PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-739
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 739
JUNE 2014
37
PS 739
JUN 14
M240H Bipod
TM Changes for
M240H and M240L
Get out
your pencils,
small arms
repairmen. You
need to make
some changes
to the M240
machine gun’s
TM 9-0115-313-
23&P.
On WP 001
7
01,
pencil in that the
safety spring,
NSN 5340-01-
550-1620,
must
be replaced
whenever it’s
removed.
it should
not
be
removed unless
absolutely
necessary.
MWO 9-1005-313-23-1 up-
graded the M240H’s bipod as-
sembly. The worK should have
been completed by 13 Nov 13.
As a result of the
MWO, Fig 19 in WP
0049 00 needs to be
changed
to this…
NSN
Nomenclature
Item
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Yoke, bipod
Leg, left assembly
Leg, upper left
Leg, lower left
Leg, right assembly
Leg, lower right
Latch
Setscrew
Spring, helical comp
Leg, upper right
Leg assembly
Plunger, detent
Spring, helical comp
Pin, spring
Cap, detent
Screw, shoulder
Nut, self-locking
SMR
Code
XAFZZ*
PAFFF
PAFFF
XAFZZ*
PAFFF
XAFZZ*
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFFF
XAFZZ*
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
PAFZZ
*Do not order XA coded items.
Order the next higher assembly.
M240L Safety Spring
where
are you
going?
that’s a
lot
of
changes.
I need
another
pencil!
16
15
13
14
11
12
10
9
6
8
5
7
17
3
2
4
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