PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
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Vulcan .
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ome Ml67Al VuLcan components are frgotten when it's time to Lube. The
resuLt is the VuLcan gets stiF and hard to set up and Loses its accuracy. But jUst
a LittLe Lubing attention-and the inf in
LO
9±1005±286²³3-can keep yoUr
VULcan moving smooth. Pay speciaL attention to these Lube points:
Barrel cluster-Corrosion eats up the bArreL cluster if It's not Lubed daIly aFer
firIng or weeklY when it's siTIng. Clean it fIrst with ±BC. ²Hen coat It³insIde
and out-wIth medium preservatIve
lubrIcant (P´·M).
Don't ´Orce the cLeaning rod in the barreLs. The rod's aLuminum and bends
easiLy. The rod wiLL move smoother i´ you onLy use cLeaning swabs, not rag
patches. YoUr armorer has pLenty o´ swabsµ
RUnning gear hAndles And hydrauLic
puµp handle-²hey become muscle·
strAiners if they're ignored and the
Vulcan's tough to set up ¶or movement
!±²i
or ¶iring¸ ´ube the runn¹ng gear hAndLe
l
quAºerly with
GIA
or sooner if It's hard
to µove¸
Coat »he pump handle shAF weekly
with P´¼M. ½ake o¾ corrosion with
sAndpaper¸
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EquiLibrators³EquiLibrators
¿hAt
stick make it impossible for the VulcAn
to adjust to the target¸ Weekly, elevate
the cannon And clean the inner cYLInÀ
der¸ Áeave a Light coat of
GiA
on the
cylinder¸
¶ any paºs of your VuLcan-l¹ke the
mount or the ÃunnIng gear³move
hArdÄ don't wait for somebody eLse to
do the job¸ ´ube 'em¸
NoV 89
orrosion and potassiUm carbonate
powder are stopping gUn system bat¶
tery current coLd and tuRing VuLcans
·
into sputtering hu¸Ks. ¹epaiºmen can
keep VuLcans charged and strong by
doing these battery checks week»y¼
1.
Ånscrew the baTery connecÆ
tors and eyebalL the socke»s for corÀ
rosion. CLean out corrosion with
soap and water And a nyLon bÃush.
Keep wire brushes away from VulcAn
batteries. ½hey shoº out the batÇ
terIes¸ Áe» the connectors dry before
you reconnect them.
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0³
NoV 89
±3
2
PuLL the bATery case cover and
check ¶or potassiUm carbonate powÈ
der-the white stu¾-on the oU»side
of cells and on the case¸ Âf yoU spot
anyÄ tighten the vent cAps to keep
poÉder out of the ceLLs¸ Åse a nylon
brush Êo"ËÌÍ away
e
²·³
,-\±²
I´ that doesn't get rid o´ aLL potassiUm
carbonate, fLLow the thorough cLean½
ing procedUres on Page 4±5 in TM
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