PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-417
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 417
AUGUST 1987
M29A
1
Mortar .±²
Your
M29AI
mORtar wOn'T maTTer much iN baTTle if cOrrOsiOn and slippI±g pArTs
m²e i³ iMPssible TO
a
´ccuraTely. STAy On TArgeT wiTh These
PM
Tips:
Lub RUl
bu t M29Al
Hs paµs ¶T
a
b·s,
±U²
Or hOlLOw¸
¹T dºsn'³ »e lOng Fr ¼ic½iOn and cOrrOsION ³O dO majOR damage¸ ¾OL¿Ow The
lubrica³ion insTÀcÁons on Âages
3-0
ThÃugh
3³3
Ä
T 9-´0´5µ2¶-´0
TO The leÅeRÆ
i
ÇoT Or sandy arEs, luB more OÈen, buT-
ÉÂaÊ sËcIaL a³TenTiOn TO The Traversi±g assembLyÆ ¹T has bushIn s ThaT wear OuT
BÌÍre Êou kOw iT if They're nOT luBd
rigÎϸ DS h´s To replace 'em¸ JusT puT a
LigÇÏ cOaT Of General
Ps
ÐbriCÑng
(Gp³)
Oil on The Traversing sleeveÆ
·i
sandy arÒas, you'lL nÓd TO dO
ThÔngs slighTly diÕeRenT¸ ÖeFre yOu gO
To the ×eld, wiË Oil OÕ The Øaversi±g
Ùnd eLevaTing slÓvesÆ Sand sTicKs TO Oil
ÚÛd Àbs parts rawÆ During brÜs, wiË
ÝÕ The ³wO sleeves ag´inÆ Þß TO KÓp
àe mOrtar coverá as much as âssibleÆ
When you reTuã ¼Om The ×eld, lighTLÊ
coaT äTh sleeves wiTh GÂå¸
FeL ¸E
Bi´'S
læçg hÄge èrews
Fr ³ighéess and The læKing sleeve and
bêcKe³ Fr slipp´geÆ Do àis during ÂëìSí î The ïinge and slÓve can'T hOld Ñgh³,
´ccuracy dips ´s àe mOrtar sLipsÆ YOu c´n TighTen ³he scRews yOurselfÆ Your
´rmorer TaKes c´re of slipping sleevesÆ
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º»G 87
Lµy yOu¶
m¼½¾
dOw,
neVeR drop i³Æ Þhe mortar's
ðeavy duTy ñuipmenT, bu³
´ ò´ll c´n "ónæK ouTô The
sÇoõK
´bsOrber,
eleva³öng
¿À
÷e
Á c.
¾ør Øavel Or sToêge, Fld àe
³ù´versing cR´nK iú To prOTec³
iT ¼om kæKs and
BoÂÃ
M224 Mortar ·¸.
Post Up Aiming Posts
Dear Editor,
The
ÄÅÆ
aiming posts for the
ÄÇÇÆ
moRar a± lght aLuminum
and oFen come apaR at the weLd
aFer just a Li²Le use. We've got a
quick fix.
Next time an
ÄÅÆ
comes apaR,
armo±³, appLy super st´ng gLue,
"
NSN
ÈÉÆÉÊÉÉÊÅÆÇËÌÅÌÍ,
whe± the
post's head and base join. Put the
post back together. Wipe away
excess gLue. µet d¶.
Give the post ext· stength by
staking with a punch four spots
ÌÉ
deg±es apaR whe± the base
fits over the head.
Jose Santiago
¸t Benning, GA
¹EITº»¼½ ¾Te: ¿¼D ½Àe
Îy
»eÁÂTÃTÄÅn Ån ThÃT
ÆeIng à gÅÅD fÇÈ
º»G 87
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