| ———— KEY ———— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LUBRICANTS | INTERVALS | ||
| CG- | GREASE, | 1- | AFTER EACH MISSION |
| GENERAL PURPOSE | 6- | AFTER SIX MISSIONS | |
| NO. 1 (ABOVE + 32°F) | OR MORE OFTEN | ||
| NO. O (BELOW + 32°F) | |||
| THIS ORDER IS TO BE FASTENED TO INSIDE LID OF FLAME THROWER PACKING CHEST. | |||
Copy of this Lubrication Order will remain with the equipment at all times; instructions contained therein are mandatory and supersede all conflicting lubrication Instructions dated prior to 5 MAY 1944
By order of the Secretary of War:
G. C. Marshall, Chief of Staff.
Official:
J. A. Ulio,
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
Section XIII LUBRICATION
49. LUBRICATION.
a. Gun group. War Department Lubrication Order No. 4001 ([Fig 31]) shows the parts which require lubrication, the lubricants, and the intervals.
(1) Lubricants. Grease, general purpose, No. 1 is used, except for temperatures below freezing, when grease, general purpose. No. 0 is used. The bearing surfaces should be lightly coated with the grease.
(2) Frequency of lubrication. The surfaces of the ignition-head body which touch the spring case should be lubricated after each use of the weapon. Other parts are lubricated after six firing missions, six training sessions, or oftener. All should be thoroughly cleaned (Pars [52], [55], and [56]) with gasoline, dry cleaning solvent, or other solvent, then dried before lubrication. If the gun is disassembled for any other reason, it should be lubricated before reassembly.