PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-570
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 570
MAY 2000
PS 570
17
PS 570
16
MAY 00
No CLP on M242
Clean and lube your M242 like
the TMs say. The info is found in:
TM 9-2350-252-10-2
Page 3-54
TM 9-2350-284-10-2
Page 3-48
TM 9-2350-284-10-2-1
Page 3-52
PMCS
The retaining ring for the vertical
drive shaft can work loose and dis-
appear. That can cause the M242 to
M2/M3-Series Bradley . . .
Lubrication
CLP is fine for most weapons,
but it’s poison for the M242. It
breaks down the grease in gears
and sprockets, and in the track
and bolt assembly. When that
happens, bushings, gears, and
bearing wear out fast. It takes 4
hours for support to tear down
an M242 and replace the grease.
Eyeball the receiver piston rod. If
you can barely see the rod’s last hole,
there’s not enough hydraulic fluid to
cushion the 10,000 pounds of recoil.
Tell your repairman.
Also check the lacing wire on the
recoil assembly nut. If it’s broken, the
nut can back off and the breech won’t
be secure.
jam. To check the ring, just gently pull
the drive shaft down from the receiver.
As long as the shaft doesn’t come out of
the receiver, the ring’s OK.
Recoil nut wired?
Pull drive shaft down to check retaining ring
Last hole barely visible?
your
bradley's m242
automa
tic gun will
shoot straight for you if
you shoot straight
with the
pm
you
need
.
here are
some things to
keep in mind
.
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