TM-9-2610-200-14
CARE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND INSPECTION OF PNEUMATIC TIRES AND INNER TUBES
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SEPTEMBER 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter/Section/Paragraph
Page
2-4.
MULTI-PIECE RIMS/WHEEL GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
.2-5
2-5.
SINGLE-PIECE RIMS/WHEELS GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.2-5
2-6.
REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR SAFE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
FOR DEMOUNTING, MOUNTING AND INFLATING TIRES.
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2-6
2-7.
TUBE AND FLAP USAGE.
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2-6
2-8.
EXTREME COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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2-7
2-9.
VALVE POSITIONING.
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2-7
2-10.
MARKING OF TIRES.
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2-7
2-11.
MATCHING OF TIRES.
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2-7
2-12.
TIRE INJURIES AND OZONE DAMAGE.
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2-8
2-13.
TIRE ROTATION.
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2-9
2-14.
ROTATION OF BIAS, BELTED BIAS, AND RADIAL TIRES.
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2-9
2-15.
EFFECTS OF VEHICLE OPERATION.
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2-10
2-16.
EFFECTS OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.
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2-10
2-17.
IRREGULAR AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.
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2-11
2-18.
TIRE WEAR PATTERNS.
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2-11
SECTION II.
OPERATOR INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES
2-13
2-19.
OPERATOR INSPECTIONS AND SERVICES.
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2-13
SECTION III.
UNIT MAINTENANCE
2-15
2-20.
GENERAL .
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2-15
2-21.
TIRE REPAIR LIMITS.
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2-16
2-22.
UNIT INSPECTION.
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2-18
2-23.
TIRE INSPECTION.
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2-18
2-24.
TREAD DEPTH MEASUREMENT .
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2-20
2-25.
RETREADING.
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2-23
2-26.
VALVE CORE REPLACEMENT.
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2-24
2-27.
AUTOMOTIVE AND LIGHT TRUCK TIRE MAINTENANCE.
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2-25
2-28.
FLAT BASE RIM TUBE TIRE MAINTENANCE (MULTIPIECE RIMS).
........
2-31
2-29.
RUNFLAT TIRE MAINTENANCE (HMMWV).
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2-39
2-30.
BOLT TOGETHER RIMS REPAIR (M939A1 SERIES).
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2-47
2-31.
TIRE REPAIR PROCEDURES -TEMPORARY STRING REPAIR.
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2-52
2-32.
TIRE REPAIR PROCEDURES - COMPLETE TIRE REPAIR.
...........................
2-55
2-33.
INNER TUBE REPAIR PROCEDURES.
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2-57
SECTION VI.
DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
2-59
2-34.
GENERAL.
..................................................................................................................
2-59
2-35.
NONDEMOUNTABLE FLAT BASE RIM TUBE TIRE MAINTENANCE.
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2-60
2-36.
DEMOUNTABLE FLAT BASE RIM WITH TUBELESS TIRE MAINTENANCE.2-66
2-37.
NONDEMOUNTABLE LARGE EARTHMOVER RIM MAINTENANCE.
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2-70
SECTION VII. GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
2-79
2-38.
GENERAL.
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2-79
2-39.
TIRE REPAIR AND REPAIR LIMITS.
...................................................................
2-79
2-40.
TIRE REPAIR PROCEDURES, SELF-VULCANIZING SPOT REPAIR.
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2-85
2-41.
TIRE REPAIR -SPOT REPAIR USING PRESS FOR HEAT & PRESSURE.
....2-87
2-42.
TIRE REPAIR PROCEDURES, SECTION REPAIR WITH PREVULCANIZED
PLUG AND PATCH UNIT TWO INCHES AND UNDER.
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2-88
2-43.
PRELIMINARY INSPECTION & CONDITION CLASSIFICATION OF TIRES.2-92
2-44.
TIRE INSPECTION CRITERIA.
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2-96
2-45.
INSPECTION OF REPAIRED OR RETREADED TIRES.
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2-102
SECTION VI.
VISUAL GUIDE FOR INSPECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF TIRES
2-105
2-46.
GENERAL.
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2-105
2-47.
BEAD AREA CONDITIONS.
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2-106
2-48.
SIDEWALL AREA CONDITIONS.
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2-108
2-49.
TREAD CROWN AREA CONDITIONS.
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2-111
2-50.
INSIDE TIRE/INNER LINER CONDITIONS.
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2-114
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