PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-420
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 420
NOVEMBER 1987
I:
1±.
M2/M3 Bradleys .±²
Buckle Down on Sight Problems
Eyepieces on Integrated Sight Units (ISU) are being scratched by BraDley
commanders' belt buckles.
When a commander sTds up, h±s buckle is ²lly-up to his eyepiece.
Everytime he tuRs, S-C-³´A-µ-C¶H. µhen scratch one eyepiece ·.
. it has to
be replaced.
Crewmen, ²fre you go to ¸he Feld, eyeball the gunner's and commander's
eyepieces fr eyecups.
I
¸he Feld, remove ¸he eyecup oNly when you need to lOk ¸hrough ¹n eyepiece.
ºon't jerk the eyecup o». µhat tears ¼e eyecup's rubber ret¹ining strip. It's
h¹½d to get replacements.
P¾t the eyecups back on as sOn as you're ¿nished lOk±ng. µhat wÀll stop
scratching problems.
M109's, M110A2, M578³ M992 ´µ¶
Clean Filter Element
REUSE THE FILTER
AFTER CLEANING, UNlESS
IT'S DAMAGED!
Mechs, whÁt's going on Âut ¸here?
µhe headshed says an awÃl lot oÄ transmission main
oil Flter elements inside ¼e Åansmission Æe ²ing used,
a
they' re in short supplY.
Problem is, you're supÇsed to clean ¸he element, not
toss it. µossing it wastes a lot oÄ Uncle's money.
Just Èlean ¸he FlÉr element with P-º-680 drycleaN±ng
solvent and reuse it. µhe oNly time you replace the
element is when it's damaged.
16
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M88A 1 Recovery VehicLes .
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Beat±ng BeArinG Seizure
WH²N ³´V´N³ M² µ LU¶´N³.
dON'T YOU M´·· µ ·pOT.
'¸µU·² MY ²N³´N² W´LL RUN,
_¹º»¼
WH´L²
m
¸ONTROL· MµY NOT!
BÊ steerÀng, sËg ¹Nd throÌle controls on M88A
i
recoveÍ vehicles are
not necess¹ÎÏly causÐ by cold weather.
ºÑ liNkage ÒriÓgs work slowly, bind and even seÔe upÕ
Ö×en you'll FÓd ¸hat somewhere in the control link¹ges a lube Øint or tÙo has
been overlOked.
Úot all lube ØÏnts are out in ¸he oÛn and easy to seeÜ
M¹Ke sure all the lube points get Ýheir Þir share oÄ greaseß àollow LÖ
9-
2350±25²±³2.
Wáen yoâ've got the batteries out, lube the Ftãing on the lÏNkages undeReath.
Make sure no corrosion is ä on the lÀNkage.
At least on a åonth, æush the liNkage under the batãeÎies çougá the lÀnkage
æush
tb´
èis wél ½emove any baêëÍ ìsidue that m¹y íve Äîllen under the
Bxµ
ït the lube wáere it's needeð, when it's neeðeð, and bÊ controñs caused by
bearÏÓg seÔòre will ² a óng oÄ the pastô
NOV 87
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