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Tow's a no-go without pintle.


Try as you might, you can't tow if the pintle on your M1-series tank won't open. And that's what will happen if the pintle doesn't get regular lubing.

Without lube, the pintle develops a severe case of lockjaw lockjaw: see tetanus. . And if it won't open, you can't attach the tow bar.

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 like it says in your LO. Just make sure you wipe off the grease fitting A grease fitting, grease nipple or zerk fitting is a lubrication fitting used in mechanical systems to add grease with a grease gun. The fitting is permanently installed by a threaded connection leaving a nipple connection the grease gun attaches to.  first to keep out dirt.
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Title Annotation:M1-Series Tanks ...; lubrication
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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