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Bored with evacuator service?


Crewmen, after firing the main gun on your tank, don't forget to service the bore evacuator A bore evacuator is a device on the gun barrel of an armoured fighting vehicle which helps prevent poisonous propellant gases from venting back into the vehicle's fighting compartment when the gun breech is opened to load another shell. . It's a required after-operation PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol)
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 check in your -10 TMs.

A lack of service causes excessive pitting. That results in a gun tube that has to be condemned before its time.

The instructions for servicing the bore evacuator start on Page 3-247 of TM 92350-264-10-2, Page 3-138 of TM 9-2350-288-10-2. and Page 3-165 of TM 0-9-2350-388-10-2.

Pay special attention to the O-ring at the front and rear of the bore evacuator. Your tank is NMC NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK)
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 if either O-ring is torn, cut, gouged or deformed in any way. Your mechanic will replace damaged O-rings using NSN NSN National Stock Number
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 5331-01-498-9953.

HEY! AREN'T YOU GONNA SERVICE MY BORE EVACUATOR?

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Title Annotation:M1-Series Tanks
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2006
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