly± It holds the
¾ont end of the telescope
steady± If it's not in place,
the rough¿and·tough
operation of the taÀÁ in
Fring or in just getting on
down the road can mess
up the tElescope and your
boresight adjust³ents±
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½or another thing, the
wedge assembly neEds to
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¾¿À
hold
FrmlyÂbut not too tight± Never over tighten the bolt± The bolt breaks easi-
ly± Tighten it slowly until you Ãel resistance and then
St³P.
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The asse³bly ³ust be tight enough to prevent up·and·down play that would
da³age the telescope± But, it's got to be loose enough to let the telescopE Älide
oUt easily±
Missing a wedge assembly ¹r your ML05Å telescope? Get your ÅS unit to
replace it± It's their jobÆ
If thE bolt does break in the retaining ring, don't tÇy to repaÈr it yourself± Send
your tank to direct suppoɱ They'll get with the AMCCOM
LA
¹r a new repair
procedure that Will have your tank back pronto±
DeC 85
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