PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
M1A±
Tank .±²
·
Pliers TakE
a
ERe'S AQUICK
sOLu±loN
tO A
²³ck B´rµ
¶Va·¸¹Tº» n¼½
¾¿ tHÀ
M1Á•à ÄÅÆÇÈÉ
Get the diagonal pliers,
NSN
51±0-00-239-8253, fom the ArTillery
and ²urret Mechanic's Ordnance tool
kit.
³
Find the spiral pin on the top o³
the coll´r ´ssemblyµ
o
Pull the spiral pin with the pliersµ
A rocking motion will most o¶en re·
move the pinµ
R ±²
´
Unscrew the bore evacuator nut,
collar assembly and rear shRoud ´s one
´sse¸bly using the sp´nner wrench in
your BIIµ
Use µhe spaNNer wrench
µ¶ Rem¶ve µhe evacuaµ¶r
¹nce the entire asse¸bly is Loose,
re¸ove the nut ´nd coll´rµ Be sure to
clean all bore evacuator parts beºre
reinst´llation,
especially
the
n»t's
locking pinµ
²hen prevent tHis problem by clean¼
._²³´-µ¶·¸¹,º»¼½
ing and lubing the bore evacuator a³ter
½ring or ¸onthly, ´ccording to the ²Mµ
4
·C¸ 90
se´t m´kes ´ slick step ºr a muddy or
wet boot ´s you try to get into or out
o³ the M¾A¾ 's tu¿etµ
To keep a fll Fom putting you
under cover¾ here's a coverup ¿r
the seat back:
G
Àet a roll o³ deck covering,
NSN
7220Á00-823Â7420µ Ãt's 60 Äet by 24
inches, which means you can cover a
bunch o³ seat b´cksµ
@
M´ke a ±2Åin round te¸plate out
o³ cardbo´rdµ Æsing the te¸pl´te, trace
and cut the deck coveringµ
·C¸ 90
5
±
Pl´ce the loader's se´t in the st´nd
and stow position ´nd cle´n the seat
b´ck
with
drycleaning
solvent
and
ragsµ
8
Peel the b´cKing oÇ the deck cov·
ering ´nd press the covering on the seat
backµ
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