PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-543
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 543
FEBRUARY 1998
M1-Series Tank .
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Dear EditoR
The
mt
tanks engine and t±nSmiSSion Sling,
N²N 49³0´0³´086´6837,
iS too heavy to lug around the motor pool² So moSt mechanicS end up
draggIng it where it'S needed.
That putS a lot of wear and tear on the Sling'S riVetS. Enough damage
could let the Sling collapSe in the mIddle of a
lfµ
You don't want to be
nearby if that happenS.
We³ve Stopped the wear and protected the riVetS by welding Small
aluminum ShoeS to the underSide of the BlIng. The Shoe6 take the
wear in6tead of the rIvetS´
PoSitIon the ShoeS lIke thIS:
c:¶·¸
The ShoeS aµ¶ two inche6 long
b
one Inch wIde by two incheS high. Cut them Fm
aluminum Stock²
N²N 9530´00¹232¹5584º
I
U»dER¼IdE
i
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·arlo6 Abel/aS
A ·o² 1¸8¹St Aº
FROl TE D,SK O± tHE
This sling idea will probably keEp SomebodY out of oNe! ±ergean² Abel/a³ was
al´o RecognIzed and rEWardEd bµ tHe ¶MA·T sUgges²ion pRogram.
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