TM-5-3805-264-13-P

TRUCK, DUMP, HEAVY, BODY M917A1 AND M917A2

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST

JUNE 2014

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Table 1.

Operator Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) - Continued.

ITEM

NO.

INTERVAL

ITEM TO BE

CHECKED OR

SERVICED

PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT

NOT READY/

AVAILABLE IF:

NOTE

•

Review all WARNINGs,

CAUTIONs, and NOTEs before

performing PMCS and operating

the dump body.

•

Perform all PMCS checks if:

•

You are the assigned

operator but have not

operated the dump body

since the last

Weekly

inspection.

•

You are operating the

dump body for the first

time.

1

Before

Front and

Driver's Side

Overall View

Check under vehicle for evidence of hydraulic fluid

leakage.

Class III hydraulic fluid

leaks are evident.

2

Before

Inside Cab

Cargo Cover

Crank Handle

Check that crank handle is stowed in storage pouch in

Basic Issue Items (BII) box.

3

Before

Startup

NOTE

Dump truck’s chassis air system controls

both models’ tailgate locking mechanism

and supplies air to the M917A1 with

Material Control System (MCS) and

M917A2 with MCS tailgate.

1. Start engine and fully pressurize air system

(TM 9-2320-363-10 or TM 9-2320-302-10).

2. Listen for air leaks on chassis and at rear of dump

body.

Air leakage is evident.

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