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TM 9-2350-311-20-1

SECTION 1. REPAIR PARTS, SPECIAL TOOLS, TMDE, AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

2-1 GENERAL

Tools, equipment, and repair parts will be issued to unit maintenance personnel for maintenance. The tools and

equipment issued should only be used for tasks in this manual. When not in use, these tools should be properly stored

in the tool chests and rolls provided.

2-2 COMMON TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

For authorized common tools and equipment, refer to the Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) CTA

50-970 or CTA 8-100, as applicable to your unit.

2-3 SPECIAL TOOLS, TMDE, AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

Certain tools and equipment, especially designed for unit maintenance, repair, and general use, are listed in Appendix

B for information only. This list is not to be used for requisitioning parts.

2-4 REPAIR PARTS

Repair parts are listed and illustrated in the Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) covering unit and support

maintenance (TM 9-2350-311-24P-1 ).

Gaskets, packings, bushings, preformed packings, seals, Iockwashers, locknuts, self-locking fasteners (screws, nuts,

etc), cotter pins, and spring pins must be replaced if removed.

Springs must be replaced if broken, kinked, cracked, or do not conform to standards specified in the repair data.

SECTION Il. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT

2-5 GENERAL INFORMATION

This section covers the procedures for servicing M109A2/M109A3/M109A4/Ml109A5 vehicles upon receipt. A run-in of

at least 5 miles (8 km) will be performed on all new or reconditioned vehicles, and of a sufficient number of miles on

used vehicles, to check their operation completely. This section may provide material that is duplicated in

TM 9-2350-311 -20-2 (M109A2/M109A3/M109A4/M109A5 cab). This duplication is limited only to the activities that

require crew and unit mechanics’ joint efforts.

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