TM-5-5420-202-10

LAUNCHER, M48A5 TANK CHASSIS

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

DECEMBER 2009

TM-5-5420-202-10 - Page 311 of 535

TM 5-5420-202-10

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ITEM

NO.

INTERVAL

ITEM TO BE

CHECKED OR

SERVICED

PROCEDURE

EQUIPMENT

NOT READY/

AVAILABLE IF:

WARNING

Final drive hubs, roadwheel

or compensating idler wheel

hubs, and track support hubs

may be hot. Use caution when

checking the hubs. Gloves

should be used when touching

or handling hubs. Failure to

comply may result in personnel

injury.

NOTE

Notify f eld maintenance if tire

separation or chunking is more

than one-half the width of tire.

52

After

Track Support

Rollers and

Hubs (Right

and Left Sides)

Figure 46.

Track Support Roller.

a. Check for missing or loose track support

rollers.

b. Check rollers for separation of rubber from

metal and chunking.

c. Cautiously feel support roller hubs for

high temperature differences between other

hubs.

One or more track

support roller(s) are

missing or loose.

Any hub is

overheated

and cannot be

corrected by

lubrication.

0048-43

Table 1.

PMCS - Continued