PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 399
FEBRUARY 1986
M1 Tanks .±²
A Packing In T±me
Installing a power pack requires that you use a service
repair kit. But that kit doesn't include prefrmed pack±ng,
NSN
5330-0³´073-4233µ
The pack±ng Fts on the Fnal drive trunnion and
keeps the Fnal drive oil where it belongs. As Long as
it²s in gooD shape, that is.
Most o³ the time, though, the packing's
re´dy fr repµacement a¶er you
pUll a pack. So, eyeball it real
cLose fr nicks, ·at spots and
other damage every ti¸e you pull
a pack¹ º» ¼t's bad, replace it.
The packing is Item
60
o³ ½ig
¶65
in TM
9·2350-255¸20P-l¹
¾on't get check-h´ppy, TC's a¿d tÀrÁ
Ret
mechs,
when
the
commander's
machi¿e gUn is not installed ¼¿ its tURÂ
ret moU¿t.
With the gUn removed, the PMCS
check shown i¿ TM
9-2350º255-¶0º»
ÃR the com¸ander's weaÄn sÅt¼o¿ c´¿
cause problems, Like messi¿g UÆ the
br´ss ge´rs¹
You won't get ÇRee movement ¼¿ the
elevat¼on aÈseÉbly u¿Less the m´chi¿e
gU¿ is instaLled¹ The eQUiL¼bÊ´toÊ has
been adjusted so the gUn eLevaËes as
e´siLy as ¼Ë deÆResses whe¿ Ëhe gU¿Ìs
moUnted¹
So ¿eveR ÍRce the asseÉbLÎ Ëo ÉaKe
¼t work right whe¿ the gUnÌs not ¼ÏÁ
stalled. You²LL onLÎ teaÊ UÆ Ëhe ge´Ês.
8
FEB ¼½
MLRS ¾².
Tak±ng ²t on ³he Ch±n
A locked-open balÐistic
window packs a wallop as
powerÑl as a right upperÂ
cut¹
ThatÌs why the closing
procedure is a twoÒman
job.
When
the
window
is
unlocked
fr clos¼ng,
a
torsion bar Unwinds with
enoUgh frce to liÓ the
heavy assembly.
Any unlucÔ soul standÂ
¼ng neaR or Æassing by the
Door when the window ¼s
Released runs theÕ risK o³
catching a shot to the chin¹
So Do the job the way
TM
9-¿450ÀÁ46º¶0
says
on
Page
2-97Â
Have
another cRewman press ¼n
on the w¼ndow wh¼le Ëhe
dR¼ver worKs Ëhe reLease
h´ndle¹ Once ËhatÌs DoneÖ
the cRewmaÏ Lets the w¼¿×
Dow come UÆ gRadUaLly.
Cable Rou³±ng R±gh³?
ØeÉeÉbeR, mechs, the ÑeL shUtoÙ
c´bLe
Êu¿s
ÚoÉ
Ëhe
dR¼veÊÌs
geaRÛ
box/contRoL ËoweR,
betweeN
Ëhe thRotÁ
tLe con¿ect¼¿g L¼ÏK a¿d heL¼caL sÆR¼ng to
Ëhe e¿g¼ne shÜtoÝ.
ÞeveR ÊoUËe the c´bLe UndeÊ the conÂ
ÏeßËàÏg L¼¿K oÊ ÎoÜ coULd be Lay¼ng Ëhe
gÊoU¿D
wáÊK
âR
JaÉÉeD
thRoËËLe
coÏËÊoLs¹
fEB ¼½
Ã
ÄÄÄ ovÅr
ÆhroÇÈÅ
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