PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-504

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 504

NOVEMBER 1994
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-504 - Page 8 of 51
If you don't, Two ±hings can
happen² and bO³h are Bad:
1.
The spring tension of the coun±eR balance wilL cause ²he
breech block ±o slam shUt against the cam plate wi³h the
cam p´a±e µakinG ±he Fo¶ce o· the closure.
2±
The breech Block rota¸es past ·ULLy closed¹ The combi-
natIon of the ±wo may shear the screws that secUre the cAm
plate to the bºeech and
as
cause damaGe ±o the breech
block lever»
Never clean or s±orE ²¼e howitzer wi³hout the spindle assembly in p½ace¾
However, i¿ your local
SOP
says you mustÀ Le³ ±he breech block rotate down sLow
and easy so everything works the way it should ³he next ³ime yoU need itÁ
p²
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