PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
f too much of your weapons’ finish wears off, your weapons are finished,
period, armorers. The exterior finish protects your rifles, machine guns, pistols,
and mortars against the ravages of corrosion. If just a few small areas on a
weapon are left unprotected, corrosion can soon ruin it.
But that’s easy to prevent. And you should have the means right in your arms
room.
Solid film lubricant (SFL), NSN
9150-01-260-2534, is a spray that
restores the protective finish. It’s
authorized by all small arms TMs.
When you do your quarterly in-
spections, look for shiny spots. They
indicate the finish has worn off.
Spray the spots with SFL, let it dry,
and you’re back in business.
If you spot any corrosion, wipe it
off with a rag or steel wool and
CLP. Wipe the area with a clean
cloth and solvent. Let it dry and
then spray it with SFL.
efective manual control levers can let your M2 machine gun fire continously
in the single shot mode when you want to fire only one
round. That’s dangerous and that’s why armorers need
to inspect their M2 levers now.
Remove the barrel, backplate, bolt, buffer, and barrel
extension. Use a flashlight to look at the manual con-
trol lever inside the receiver. If the lever has rounded
edges or shows signs of wear, get support to replace it
with a new lever, NSN 3040-00-550-4060.
If the manual control lever is not worn, but has rounded
edges, submit a quality deficiency report (QDR) either
by faxing an SF 368 to (309) 782-6653, DSN 793-6653
or e-mail the information to:
QAWQDRS@ria.army.mil
M2 Machine Gun . . .
Small Arms . . .
If too much of a weapon’s pro-
tective finish has worn off, it may
need to go to depot maintenance
for refinishing. See the weapon’s
-20 TM for how much of it you can
touch up yourself.
thanks
,
i've never
looked
so dull-
and that's
good
!
that's
another
satisfied
customer
!
hey,
don't you
understand how
single-shot mode
is
supposed
to
work
?
i think i
have a
defective
manual control
lever!
Rounding here means
lever needs replacing
Touch up shiny spots with SFL
PS 577
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DEC 00
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