PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-679
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 679
JUNE 2009
6
PS 679
JUN 09
Timing is everything—
Make sure you
time the feeder every time you install it. If
you don’t, the M242 won’t feed properly.
To time the feeder, turn the worm gear
until it locks into the sear position.
Keep it clean—
Don’t let the links pile up in the plenum chamber during Fring. If
too many links collect in the chamber, the M242 has trouble ejecting links and the
feeder jams.
Handle feeder carefully—
When you remove the feeder, remember to put
the feeder handle in the down position before you lay it on the ground. Otherwise,
you damage the feeder’s 14-pin connector and the M242 is NMC until the connector
is Fxed.
When you install the
feeder, make sure it’s
correctly positioned on
the receiver. Then push
in the drive shaft handle
until the feeder is locked
in place. This aligns
the feeder and receiver
and protects the 14-pin
connector.
Once
the
drive handle is locked in
place, the feeder handle
should
lock
in
the
down position easily.
If it doesn’t, tell your
repairman. Something’s
wrong.
Lubing—
Sure
the
M242
needs lubing, just like any
weapon. But too much lube
can be a bad thing. If you
plaster it with GMD, the M242
will be harder to clean because
all that lube attracts dirt and
sand. Plus it’s more likely to
jam. A light coat of GMD is all
that’s needed on the track and
bolt and inside the receiver
and breech.
One place you don’t want to
lube is on the face of the bolt–
that can cause malfunctions.
Take
off
the
tension—
After
you’ve Fnished loading the M242,
take the tension off the feed belt.
Otherwise, rounds will jam because
two rounds are trying to load at
once. After loading, back off the
forwarder by pulling the release
lever while slowly backing off with
the ratchet wrench until the feed
chutes slacken.
M2/M3-Series
Bradley…
the
Big Guy
Needs
Care,
Too
your bradley’s
m242 gun is one
heavy-duty piece of
firepower that can
take out almost
anything.
but even that
big guy can use
a little help
to keep going.
Put feeder
handle
down
before
putting
feeder on
ground
Feeder handle
should go down
easily if feeder is
positioned right
Back off
forwarder
until feed
chutes
slacken
hey,
take it easy
lubing my m242 with
that stuff.
it just
needs
a
light
coat!
what do you
mean you don’t
have the time to
time my feeder?
make
time!
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