TM-9-2320-280-34

TRUCK, UTILITY: M998 SERIES

TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE

JANUARY 1996
TM-9-2320-280-34

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TM 9-2320-280-34
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR MANUAL
a.
New Features
.
Spend some time looking through this manual. You'll find that it has a new look,
different than most of the TMs you've been using. New features added to improve the convenience of
this manual and increase your efficiency are:
1.
Accessing Information
- These include physical entry features such as the bleed-to-edge
indicators on the cover and edge of the manual. Extensive troubleshooting guides for specific systems
lead directly to step by step directions for problem solving and maintenance tasks.
2.
Illustrations
- A variety of methods are used to make locating and fixing components much
easier. Locator illustrations with keyed text, exploded views, and cut-away diagrams make the
information in this manual easier to understand.
3.
Keying Text With Illustrations
- Instructions are located together with figures that illustrate
the specific task you are working on. In most cases, the tack steps and figures are located side by
side making part identification and procedure sequence easier to follow.
b.
General Features.
The TM is the fundamental means by which the Army communicates to soldiers
the requirements and procedures necessary to perform equipment operations and maintenance. This
manual describes in detail the DS/GS Maintenance prescribed by the Maintenance Allocation Chart
(TM 9-2320-280-20) and Source, Maintenance, and Recovery (SMR) Codes (TM 9-2320-280-24P). Your
TM is the best source available for providing the following information and data critical to vehicle
maintenance:
•
General information, equipment descriptions, and data (chapter 1)
•
Troubleshooting (chapter 2, section II)
•
Detailed maintenance procedures
•
General maintenance instructions (chapter 2, section IV)
•
Expendable/durable supplies and materials list (appendix B)
•
Illustrated list of manufactured items (appendix C)
•
Torque limits (appendix D)
•
Mandatory replacement parts (appendix E)
•
Tool identification list (appendix G)
•
Metric conversions (back cover)
A typical example of how to use this manual is provided on pages v, vi, and vii.
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