PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-590
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 590
JANUARY 2002
PS 590
JAN 02
17
A
bigfoot guard is what you need to protect the light-emitting diode (LED) on your
Bradley's vehicle distribution box.
The SLAVE RECEPTACLE POWER
light gets snapped off if a driver or
mechanic doesn't watch where he puts
his feet when entering or leaving the
driver's compartment.
Use guard, NSN 5930-00-687-1079,
to protect the LED. That's the guard
that's already protecting the S2 toggle
switch. Using it on the LED will keep
the light burning bright when the slave
receptacle is powered.
1.
Remove the
bezel from the
LED socket.
2.
Slip the guard
over the LED.
3.
Replace the
bezel to hold the
guard in place.
M1A1 Tank…
Make a Plunger Tool
R
emoving and installing the
plunger on the M1A1 tank
breechblock is tricky busi-
ness—especially if you try to
do it with a screwdriver.
Keep the job simple and safe
by making a plunger removal
tool from
3
∕
4
-in diameter steel.
You'll find the plans for making
the tool on Page D-11 of TM
9-2350-264-20-2-4.
3/4"
5/8"
1/4"
1/2"
3/4"
5/8"
1/4"
1/2"
5"
9"
Insert
tool…
…and
rotate
Install
the guard
like this:
Use bezel
to hold
guard in
place
These big
feet are
going to be
the
death
of us!
You're not going
to try to remove
my breechblock
plunger again,
are you?!
Relax!
I've got the
right tool
this time!
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Step Lightly
By using this tool, you avoid jam-
ming a screwdriver between the plunger
and the plunger hole. That jams the
plunger in place and makes it even hard-
er to remove.
The tool also lets you remove and
install the plunger without crawling
under the breechblock.
Make tool
like so:
Protect LED…
…with S2 toggle
switch guard
590. 16-17 (C)
11/23/01
3:58 PM
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