PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
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'
,
Gun drive motors, declutchg fEders,
and exit units are ending up at DS
because mecHs aren't aware of Vulcan
sensitive spots wHen tHey remove com-
ponents
a
do general cleanIng.
Set declutching feeder down
just
like it sits on Vulcan
Ji·I4/H,±
BeFre you remove tHe gun drive
sits on tHe Vulcan. ±f you set tHe fee²er
motor, tie back tHe W3P3 electrical con³
down witH tHe brAe³clear pin on tHe
nect´r to tHe saddle witH a pieCe of tµ¶e
bottom, you bend tHe pin's key or tHe
or rOpe. ±f t·e W3¸3 is le¹ loose, it's
too easy to set tHe Heavy Motor dowN oN
tHe coºector, cRsHINg it. ±f Te W3P3's
out, tHe VuLc»N's dowN. ¼yI½g back tHe
coºector mAes it easier to get at tHe
loader, t¾.
cotter pin inside tHe pin. ¼Hen tHe fe¿²er
can't brake
a
clear, and tHe Vulcan's
out of business.
Keep dry cleaning solvent away Àom
Keep dR cleaning
±olvent AWay frOm
exit unit self-lubing bolts
tHe selfÁlubing be»riNgs on eiÂHer side
of ÂHe exIt unit assembLyà ÄÅ cleanIng
solveNt dries out tHe beariNgs. ¼HeN
tHey Have Æto be reÇLaceÈ by ÄS. Élean
arouNd tHe bÊriNgs witH soaÇ, water
and a brUsH. ¼HeN bLow dry to preveNt
corrosioN.
14
APR 87
hellf²re M²ss²lE
.³´
Beat FEET and MoisturE!
ËeÌ launcHeÍs aÎ Ïing
put out of business because
some soldiers are using tHem
as Ðadders and leaving tHem
unprotecteÈ against moistUre.
ÑHen you Need to cHeck
sometHing on top of tHe
ÒpacHe, get a ladder. Don't
use tHe launcHer rails as
stepsÓitÔs Õsy to accideNÖ×y
step on ÂHe deØice connecÙ
tor coverÚ You'll bend tHe
cover ÛÜÝ wHicH tÞen Has to Ï
replaced ß.Ú and mayàe br¿A
tHe eL¿ctrácal conN¿ctor. Ò
broâeN con½ector meaNs No
MIssILes launãHäÚ
WHen you remove tHe
launcHer åom tHe ÒpacHe,
store it iNside.
I
tÞatæs not
Çossible, cover çt witH a tarpè éoisture gets in a launcHer tÞatês leë outside
uncover¿È. ìorrosion Fllows ÚíÚ anî neXt a trïÇ to ÂHe maNuðcturer ñr repairÛ
Patr²oT m²ss²lµ
¶¶¸
fiTTing Fix
Dear Editor,
The two lube fittings on the
Patriot antenna mast group are
damaged by the cyLinder lock
struts. Then the fittiNgs have to
be replaced.
So we've replaced the straight·
up fittings with right-angle fittings,
±S±
±²30-00-³²2-003±.
They take
a beating, but they last.
²eonard Wager
Ft Bliss, TX
²eplace straight fitting
with rigHt³angle fitting
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