TM-9-2320-209-34-2-1

2½-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; MAINTENANCE; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT LEVEL; VOLUME 2 OF 2; PART 1 OF 3

MAY 1981

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SPRINGS

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CHAPTER

16

GROUP

MAINTENANCE

Section I.

SCOPE

16-1.

EQUIPMENT

ITEMS

COVERED.

This chapter gives equipment maintenance

procedures for the springs for which there are authorized correctivemaintenance

tasks at the directand general support maintenance levels.

16-2.

EQUIPMENT

ITEMS

NOT

COVERED.

All equipment items for which corrective

maintenance is authorized at the directand

general support maintenance levelsare

covered in this chapter.

Section II. SPRINGS

16-3.

DRILLING

AND

TAPPING

REAR

SPRING

SEAT

FOR

LUBRICATION.

NOTE

Drilland tap rear spring seats at yearly or 6,000 mile

maintenance or when

spring or spring seat is being

worked

on.

Do not take trucks away

from normal

duties to have holes drilled. Lubricationshould be

done about every

1,500 miles.

TOOLS

:

No

specialtoolsrequired

SUPPLIES

:

Plug, pn

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Lubricationfitting

PERSONNEL:

One

EQUIPMENT

CONDITION

:

Truck

parked, engine off, handbrake

set.

16-1