PS Magazine - MAY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 402
MAY 1986
Vulcan Timing & LoAding
Here're a coupla' probLem areas
that can be avoided when loadIng
yoUr VuLcan:
±Ine up the tIming lock wIth an
arrow on the conveyor gear. That'Ll
Eyeball the notch on the end of the
tIming lock. ²f one of the arroWs on
the conveyor gear is not Lined up in
8
the notch, tUrn the gear UntiL the
arrow does lIne Up. You're not ready
for LoadIng untiL the a
·
rrow is right³
HoLD one with the speed wrench!
Feed the ammo in untIl the fIrst
sprocket´ You'lL see the takeoff gear
knob turn sLIghtLy counterclockwIse³
²f you try to force the ammo In
with the speed wrench before the
fIrst round Is seateDµ you can screw
up the ammo ³.
. and the system.
Seat the first round¶ Then use t¸e
speed wrench³
AnOth¹r time
speed wrench
cautIon is when the load motor stops
during loadIng³ That's an IndIcatIon
of jammed roundsµ so donºt reach for
the speeD wrench. ²nstead, back the
rounds out and troubLeshoot³
Check It out ³³³ by the book³
MAY 86
Tanks, Howitzers .±²
Cannon CleaniNg AnD PreservInG
All you tankers and howitzer
crewmen who've been waitIng for a
break in cleanIng and
preserving
yo»r cannon can take heart³
C¼P now comes in kits containIng
everythIng yo» need to take advan-
tage of its tIme½saving characteristIcs³
¾ere's what's avaIlable:
•For 105 and 120MM tank can-
nons¿
use kitÀ
NSÁ
1015Â01Â196Â
2173³ The kit ¸as 3Ã preÄmeasured
contaIners of C¼PÀ a lIter of C±P In
a trIgger spray bottle, 30 bore cLean-
Ing sleeves anD a bore evacuator
brush³
MAY 86
9
•
For 105MÅÆ Ç55MM and 8ÈIn
artilLery weaponsÆ use ÁSÁ
I
025É01È
Ê96Ë2172³ This kIt has alL of the
above itemsÆ plus a primer/vent seat
brUsh³
²nstr»ctIons for Using the kits are
encLosed in each box.
Make the foLlowIng changes to the
instructionsÌ
For the M 11 ÍA2 (8ÄIn) howItzerÄÎ
wet the internal surface of the muzzLe
brake, not the external.
For 105 and 120MM tank can-
nonsÈÈafter soaking the bore evacua-
tor valve and Letting it set 30Ä40 mIn-
utesÏ clean the tube oRifIces thoroughÎ
ly with the evacuator brush before
you wipe off the C±PÐ
You can also get a new nylon
bristle bore brush to use when apply-
Ing ѱP.
Òach brush comes with a cover³
Brush and Cover
Cannon
105mm
155mm
±-in
NSN
1015²01 1³´²2µ75
µ025²01²1³´²217´
1030²0µ¶1³´²2177
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