TM-5-2330-378-14-P
SEMITRAILER, LOWBED: 40 TON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER M870 AND M870A1
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
JUNE 1999
TM-5-2330-378-14-P - Page 130 of 524
TM 5-2330-378-14&P
SectionV.GENERALMAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
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Page
Number
ParagraphTitle
Number
4-17
General
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4-18
Work Safety
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4-19
Cleaning Instructions
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4-43
4-20
Inspection
Instructions
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4-44
4-21
Repair Instructions
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4-45
4-22
Tagging Hoses and Tubes
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4-45
4-23
Painting and Stenciling
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4-46
4-24
Lubrication
Instructions
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4-46
4-25
Torque Values
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4-17.
GENERAL.
a.
These general maintenance
instructions
contain general shop practices and specific methods you must be
familiar with to properly maintain your M870/M870A1
semitrailer. You should read and understand
these
practices and methods before performing
any maintenance
task.
b.
Before beginning a task, find out howmuch
repair, modification,
orreplacement
is needed to fix the equipment
asdescribed
inthis manual. Sometimesthe
reason for equipment failure can beseen right away and complete
teardown
is not necessary.
Disassemble
equipment
only as far as necessary to repair or replace damaged
or broken parts.
C.
The following "Initial Setup" information
applies to all procedures:
1 .
Resources
are not listed unless they apply to the procedure.
2.
Personnel are listed only if more than one technician is required to complete the task.
If "Personnel
Required"
is not listed, one technician can perform the task.
d.
All tags and forms attached to equipment
must be checked to learn the reason for removal from service.
Modification
work orders and technical bulletins must also be checked for equipment
changes and updates.
e.
In some cases, a part may be damaged
by removal. If the part appears to be good and other parts behind it
are not defective,
leave it on and continue with the procedure.
Here are a few simple rules:
1.
Do not remove dowel pins or studs unless loose, bent, broken, or otherwise damaged.
2.
Do not remove bearings or bushings unless damaged.
If you need to remove them to access parts, pull
out bearings
and bushings carefully.
3.
Replace all gaskets, seals, lockwashers,
cotter pins, preformed packings, and other locking hardware.
4-18. WORK SAFETY.
a.
Observe all WARNINGs
and CAUTIONs.
Always use power tools carefully.
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