PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
Returnable Items .±.
V
r job is not finished when you
remove a coMponent Fr Retu± to sup-
port until you protect it f²om dirt, mois³
ture and damage.
Take your basic aLte´atoRµgeneRator
on ¶·µseries tanks¸ As long as it's in³
stalled right on a tank, ¹he geneRator
is waterproofº »emoVed ¼om the Vehi³
cle, it must be stored in a dRy place
with alL openings coveRed or it'll aRrive
at suppoRt ½ll of water and corRosion¸
It's the same with many other coM¾
ponents you handle day¿in and <ay³
oUt¸ Ordinary rebuild or repaiR work
at support Becomes an expensive job
because of a Lack of coveRup once
they're out of service¸
You can pRevent this daMage simply
by covering openings and pRotecting
threads with plastic caps and pLugs¸
NSN
5340¿00¿450µ5718 gets
you
156 caps and plugs in difÀrent sizes¸
Need only ceRtain sizes? Check the
Identification
Áist
(IÁ)
MicRofiche
under ÂSCµ5335/40¸ Áook under Cap,
PRotective, Dust and ¶oisture Seal, or
Cap, Plug, PRotective, Dust and ¶oisµ
ture Seaø
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±²³´µ
16
FEB 89
If you
ave to cover Large openings,
and there are no coVers specÄÅcaLLy Ær
them in your T¶'s, use whatever's
Handy¸ SometÇmes pLastic coÈee can
tops work weLl¸ At the least, cover the
openings witH good oL' Army gReen
tapeº
M²0A3 Tanks ³´.
Any water or dirt you keep out of
components, or any threads that you
Keep ¼om being damaged, means Less
repair needed to get those components
bacK in your HandsÉor tHose of some³
body who just might need them Moreº
Save the MAst CAp
I
¹ takes a ¹ight ÊËt on your ¶60A3's
wind sensoR mast cap to Ìeep dust and
water ou¹Í
If the cap has a weak spriÎg, it can
pop up aÎd
get
kÎocÌed oÏ when
you'Re moving ¹hRough tall bRush¸
Stop that ¼oM happeÎiÎg By getting
your Mechanic to rotate the mast cap
un¹il the hiÎge poiÎts towaRd the gun
tuBe¸
TÐeÎ any¹hing hi¹ting the cap
slips on by¸ Ñse 4 new lock washers,
NSÒ 5310Ó00µ933µ3118, ¹o a¹¹ach the
hinGe ¹o the mast¸
fµB ¶·
¸7
Ôf the cap's already missing, order a
neWone with NSN 1220¿01µ018Õ9175¸
Cap spring
should face
gun tube
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