PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-412
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 412
MARCH 1987
FIREPOWER
M1/M1A1
Tanks.
Keep a Grip on the Bottles
DoN't pANiC, tHere±S No
f²re! tHe eXtiNGU²SHer
ACC²DeNtALl ³ D´SCHArGeDµ
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A loose strap on a fRe extinguisheR bottLe in yoUR M±-series tank lets tHe bottle
vibrate iN its moUnt. T²at caUses the bottle to disc²arge.
So, check the bottle moUnting straps. IF straps aRe loose³ let yoUR mech know
aboUt ´tµ ¶. and don't move oUt Until he tightens them.
MecHs, iF t²e nUts are loose on the
bott·e stRaps, Replace them w´th New
locknUts³ ¸S¸ 5310¹º¹059»9265¶
When yoU tighten tHe stRaps, Use yoUR
wrencH wisely. Don't tig²teN the nUts so
tight yoU str´p the th¼eads, bUt make sURe
the nUts aRe snUg.
Try to sHi½ the bottle. IF ´t moves,
tighten the NUts a little moRe. JUst make
sUre t²e bottle won't come loose dUring
opeRatioN.
And RemembeR, when yoU Replace a
disch¾rgE Bttle, ¿place the lOKUts
¶·¸
2
M2/m3
B¹adº»y¼ ½.½
Machine gun on the Loose!
TURRet mechs,
iF an MÀ40C
coax machine gUn's tRiggeR aRm
is not adjUsted Right and iF theRe's
not mÁnimUm cleaRaÂce between
the tRigger
a
and triggeR, the
weapon can keep on fRing when
the tRiggeR is Released!
So add this to tHe inFo in TM
9Ã2350¹252¹20¹2¹3 on adÄUsting
t²e coax mac²ine gun solenoid
linkage
when
the
linkage
is
moUnted on the rotoR:
•
Clearance ÅtweeN the trigger
aNd triggeR arm shoÆld not be
more than 0ÇÈ0 iNcH aNd Not less
tHaN 0ÉÊ ´ncH.
•
IF c·eaRance is o˳ Ìllow tHe
adjÆstment procedUres (Steps 2
tHroUgh 7) iN tHe TMµ
•
Íyeball the cleaRaNce beÌre
the coax is
¾
againµ Make sUre
it's RigHtÎnowÏ
M1 ±ube Tube Error
When yoU oRdeR the
spaceR plate to m¾ke the
MÐ t¾nk's replacement
oil fller tÆbe assembly,
Use ¸S¸ 5365¹01¹201»
8018.
The
¸S¸
tHat
appeaRed on Page 14 oF
PS Ñ07 is wrong.
M¿À 87
3
Use NSN 5±65-0²-³0²-80²8
for the spacer plaTe
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