PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-434
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 434
JANUARY 1989
M60 Machine Gun .±²
LACINt HElP
Dear Editor,
I
an M60's gas cylinder
safeT wire runs through
somebodY's finger, an
armorer can qUicklY becOme
an unpopular fellOw in his
unit. We±ve come up with a
quick fix to keep the M60 safe
and armorers popular²
Lace wire this way:
"Run the lacing wire
through the gas plug or key
washer and around the
mounting arm²
.
Set the lacing pliers
1
inch from the mounting arm
and twist the wire tight²
³4
t
Hold the pliers against
the ba³rel to cut th´ wire. µhat
gives you the right length²
¶·se the pliers to bend the
·
wire under the barrel where
it can't poke anYbody²
Lew Lindsey
F
Benning,
gA
(Editor's noTe: You±v² lac²d Up
ThAT pRobl²m. ³hanks´ ³h²µ²¶s
a
N²w g·s pL¸g, ¹S¹
´µµ5-µ¶ -2µ9·
359µ,
in ºh² syst²M »H¼T do²s½±T
r²quIr² saf²¾¿ WIrÀngÁ So donÂà g²t
²xci»Äd Å Æou g²t
A
plÇg WiÈhoÉ»
saf²¾Ê wir² Hol²sË)
J¸N 8¹
º
•
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ecause of the Forward Area AlerT-
ing Radar (FAAR) sysTem's heavy load
and The rough country iT goes over,
ca±±ier
TI±es
wear ouT ²asT.
DUring
BEFORE
PmCS»
closely eyeball t³re
sides f´r crackiNg or µry roT. ¶f you
spoT any, tell your mechanic.
Bef´re every operatioN gage all Tires
·
and make sure they all have
¼½ PS
¶.
¸his will sLow Tire we¹r.
¸he bolts ThaT hoLd The articulaTioN
joiNT saºTy piNs work Loose »om the
J¸N 8¹
³¾
bouNcing tHey t¹ke. ¼½ the bolts c¾me¿
,
oÀtÁ the Goat w³ll break ¹P¹rt þ¾k
at the bolts eveÄy t³me beÅre yoÀ move
¾Ut. ¼½ y¾U see aÆy shiÆy spots ¾Ç rustÁ
report iTÈ Get THose b¾Lts t³ghteNeµ beÉ
Êre y¾U leave Home Â
Als¾, eyebalL The re¹r lower sUspen-
sion arms f´r crackiNg. Report cracked
arms To yoUr Mechanic.
Take It Easy
Ërive slow iN roUgh counTryÌ ÍHe
TopÉHeavy FAAR TÀÎs over easily.
Keep y¾ur speed below
¿À mPHÁ
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