PS Magazine - JUNE 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 403
JUNE 1986
THE
PREVENTIVe
MAinTENANCE
MONtHLY
Published by the Department of the ARmy For the Information oF alL soldIer
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s
assIgned to combat and combat support units± and aLl soLdIers wi²h orgaM-
·
zational maintenance and supply duties³
W´thin lµmits of avaILabILity, older Issues may be obtaIned direct From
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ISSUe 403
FIREPOWER
M9 Pistol
M60 MG
M240 MG
M60/M1 Tanks
M60 Tanks
M48 ±anks
M1 Tanks
2,3
4-5
6-9
10²13
14³´5
15
16
GROUND MO Bl LiL TY
gUgV Links
3µ
Truck C¶utches
38·41
BRake Pedal
Ca¸tions
42¹43
5ºton TiRes
43
M916/M920 TR¸cks
44
AIR MOBILITY
Aircraft Tires
Survival
Vest PaRts
48»49
50¼51
COMMUNICATIONS
PRobe Pa½ts
54-55
gUgV Antennas
56
TROOP SUPPORT
New P¸¾s
28
A¸dio Visua¶
Update
28
Maintenance
Adviso½ies
28
PM Histo½y
29
Steam gleane½
¿ose
47
Mask SanitizeR
57
PS wants your Ideas and contributions,
and ±s glad Lo answEr your questions.
Name anD address are kept ±n conf²·
dence³ Just write to:
JUne 1986
MÀÁS LLM Grease
Howitze½s
FiRe Cont½ol PM
M163/M167
Vulcan
17
18¼21
22¼25
26¼27
5ºton Winch PaRts
44
gUgV Heater ¿ose
45
M44 TRucks
45
D7Â Tracto½
46
Special Inst½uctions 52
UH-60 Pre¼ÂliÃht
52
AvionicsÄ AÁC¼131
53
SB-22 Sp½inà Clips
56
M17 Mask Disk
57
Áope Tiedown Tips
58¼59
Áequisition
Exceptions
60»61
Automatic Áet¸Rns
62¼63
Connie B½iefs
64¼65
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When you get yoUr new M9
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9-
M M pistol. hang onto some of tHe
support items you use for your ±38
and ²45 caL handguns³
You´LL need racks, hoLsters, tooLs
and cLeaning eqµipment that you
used witH tHe oLder weapons± So¶e
you´lL use as is± Some you´LL Have to
modify³
The point is, keep them± No new
items wiLl repLace tHem at this time±
·ere´s wHat you´LL need for tHe
M9:
•
CLeaning equipment¸
M4 cLeaning rod,
NSN 1005¹00º556»4102
0=
±38»caL bore brusH,
NSN 1005¹00º716¹21 32
CLeaning patches,
,
·
•
NSN 1005¹00-288»¼565
½ube and cLeaners for the M9 are
the same as for other smaLL ar¶s¾
C½P, ½SA¿ ½AW and RBCÀ
•
TooLs¹
The Á9 can be field sÂriÃÄed in
less Âhan ten seconds wiÂhoµt ÂoolsÀ
Åo ÆpeciaL tooLs are reQUired ±±±
for
any ÃUrÃoseÇ
Every tool yoU need is in the ȶalL
Arms ReÄairman Éool Ki±
•
MainÂenanceº
Armorer reÃair iÆ ÆimÃLe± Êhe only
juN² ³´
organizaÂional reÄair Äarts are Âhe
Four griÄ screws
_
and washers anD
ËoÂh griÄsÌ
Ð
Íistol Rack»
No rack is pLanned for the M9±
Existing M Î920 racks wilL be used to
store it± IÏformation on rack modifiÐ
cations wiLl be avaiLabLe Later±
Ñ
Ñolsters-
Éhe M9 has its own hip holsÂer¿
NSÒ
Î09Ó»0Ô-Î9Õ- 3¼4¼± The
onLy
shoulDer hoLsÂer avaiLaËLe is Âhe M7¿
UseD wiÂh Âhe ÌÕÓ pistolÖ
A sligh field fix can sÂretch Âhe
safeÂy sÂraÄ on Âhe M× Âo accommoØ
DaÂe Âhe Á9±
ÙiÄ Âhe
sÂraÄ in warÚÛ
soaÄy
waÂer FOr Five minUÂes anD sÂreÂch iÂ
·Y
Âo
'H
inch±
ÍUÂ Âhe Á9 in Âhe holsÂer anD snap
Âhe ÆaFeÂy ÆÂÜÝÄ in ÄlaceÞ ße Âhe sÂraÄ
Dry overniGh wiÂh Âhe ÄisÂol in Âhe
holsÂerÌ
After it Dries¿ seaL the strap with
Neatàs¹foot oil so iÂàLL stay eLastic±
µu¶· ³¸
¹
Dµp s¶rap µ¸
wa¹º soapy
wa¶»r ¶o
s¶r»¶c¼
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