PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-456
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 456
NOVEMBER 1990
M1-Series Tanks .±±
Stow RemOTE c±n²r³l L´vµ¶
towing The remote coNtrol lever on
your MI s commander's weapon ±oUnt
righT can save The lever and hatch peri-
scope fom damage.
/@:
Once you remove the machine gun
fom the moun², the Lever sW³ngs Free
where ³t can bE trapped be²ween the
moun² and per³scope when the mo´n²
is eLeVa²edµunless you stow tHe Lever.
4
Here's what you do:
P¶ACe The ¶oo· o¸ T¹e commaNDeRºS
A¶Te»ATe weA¼oN tRiggeR caB¶e BeT½¾eN
T¹e mo¿NT SiDeS AND TrA· iT T¹¾Re ½iT¹
T¹e À2 ÁAChiNe guN ReaR q¿iCkÂRe¶eASe
ÁÿNtiNg ÄiNÅ
Lever, trapp³Ng i² in the mount Keeps a
l³ght tensioN on the lever so ³t canÆt
swing Çee.
ÈÉ you neEd to taKE sLacK oʲ oË thE
cable, loosen ²hE w³ng nÊt, pÊll ²he
cabLe t³ght and scrEW down the NÊt.
Ìeverse this process bEÍre you ³Ns²all
the ±ach³ne gÊn.
NOV 90
M1A1 Tanks
.•±
I·
"s
l
Ë you pÊt a Ëiring mechanism ssem-
bly together wrong, bad things happen!
YoÊÎLL breaÏ the Ëir³ng p³n ³Ë yoÊ Ë³re
the
caNNon
or
±aNÊ
Ð
aLLy
opEn
the
breech.
Ñt's easy to ins²aÒl the ca± and spr³ng
wroÓg, so you nEed to do the job r³gh²
the Ëirst t³me.
Using Pages 3-178 and 3±17² of
TM
²³235´-26µ-1´-3
as
a
guide,
make sure you do this:
[
ÔhecÏ ²he assembled mechan³s±
by pÊsh³ng down on the ca±, Ète±
¶·
on Õage
¸¹º»¼.
ÑÉ the ˳r³ng p³n ±oves
out aboÊt
½¾¿
³nch, the ca± is ³nstalÖed
right. ÑË t×e pin doesn't move, reassemØ
bLe thE ±echan³s±.
±
MeasuRe the distance fom the Ùce
o¸ the Úiring Áechanism to the tip o¸
the ¸Ûring pinŠܸ the d³stance is
À
iNch
or moReÝ the spRing is installed wRong.
NOV90
%
INch oR more?
SpRing's IN wroNg
Á
Þ³sasse±ble
²he
±echanis±
and
maKe sÊre the spr³ng ³s instßlled àá-
âOÌá ²he ˳r³ng p³n whEn yoÊ pʲ thE
±echan³sm bacK together. ÑË the spr³ng
is ³ns²aLLed aËter thE Ëir³ng p³n, ²he p³n
ã³ll breaK dÊr³ng ä³ring or whEn yoÊ
±anÊalLy opeN the breEchå
²
æse no o³l when yoÊ asse±ble the
±echanis±, and dry oçË aÖl parts beÍre
assEmbLy.
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