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Clean is not everything.


Crewmen, a nice clean tank is the whole point behind a trip to the wash rack. The last thing you want is to cause any damage.

That's why it's vitally important that you follow all the steps in the cleaning and lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of  PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol)
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 section of your-10-1 TM. Those steps outline all the precautions needed to make sure your tank not only comes out of the wash rack clean, but also battle-ready.

Pay special attention to the precautions in Para 13 for the use of steam, high-pressure water, and high-pressure air when cleaning.

If you're not careful, high-pressure water, air or steam can force their way into the electronic muzzle reference sensor, roadwheel hubs, the turret race ring and other components.

When that happens, damage is inevitable. And what good is a clean tank that is NMC NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK)
NMC NSSDC Master Catalog (NASA)
NMC Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City, Michigan)
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?

The cleaning and lubrication sections start on Page 2-46 of TM 9-2350-264-10-1, Page 2-43 of TM 9-2350-288 10-1, and Page 2-40 of TM 9-2350-388-10-1.

AND BRIEFLY SPEAKING ...

M577A2/A3 Map Board

Order the map board for your M577A2 and M577A3 command post carriers with NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 667500-842-2967. Although it's listed as Item 22 in Fig 272 of TM 9-2350-261-24P (Aug 05) and Item 18 in Fig 283 of TM 9-2350-277-24P (Oct 03), neither figure shows a drawing of the map board. That makes it hard to find.

M88A1 Periscope periscope (pĕr`ĭskōp) [Gr.,=view around], instrument to enable a person to see objects not in his direct line of vision or concealed by some intervening body. Its essential parts are a tube, prisms, lenses, mirrors, and an eyepiece.  Pads

Use NSN 2590-00-678-8334 to get a new crash pad crash pad
n.
1. Padding inside vehicles, such as automobiles or tanks, for protecting occupants in the event of an accident or sudden stop.

2.
 for the driver's and mechanic's periscopes on your M88A1 recovery vehicle. The pads aren't listed in TM 9-2350-256-24P-1 because they have to be welded on.

CEASE YOUR EFFORT! THERE IS NO MAGICAL CURE FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING!

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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2006
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