TM-9-2350-238-20-1
HULL AND RELATED COMPONENTS RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: LIGHT, ARMORED, M578
TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
MAY 1994
TM-9-2350-238-20-1 - Page 39 of 1364
TM 9-2350-238-20-1
Section Ill. UNIT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS
AND SERVICES (PMCS) AND LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS
2-6. SCOPE.
This section details the pre-
ventive maintenance checks and services
(PMCS) and the lubrication instructions for the
hull at the unit level. Preventive maintenance is
the care, inspection, and service of the M578
Recovery Vehicle to keep it operating and to
find troubles before repairs or replacements are
needed. Preventive maintenance is performed
at crew and unit levels.
a.
Crew.
All crew PMCS and lubrication
tasks must be completed before unit PMCS is
begun, refer to TM 9-2350-238-10.
b.
Unit.
This section tells what preventive
maintenance tasks are done by unit mainte-
nance mechanics. Always start at the front and
follow it in order, to the back.
2-7. INTERVALS.
a.
Unit Preventive Maintenance Tasks.
PMCS tasks will normally be done semiannual-
ly; every 6 months, 2400 kilometers (1500
miles), or 150 hours of operation, whichever
comes first.
(1)
Annually.
Once a year, as specified.
(2)
Eighteen (18) months.
As specified.
b.
Column 7.
The “Item No.” column con-
tains the item number which shall be used as a
source of item numbers for the TM Number
Column on the DA Form 2404, Equipment in-
spections and Maintenance Worksheet, in re-
cording results of PMCS.
c.
Column 2.
The “Interval” column lists
the specific interval at which the PMCS will be
performed. They are as follows:
S - Semiannually
A - Annually
18-18 Months
AR - As Required
d.
Column 3.
The “Item to Check/Service
column identifies the item to be checked, ser-
viced, or lubricated.
e.
Column 4.
The “Procedure” column
describes the check, service, or lubrication to
be performed.
f.
Colunm 5. The “Not Fully Mission Capa-
ble If” column contains the criteria which will
render the system incapable of performing its
primary mission.
NOTE
All semiannual preventive mainte-
nance tasks are also done during
annual maintenance.
High temperature is more than 100 °F
(38 °C). Low temperature is less than
0 °F (-18 °C).
Salt water is present during fording,
sea spray, and morning mist in coast-
al areas.
Dust conditions are high when oil
level in hubcaps cannot be seen.
Operating the M578 Recovery Vehicle in very
high or very low temperatures, in dust, mud, or
salt water may require additional preventive
maintenance.
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