PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-423
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 423
FEBRUARY 1988
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PM
pevEnts
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Your tank's tUrret seal pump depends
on a liTe preventive mAn±enance to keep
it on the job. ²here are no repair parts.
³lthough some vehiCle ²M's Have the
word on How to keep ´e pump iN good
working order, some don't. µere are ¶he
iNs and outs of it:
J
Every 6 months or so, remove the
h·ndle and plunger¸
T
¶he cap coun¹r-
CLoCkwise and puLl ºit out.
j
»l¼n
t
i½side of ¾e
p
CyLIer,
plunger and rod with CroCus Cloth,
NSN
Remove handle
and pluNger
5350¿ÀÁ221Á0872. Wipe the paRts CLean wi´ dry CLeaning soLvent,
NSN
685ÂÃ
À¿281¿1985¸
±
³pply siLiCone Compound,
NSN
6850¿ÀÃ880ÁÄ616, ligHtly t
¾e plunger
anÅ rod.
²
Put the plunger assembLy baCk iNto the Cylinder¸ ³lign ´e Cap pins and sLots
anÅ
±m
the plunger CloCkwise to attaCH¸
Æf any pump parts are damaged or if ¶he pump won't work, replaCe it witH a
new pump. Çse
NSN
4320¿À¿825¿6934 Fr È48³5 and È60Áseries tanks and
NSN
4320¿01É156¿Ê53 Fr ÈËÁseries
².
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that
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,
Ì diÍOnÎe bOÏ
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ChargiNg systems Fr use with Combat vehiCles.
Fi±E CO²t±OL .³´
»harging set,
NSN
4931Ð01¿Ê6¿7109, is Fr turret aCCÑlator reChargiNg oÒLy!
Çse it on Óre Control Components aÔÕ you'll blow Component seals and maybe
even Cause some Components to explode.
Ö×se
purging and Charging set,
NSN
Ø931ÙÀ¿065¿1110, oÔLy with Óre ControÚ
Components.
Ûou C·n identiÜ the sets by the number of gages that make up the sets. ²he
aCCumuLator Charging set has ÝHreÞ gages, the Óre Control purging kit just ¶wo ß
µ ¶ ¶ THe fIre c·NTr·¸
seT Has jusT Two
i
addition, the higH pressure hoses used with the Charging set are
NSN
4Ä20à
01¿16á0263 and
NSN
ØÄ20Á01Á1Ä5Á3880. ²he purging kit uses Low pressure hose,
NSN
ØÄ20¿À¿561¿0713.
³s a precaution wHen purging or Charging Components, stây CLear of items
beiÔg purged or Charged.
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