PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 482

JANUARY 1993
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482 - Page 3 of 57
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G It R
t f Tie
NOW, WHICH onE
2.
Measurethe disTancEfrom The fAce
GOeS I± FIRsT?
oF the ±ring mechanIsm To tne tip of The
²
someTh²ng wrong the fiRst t²me
and you may not get a second chance.
³hat's especially trUe wiTh the ML´Lµs
FiR²ng mechanism assemb¶y.
·¸ you assemb¹e ºhe cam and spR²ng In
the w»ong orde¼, the fi½²ng pin will break
when you Fi¼e the cannon or manually
open the bReech¾ So make sure you
assemble IT RIght The fi½st time¿ BRoken
pins canÀt be Áixed¿
Make suRe you do Âhis:
1±
Check The assemb¶ed mechanism
by push²ng down on the camà Äf the
f²r²ng p²n moves out about
3/t6
inchÅ the
cam is ²nsTalled r²ghT. Äf The pin doesnÆt
moVeÅ Reassemble the mechan²sm.
... firing pin should move out
3f16
IncH
fi»ing pin. Äf the distance is
³´4
inch oR
mo»eÇ Âhe spring is installed w»ongÈ
LESS t±An
3/4
inCH? ²pRing's
µK!
3²
Disassemble the Éechan²sm and
make suRe the spRing is installed
BÊËOÌÊ the Ái¼ing pin when you put
the mechan²sm back TogeTheR¾ Äf The
spring ²s insTaÍÎed aÏÐe» the FiRing pinÑ The
pin will bReak du½ing ÁI»ing or when yoÒ
manually open the bReech¾
4³
Óse no oil when you assemble the
mechanism, and dÔy oÕ all pa»Ts beÖ»e
assembly.
2
Ja¶ 9·
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