PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-520
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 520
MARCH 1996
Dear EditoR
The M242 automatic gun has a new sear Solenoid connector that
is covered with rubbe± Afer tHe armorer plugs in the solenoid
connector, he'² Supposed to uSe lockwire to keep it Fm working
looSe.
³he problem iS that the .032-in dI´meter lockwire is so strong that
it µ¶pS right through the rubb·r
when you pulL it tight with the
lac¸ng p¹ierSº
We Solv» the p¼blem by
subs½¾tu½¿ng the lighter º020À¸N
diameter lacing wire thatÁ uSed
on the reSt o the gunº
Ãun the wire Äom the Sear
Solenoid connector to the
connector lock ring.
Gary W¸lliams
AÅhur Æolt
Çt BenningÈ GA
FROM THe DESK oF tH±
Bradley Lockout P±ug
W
ithouT the ±OW S±AR± lockout plug, it's easy To accidentaLly shIft
inTo ±OW S²Ar² o³²OW wH´Le youµ M2/M3 o³ M2A1/M3A¶ B³adLey ·s
moving. ²Hat¸s a sU³e way To µ·p Up a Tµans¹·ssionº Mechanics» µeplace
a missing pLug wiTH NSN 5340-01¼198¼0507½ You¾LL f·nd it listed as ¿te¹
49 of F·g 164 ·n ±M 9-2350¼252¼24P-1À
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