TM-9-2320-386-24-1-1
2-1/2-TON, 6X6, M44A3 SERIES TRUCKS (DIESEL)
TECHNICAL MANUAL; EXTENDED SERVICE PROGRAM (ESP); UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE MANUAL; VOLUME 1 OF 2
MAY 2001
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR MANUAL
Spend some time looking through this manual. You will find that it has a new, different look, designed in a
work package format.
Features added to improve the convenience of this manual and increase your efficiency are:
a. 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 in each
work package (WP). Lubrication instructions have been added to the TM, as part of Preventive
Maintenance Checks and Services. Unit maintenance instructions are followed by direct support
maintenance and general support maintenance instructions. A list of repair parts and special tools
to perform tasks is contained in TM 9-2320-386-24P.
b. Work Package Format –
This manual is organized in Work Packages, each of which is a stand
alone portion of the TM. A WP logically divides all data required for a certain function, and may
include descriptive information, operating tasks, maintenance tasks, troubleshooting, preventive
maintenance checks and services, repair parts, or supporting information. Work packages appear
in numerical sequence and are continuous throughout the two volumes of the manual. An example
of work package numbering is: 0030 00-1. The 0030 is the work package number; the 00 is to be
used in the event a work package(s) is added between work packages at a future date; the -1 is the
page number.
To find the WP you require, first go to the table of contents (or to the bleed-to-edge indicator on
the cover). This will lead you to the specific chapter, then section titles,to enable you to locate
specific maintenance tasks and information in this manual. A title page for each chapter precedes
the first section of the chapter and lists section numbers and/or titles which guide you to a section
table of contents work package.
c. 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 and follow.
d. Keying Text With Illustrations –
Instructions are located with figure(s) that illustrate the
specific task you are working on. The task steps and figure(s) are located side-by-side.
HOW TO USE YOUR MANUAL
You must familiarize yourself with the entire maintenance procedure before beginning the maintenance task.
Here’s an example of how to use your manual:
PROBLEM:
The unit maintenance mechanic gets a report that the engine cranks but will not start.
SOLUTION:
Follow the troubleshooting steps:
1.
Look at the cover of this manual. You will see subjects listed from top to bottom on the right-hand
side.
2.
Look at the right edge of the manual. On some of the pages you will see black bars (edge indicators)
that are aligned with the subject bars on the cover. These are the locations of the subjects in the text.
3.
Look at section II on the chapter 2 title page. This section guides you to WP 0008 00, Unit
Troubleshooting Procedures Table of Contents, which in turn leads you to WP 0009 00, Mechanical
Troubleshooting Symptom Index.
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