PS Magazine - MARCH 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 400
MARCH 1986
Ii
M1 Tanks .±±
Shock Seal InstaLlation
Some of you mechs
have been trying to install
that
seal
half on the
rotary shocks by just
using the drawing in the
-20P TM
.
You can't do it that
way.
There's not enough de±
tail in the drawing to let
you know exactly how
the seal is assembled. If
you do it
wrong,
you'll
have an oil leak real
quick.
Instead, put the seal
in the right way the first
time² Check oUt PAges
10-154, 10-255, 10³256
and 10-256´µ of¶2(Feb
85), T· 9-2350³255-20-
1-3-5.
If you let water get to
the fine dust and grit in
KEep It Dry!
a ground hop air cleaner,
¸
you've got a mixture that's
almost as hard as concrete
when it dries.
Got any idea how much
clean air co¹es through con±
crete?
Keep the ground hop aiR
cleaner dry and clean! It'll save
º
you an overheated, balky eng»ne²
4
Washer Ha± a Purpose
¼urret ¹echs, when you iNstaLl the
eLect½oni¾s rack shield, ¹ake sure
tHe washers are in tHe right place
¿between the s¾rewHeads and the shield
tabs.
It's te¹pting to slide the shield
tabs around the screws and tighten
tHe screws² If the washers are not
between the screws and the tab, the
screws can puLl through the tab.
Àext time you try to remove the
shieLd, you may not be able to get a
socket on tHe screws² Árying the
shieLd of can ruin the tabs, and
messed-up tabs calL for a new shield²
Turret ¹e¾hs,ali
±
tt
²
le
³
,
´µ¶-
±
,·
²!³
¸¹º»
;±
eXtra care in removing
the com¹ander's extension
can save da¹age to tHe Gun±
ner's Primary Sight (GPS) and
the G PS extension.
Ãou ¾an breaÄ oÅf the outer
ring of tHe G ÁS Æ-ring slot if
yoÇ don't pull tÈe eXtension ¾om-
É
ÊLetely cLear of the G ËS.
Get Ì buddy to Èelp and maÍe sure
the extension is pulled away and
clear of the G PS body before you
remove it.
¼Hen, as a precaution, put so¹e
greaseÎ ÏSÀ 9150-00-269-8255Î on
the Æ-ring used
Ð
in installing the
eXtension. That'll maÍe the piÑces
sLide together easier²
MAR 86
5
HANdle
commANder'S
exteNSioN
cArefully
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