PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-513
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 513
AUGUST 1995
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next time you're ready to close the rear doors on youR
M992
ammo caRrIer,
do yourseLf a Favor. Take a cLose Look a± ±he foUr retaIning plates a± the coMers of
each door²
³he Plates hold a rUbBe´ seaL in PLace ±ha±
KeePs raInwa±e´ fRom seePIng inside ±he ve-
hicLeµ ¶rouble Is, over ±ime· the retaInIng
pLates s±art to bend outward¸ Even±uaLLy the
pLa±es break o¹f, Leaving behInd jagged pieces
oF me±al tha± can rip cLothing º or maybe
even a ¹inger¸
³he neXt tIme you Find a ben± retaiNing
Pla±e, Fix I± Like this:
1.
TaKe o» the oLd retaining plate and seal¼
±²
½emove any broken screws or FiLe down
±he screw shaF±s Flush wIth the door edge and
´ePaint ±he area¾
3³
Clean and dry ±he area of ±he door between
the two stRIp seals wi±h d¿ycleaning soLvent¸
4´
ApPly a bead of sIlIcone seaLan±,
NSN
80µ0-00¶865·899¸,
to the cleaned areaÀ The
sIlIcone shouLd touch each oF the strIp seaLs
and Be aBout
l/2
inch hIgh and
L/±
inch wIdeµ
s¹
Áe± th siLicone dRy FOr aBout an hoUr with
'
Retainiºg
plAte»
cn
/,
beºd aºD
·.!
break of
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,±
!"
²³
I
¼
U»e »½licoºe
»eal tO Keep
out water
the doors oPenà Then cÄose ±he dooRs and alÄow ±he siLicone to harden År
2¾
hours²
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