PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-426
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 426
MAY 1988
M1-Series Tanks .
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IGV Linkage Pin Reversed
Don't Sweat CanNo± CoAtiNg
\
Pay no never-mind to the glAssy coating that remains on Te bOre of the 120-MM
caNnon after you've cleaned it.
It's not thAt you're doing sOmething wrOng±r ²hat Te ³M cleAning inF is
short. You can't get the coat´µg o¶. Solvents won'ttouch it and neiTer will a bore
brush· ³he gray, red or black coating is too thin to harm anything or hide an¸tHing.
You can stiL iµspect Te bore in spite of it¹
So, pull
a
ºlfred
E.
»euman and
smile· You don't have to worr¸ about
what you can't remove¼ Just keep the
tube clean·
4
On Being PuT in a Bin²
.
GreAse is wonder½¾ stU¿ when usedÀ
And used R´ght
ut when it's Frgotten
at Te elevation cylinder lube Á´ttings, tÂe joints get in a bind.
Ãhere are two fittings on the cylinder Tat need Gºº month¾y.
Äne Á´tt´ng is out in plaiµ sight; ²Åe otÅer is hidden unless you e¾evate the caNµon.
Sometimes the Ætt´µg that's out in the open gets grease, sOmetimes it
mAY88
doesn't. ³Åe hidden one hard¾Ç ever gets any. Ãhis makes Fr
jerky, squeaky cyl´nÈer moVement. Make a slick
move and elevate the cannOn. Éind the ÆtÊ
ting On eAch end of the cylinder
pin. Ëit ²hem With a good
dOse Of¾ube.³Åen,
F"-;³´µ¶:b·______¸
next month,
5
remember
them bOth.
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