TM 9-2320-387-10
Table 2-2. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (Cont'd).
Location
Crewmember
Item
Not Fully Mission
Item to
Interval
Procedure
No.
Capable If:
Check/
Service
DRIVER
WARNING
39
Weekly
Tires
Do not exceed 50 psi
(345 kPa) cold radial
tire inflation pressure.
Overinflation of tire
may result in damage
to equipment and injury
or death to personnel.
NOTE
The radial tire is a
bidirectional tire and the
tread may be positioned in
either direction.
a. Check tire tread depth.
a. Any tread is worn
Tread should not be worn be-
even to height of
yond level of wear bar (1/16 in.)
tread wear indicator
(15.9 mm or less). Wear
(1/16 in. (1.59 mm)
bars are molded across the
or less). Any cut,
tread pattern in the valley be-
gouge, or crack that
THREAD WEAR
tween the center rib and lugs.
extends to the cord
INDICATOR (TWI)
The Tread Wear Indicator
body or any bulges.
WEAR BAR
letters (TWI) are molded on
Tires exhibit
the sidewall to aid in locating
excessive inner and
the wear bar.
outer wear or
balance
NOTE
The wear bars are not
evident on new or very
low mileage tires. The
wear bars will appear
after usual use.
Some tires will show a
diamond instead of
TWI indicating where
the wear bar is located.
TIRE TREAD
DEPTH
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