PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-526
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 526
SEPTEMBER 1996
TOW 2 Missile System .
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f±d ©DFm²
o
f the elevation-depressIon lImiteRs
and coupleR clamp aRe m±ss±ng oR
unable to do tHe±r job, your wHole
TOW-²MMWV system iS NMC³
and dAngerous.
LimIters
THe l±m´ters aRe sometImes Removed
dur±ng repair and not put Back on tHe
traµeRsIng unIt (TU)¶ WitHout lImIters·
tHe launch tube can suddenly swIng up
oR down duRing f´r¸ng¹
DuRIng ºEFO»E PMC¼½ look f¾r
botH lim±ters¿ ÀÁ they're m±ss±ng ReÃ
port It¿
Àf ÄHeyÅre In place· test tHemÆ Put
tHe launch tÇbe on Èhe
±²
EleÉate tHe
Launch tÊBe as fËR as it wIll goÌ Gently
pusH down on the tubeÍs rear end to
makÎ suRe Èhe eÏevatIon stop HoldsÐ
Test ÑHe depRession stop by t±ppIng
the launcH tuBe down
a
far as It wIll
go¶ Òently push Óp on tHe tuBe's ReAR
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Àf eitHeR stop givesÕ repoRÑ itÖ
Clamp
I
the coupleR clamp Is mIssing, re×
poØÄ ÄhatÙ tooÚ WIÛout the clampÙ ÄHe
Äripod or adapter may not Hold the
TU ÜghÝÞ whßch hurts accuRacy and is
unsaàá
Test ÑHe clamp by lock±ng Èhe TU on
the tripod or adapteRâ ÀÁ you can move
ÄHe TU sIdeãtoäsIdeå ѱghten Ähe cou×
pler clampæs screw to ±ncRease clamp
tens±onÚ Àç Ähat doesnèt clamp tHe
³
±n placeé youR repairman needs to check
±t outÆ
SE±96
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