PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-490
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 490
SEPTEMBER 1993
M1-Series Tanks .
.±
LaJe t'E
!et
Ro
MECHAN
I
CS, TOO MAnY Ml-SeRieS TANK TURREtS CO ME
TO A
GRINDING
haL±
²
n THE DESERT BECAUSe T³ERE'S
´o Lubµ
¶
n THE RACE RinG ASSEMBL²ES.
R
ace
ring lubiNg Is at Least a semi
-
aNnual ReqUIRemeNt. ±f yoU haven'T lUbed
one In who knows when, make sure IT
gets done proNto² ³haT apPlies to aLl M´·
series TaNks, but especIalLy to those In
desert environments.
±n The pastµ you had to have a speciaL
lubIng tooL maDe by your sUpPORt shop¶
¸Hat meant RemoviNg the balL insert
PLUg iN the inneR race bearIng ring and
InsTall¹ng the tooº before lUbing»
ALL thaT¼s changeD½ ¾a¿ag¿aph
8²7
Àb of
³B
43-0001±36²2
(JuLy
91)
authoRized
ÁS to modiFy the baLL insert pLUg to
make it a Pe¿manent lubrication fitting½
You can teLL if your tank has the moDIÂ
fication by lookIng aT the P
l
Ug on the
INneR race beaRing ¿ingà ±Ä it has a
grease fitTIng År LubIng, you'Re gooD
to goÆ ±f noT, rePoRT ¹T To ÇSÃ ³heyÈLL
moDIÉfy the balL Inse¿t PLug baseD on the
Instructions FÊunD in the ³B½
LubE tu³´Et
th³ougH
µ¶EA·E f¸tt¸¹gº
BeËore you senD the PLug oÌ to ÇS,
Tag ¹t wITh your tank's se¿iaL numberÃ
³hat way yoUÍLL geT the o¿igInaL pLUg
reTurned To youÎ Each PLug is machIneD
To match ITs race ring
»
ÏunnÐng yoU¿
MÑ wiTh a pLug ÄÒom anoTher tank wiLL
damage ball bearÓngs, sprIngs anD ¿ace
assembLyÃ
When you Íre reaDy to ÔUbeÕ ÄÊLLow The
semIannuaL ¾MCS on ¾age
2³29,
±Tem
15,
³M
9±2350²255²20²2²´
anD ¾age
2²35,
±tem
´5,
³M
9±2350²26µ²20²2²´.
Make sU¿e the TU¿reT moves fÖeeLy
afte¿ LubIngÃ
»2
¼½P93
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