be processed as specified in 3-32.

compressed air.

All lines shall be blown free with

3-27, LUBRICATING AND COOLANT SYSTEMS. All lines shall be blown out
with moisture-free canpressed air. Preservative compounds shall not be
permitted to enter these lines. Pumps shall be dismantled, cleaned, and
preserved in accordance with this specification.

processed as specified in 3-32.

Pump motors shall be

3-28, AIR SYSTEMS AND CYLINDERS. Air cylinders and pistons shall be
disassembled and cleaned in accordance with the general requirements
of this specification,

All organic packings (except neoprene) shall

be removed and attached to the outside of the system for future identi-

fication purposes.

Type P-3 preservatives conforming to Specifications

AXS-1759 and MIL-C-972 shall be used in preserving these systems. Motors
shall be processed as specified in 3-32. Compressor parts shall be processed as specified in 3-34. The following caution note shall be placed

on a waterproof tag which shall be attached at a conspicuous place on
the air system:
,

CAUTION!
REPLACE ORGANIC PACKING AND LUBRICATE SYSTEM WITH SUITABLE
LUBRICANTS BEFORE EQUIPMENT IS PLACED IN OPERATION

3-29.

GEARS AND GEAR TRAINS,

Care shall be exercised to avoid any nick-

ing or battering of teeth and worms during the processing of gears and

gear trains.

Cleaning and preserving shall be in accordance with the

general requirements of this specification,

In general, type P-2 pre-

servative shall be used in the preservation of gears and gear trains.

Type P-3 preservative may be used where gears are an integral part of
a spindle assembly or are otherwise integral part of a spindle assembly

or are otherwise integral with internal precision mechanisms.

3-30.

THREADED PARTS.

In the handling of precision threaded parts (ex-

cluding common hardware items), it will be necessary to carefully control
alinement and engagement to prevent cross threading.
3-31, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. Various items of electrical equipment (excluding motors) such as control panels, transformers, switch boxes, x-ray

machines, electro-limit gages, camparators, etc., are of such fabrication
as to place them in a separate category with respect to processing. The

complexity of their design and system of circuit, particularly as pertains to control panels, necessitates their processing as assembled units.
Alloys, copper insulation, and nonferrous members comprise the bulk of

their fabrication. Emphasis shall be placed on solvent and compressedair cleaning of the assembled units, and type P-3 preservative shall be
applied when required by the responsible personnel. There shall be
shrouding of the specific electrical equipment items to prevent dust

accumulations. Where power hookup is maintained, all circuits from transformers through secondary lines to distributing panels, thence to each
and every machine, and then all circuits through machines will be checked

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