PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-427
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 427
JUNE 1988
Indicator pins on your howitzer's
recUperator must be checked before
Fring and during FRing.
That Means yoU c±ewMen Make the
checK real often. ²t also Means YoU can
Mess Up cover gaskets real often, too.
The resuLt of a daMaged or miss³g
recuperator gasKet is corrosion and dirt
on the inner cylinder. ´at means Loss
of nitrogen pressUre.
µoU can prevent a¶· this troUbLe by
taking a little More care when yoU
loosen tHe covEr to Make the pin check.
8
Take care in loosening the
coveR screws and prying
the gAsKet Loose
JUN 88
Neither of the two screws holding tHe cover in place has to be reMoved to open
the cover. ¸oosen ¹eM to the stop pin and gently pry the cover away ºoM the
recuperator. »ake sure the gasket is not to¼ loose.
Once the gAsket is coMpLetely loose, tu¼ the cover so you can get to the pins and
½uid valve.
²f yoU loosen jUst the top screw and
twist the cover open, you tear up the
gasket-and you don'tneed that action¾
²f the gasket is shot, repoRt it!
µoUr Mechanic wiLl eyebALl Page
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right gasket to make the fix.
9
Don't let it go becaUse you think yoU
can't spare the tiMe. Once it's fÁxed,
care in reMoving the cover wiLL stop
gasket daMage.
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