PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
M242
Automatic Gun .±±
rive
motors
elecTrical
sear
solenoids . . . drive shafts aRe being
knocked oF and out when Bradley
crews put in and take out the M242±
BUt you can save your M242 a Trip to
the shop by paying attentIon To jUst a
²w points.
CarrYing the M242's 95-pound re³
ceiver is alWays a t´oµman job. ¶f yoU
try to carRy it by yourself and drop iT,
you'll shear oF the drive motor±
C²rry re³eIver by The
b²rrel sUppOR ²Nd
e´d Of re³eIver
·o carry the receiver, have a buddy
lock his hands under the ba¸el support
while you lock yours Under the recEiver
¹ve inches ºom the end.
Lµ¶·¶g ·¸ ¹P
»Are¼lly line up the feeder to The
receiver±
Otherwise, yoU'll mash THe
drive shaft or the sear's solenoid. Do
iT like this:
•
Make
sure the receiver's drive
sha½t is all the way dowN.
DrIve sh²F MUsº
b
dOwN Bef»e
feeder's lINed Up wIºh re³eIver
±
LifT the feeder locking ha¾dle oUt
of the way±
±±
•
PuT the feeder fully ¿rward on
the receiver.
±
Push The drive shaft up as faR as
it will go and lock it iN. ¶f the shaft
won't move,
reposiTion The ²eder.
Give the
À
drive shaft a firm Tap Upward
With the palm of your hand.
•
Push
The locking handle down
with two fingers as you hold down the
handle
latch.
¶f the handle swIngs
mAR 89
down all the way, lock it in.
in bUsiness.
Áf the handle WonÂt go, don't ¿rÃe
it.
Äeposition the feeder against the
receiver
and
try
again.
Åhen
the
²eder's on right, the handle swings in
place easily. ·ell your armorer if the
handle won't go afTer
3
tries.
mAR 89
±²
S¼½¾·¶g ¿¸
Æock the drive shaÇ Up in The reÈ
ceiver fÉr storage. ·hat keeps it ºom
being bent
when the receiver's slid
along a workbench or shelf.
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