PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-532
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 532
MARCH 1997
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ad dirt, mud± and saNd have a nasTy habIT of dRyIng Into a Rock-haRd mass on
yoUR Ml19Al towed HowItzer. Once iT dries± THere's onLy one way To geT T²at
cRud oF³hig² pRessURe waTeR or steam´
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But· f¸R t²e Ml19Al±
It¹s OK as long as you coVer the eºeVatIon mechanism fIRst»
¼Igh pressURe water and sTeam squeeZe past t²e coRk gasket on T²e elevatIon
mec²anism½ ¾Ust f¸rmS InsIde and pReTTy soon the ²owiTzeR can¿t be eºeVatedÀ
PRotect T²e mechaÁ
nIsm by coVeÂIng iT
wiT² a plasTic bag
and sealIng it wITh
dUcT tapeÃ
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Remove the plastic bag and cHeck for water Leaks iN tHe eleVating mecHaNIsm. Repo±
aNy leaks to Your mecHaNic.
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Dry off all Non-paiNted areas and giVe tHem a ligHt coat of WR to preveNt rust²
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tHe breEHblock aNd cHeck for wate³ in THe receiVer aNd gun TuB. ´f you spot aNy
moistu³e, wiP it dµ and ligHtly coat tHe area wiTH oi¶·
maR´7
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