PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
M901 Improved TOW Vehicle.
Your
M901
is a mighty machine
±a
t
can take a lot of punishMent. But just a
momEnt of carelessness can put it down. Heed these pointers to keep your
M90±
shooting
a
on Track.
Slew
i
ng
P
roblem
s
M²1
AImUTh drives are bing to± Up
bcause oPrators are slewing r²Kessly.
³asy does it is ´e way to go when
you're Traversing the tµrret¶ ·o stop the
tµrret, gradually center your gunner con-
trol handles to the vertical posItion to
slow it down. ¸hen release the switches
to completely stop ´e tµrret.
¹f you suddenly Let go of the guNner
cOntrol handles, the turret jerks to a halt,
tearIng up the azºuth drive»
,
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µ
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RELEAsE gunnE¶ C·n¸¶·L HAnD¹Es
AnD sLEw swº¸CHEs CA¶EfuLLy
Watch Fr ´e W8 ca¼le when you're
clIm¼Ing In and out of the hatch or
drIver's comparTment, or removIng or
replacIng The engIne access panel. You
can catch your f½t on the W8 and ¼reak
It o¾ at the connector. ¿o W8 means the
smoke grenade launcher and the armIng
and Àring unIt are Ánocked out.
¹f the chaIÂ Ãf the hydraulic ÄuId dIpÅ
stIck Is constantly ¼reÆng, solve tÇÈ
pro¼lem wIth the new seeÉtÊrough oIË
reservoir, ¿S¿
259¶-0±¸172¹7907º
No HosIng
.
A
U
Owed
.
SÌy out of the tµrret with water hoses when you clean your
M»±¼
Water sprayÍ
m
the turret can shorT out The gunner's control panel and oTher electrical equipÎ
ment. Clean wiTh water and a spongeÏ ¹nfoÐs on Ñage
3-39
of ·
M ½¾235¶¿259À10Á
COveR ±t up
When your
M»
Ò's going to ¼e sittIng
Fr a long time in the sun, cover its
top with a tarp. Ru¼¼er iÓÔms
lIke the stow ¼uMpers cÕÖck
and rot ×oM heat and
±²*³´µ¶
humidity.
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