PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-472
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 472
MARCH 1992
PMCS
t
Test the latch assembly to see if the la±ch securely Holds ±He bayone±
on an
Ml6
rIFle. ²³ ±he spRIng p´ns, lock Release leversµ oR helIcal sprIng
needs to be replaced¶ see Page
3-5
In
TM 9±1005²237±23&P,
±·e TM
¸R ±¹e
M6
and
M³
bayonetsº DIsassemble and assemble tHe
M9
latcH
just as you did the
M³'s.
²» the latch plate Is damaged, oRder a new
M9´
t
¼emove t¹e socKet cap screw and Inspect ½t FoR stRIpped ±·Reads oR
o±heR damage¾ ¿eplace It I³ necessaRyº
t
¼emove the HandLe FÀom the bayonet-knI³eº ²nspect the handle ÁOr
cRacks and chIps Cracks longer tHan
1/2
IncH or c¹Ips largeR t¹an
Y4
incH
mean tHe Handle Is shotº ÃHeck fOr corrosIon on the bayonet blÄde and
tangÅ
Do not dIsassemble ±·e bayonet aNy ÆuR±¹eRº ²ts tang requÇÈes a spec´³Ic
toÉque ±hat ReQuIres specIfIc toolsÊ ²» the bLade is badly dAËaged, oRdeR
a new
M9µ
T
ÌubrIcate ±·e bayonetÍ aNd tHen reassemble It by puttIng the handle
on the tang, the Latch assembLy on tHe HaNdLe, and screwing In the socket
cap screwÎ Ïheck to make sure the bayonet fÐts on the ÉiÆÑe coÒÀectLyÎ
±
¼emove tHe scabbaRd's socket Head cap scRews and c·eck Óor strIpped
thReads and other damageÔ ¼epLace tHem I³ necessaRy º
.
Õnspect the cu±tER assembly fOr damage¶ especially the studº ²f ±¹e
cutter can no longeR cut, suppoRÖ replaces It× T·e cuÖÖerØs stiLL goodÙ
±houghÚ if the screwdrÐver ±Ip Is damaged, as long as it can Remove ±He
caÛ screwÎ
Üyeball ÖHe sHarpenIng stoneÝ ²³ the stoneÞs too smooth or par± o»
It
is
mIssing, knock It out wIth a coLd cHIseLß Be caRe³ul not to damage
±he scabbardà Take o»³ aNy adhesive w´th drycleaning solvent¶ áSá
6850±00±281¶1985·
StIck the new stone on wIth sIlIcone adHesIve sealaNt,
áSá
8040±00¸851±021
lº
²³ the scabbard screw¶ áSá
5305±00±455¸25¹9º
and stud¶ áSá
53»5¶
00±842¸18³¼½
are mIssIngµ replace tHemÂ
SupporÖ caN replace snaps and RIvets on ±He load beaRIng attac·Ing
assembly and snaps and bu±±ons on ±·e scabbaRd attac·Ing assemblyß
âage
8±9
In TB
43±0001¶36¶¾
(ãpR
91)
has the detaIlsä
±6
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