PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-425
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 425
APRIL 1988
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FIREPOWER
M1A1
Tnks .
..
The Tool's
the Thing
I
r
Removing and installing the plunger on the
mt a
1 tank breech-
block can be a pain if you use a screwdriver lIke the TM teLs you.
Here's a tool
I
made From 3±4²in steel that makes the job easy and
safe³ The handle is 5 inches long and the shaft is
9
inches from tip
to hAndle³ There's a 1±2²in section removed at the tip 5±8²in down.
Using this tool, you can avoid jamming the screwdriver between
the plunger and the plunger hole. You can also remove and install
the plunger without craw´ing under the breechblock.
The materials for the tool cost about
$7
and it can be
made by unit maintenance mechs³
SSG
Tommy µeach
F
Knox, KY
BIG CHaNGES IN ±M²S
Get rEady, mEchs± for rEal big changEs in thE TM's you usE EvEry Day-LikE
diFErEnt nUmbEring systEms and ²wEr pagEs aNd volumEs to usE.
You
'ii
bEnE³it right oF ´om having ³EwEr TM's to haul arounD wiµH you µo µHE
³iEld¶ ThErE won't bE so mUch rEpEtition EithEr-somE volumEs HavE 55 pErcENµ
³·wEr pagEs!
¸ntil yoU gEt all thE volumEs o³ a sEriEs (all ³ivE o³ thE ¹20º1¹sErIEs»
fR
ExamplE)»
don't gEt rid o³ any o³ thE old volumEs¶ OncE you havE all o³ µhEm¼ CHuck thE o½D
onEs pronto¶
¾ErE's a quicK rundown ³¿r MÀAÁ ¹Â0 manuals:
old MaNuaL±
New
MaNual²
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ÃhE ¹Â0P and ¹34P will also bE combinEd into a singlE¹volumE ¹24P¶
ÃhE TM linEUp ³¿r thE º2Ä5Å20 sEriEs wilÆ bE similar to tHE ¹Â64º20 TM 's whÇN
it is printEd¶ ÈEEp thE changEs in mind so you UsE thE most currEnt
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in³¿ ³or maiNÊ
tEnancE and rEpairs¶
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ÅPÆ 88
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