PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-727
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 727
JUNE 2013
45
PS 727
JUN 13
1.±
Use a
1
/
8
-in end mil bit in the
Dremel
®
.
2.±
Hold the sight housing securely
in a horizontal position with one
hand. Brace your hand against a
stable surface. Do not use a vise.
That can damage the sight.
3.±
Align the bit’s tip with the text
to be removed. Use short, light
passes to remove the reference.
4.±
Blow off any debris and make sure the reference is completely gone.
5.±
Use the black paint pen
to paint over the exposed
surface. Make sure the
paint is thick enough to
cover any silver areas.
6.±
Let the paint dry.
•±
Serial numbers and NSNs of sights altered
•±
Your unit and location
•±
TACOM LAR action officer if one is attached
to your unit
•±
Date of completion
Dear Editor,
We help keep the Foxes on the road here at Ft Stewart. Through our
work, we’ve noticed a few mistakes that Soldiers make that can stop a Fox
in its tracks. But just a bit of attention can keep the Fox happily sniffing
out trouble:
Leave the key in.
All Foxes
use the same key. Foxes are
secured not by removing the key,
but by padlocking the doors. When
the key is removed it is often
lost. Then Soldiers improvise by
turning the ignition switch with a
screwdriver or pocket knife. Soon
the ignition switch is broken. Avoid
that problem by leaving the key in
the ignition all the time.
W
hen units receive the new M2A1 machine gun,
the armorer will be issued a new wear limit timing
gage, NSN 5220-01-580-6602, to replace the old
M2 timing and headspacing gages.
But if the M2A1 is to be used with CROW II, units
will need to keep the old M2 gages, NSN 5220-00-
535-1217, to perform the electronic timing for the
CROWS II solenoid. Use the FIRE/NO FIRE portion
of the old timing gage for the electronic timing.
But do not use the M2 headspace gage on the
M2A1. The M2A1 and M2 headspace gages are
completely different.
Fox CBRN Vehicle…
Mistakes
STOP Fox in
Its Tracks!
when you’re
finished,
forward this
information
to tacom
and your
tacom lar…
Send this information to either Chad Mcdowell, DSN 786-1354,
(586) 282-1354, email:
chad.m.mcdowell.civ@mail.mil
or Steve Collins,
DSN 786-1356, (586) 282-1356, email:
steven.a.collins1.civ@mail.mil
here’s
how to
do the
job…
Paint±over±silver±areas±with±paint±pen
Leave key
in ignition
Use Dremel
®
to rub out
reference
hey foxy,
what’s
wrong?
why can’t
you move
along with
the rest of
your pals?
’cause mistakes
have
stopped
me
in my tracks!
pm would
have kEpT
me in
great
shape
like
those other
foXes!
M2 Timing Gage
Still Needed
CROWS±II.
..
M2A1 MACHiNE GUN
REPORTiNG FOR DUTY!
WELCOME! HOPE YOU
DON’T MiND iF I KEEP
THE
OLD
M2’s GAGE.
I NEED iT FOR MY
SOLENOiD TiMiNG!
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5:58 PM
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