PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-670
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 670
SEPTEMBER 2008
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FRONT SIGHT
FROZEN:
Unfreeze with lube
DIRT OR
CARBON IN
BARREL:
Clean
before
firing
LOOSE
HANDGUARD
LINERS:
Get new
handguards
BOLT CARRIER
DOESN'T ALIGN WITH
GAS TUBE:
Tell your repairer
PIVOT PIN DETENT STUCK,
WON'T HOLD PIN:
Free with lube
MAGAZINE DAMAGED
OR DIRTY:
Inspect, clean, and
lube follower spring;
replace damaged
magazine
TAKEDOWN PIN
CORRODED OR
STICKS:
Clean and lube
BUTTSTOCK
DRAIN
CLOGGED:
Open drain
with pipe
cleaner
REAR SIGHT STUCK:
Unfreeze with lube
CHAMBER DIRTY, CORRODED:
Clean chamber with RBC and
chamber brush
BUFFER & SPRING
CORRODED:
Clean and lube
SLIP RING SPRING
BROKEN:
Get it replaced
Stop the
Dirty Dozen
from
Stopping
Your M16!
Most of these
problems come from
DiRT, MOiSTURE
,
and
no lube
in
out-of-sight places.
Clean and lube
all
parts,
not
just those
easy to get to.
except in the desert!
Lube attracts sand. Keep lube off outside of
weapon and clean often.
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