TM 9-2350-230-12, C3
CHAPTER 4
CREW PREVENTIVE-MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Section 4-1. PREVENTIVE-MAINTENANCE SERVICES
The crew should be familiar with quarterly organizational
4-1. Specific Procedures (Normal Conditions)
preventive-maintenance service requirements, and assist
a. General. This section contains specific
in the accomplishment of these services.
preventive-maintenance checks and services of materiel
to be performed by the crew. Checks and services will
4-2. Specific Procedures (Unusual Conditions)
be performed in numerical sequence as indicated in
a. Vehicles exposed to extreme-cold or hot weather
will require more frequent servicing. Materiel subjected
forms pertaining to preventive-maintenance services.
b. Responsibility. Perform all before, during, and
to salt-water immersion should be evacuated to
after-operation preventive-maintenance checks and
organizational maintenance as soon as possible after
services each day that vehicle is operated, in order to
exposure.
detect first signs of failures and to take corrective action
b. The letter "C" following the numerical sequence
number in the interval column indicates services to be
before extensive repairs are required. While operating
performed when operating under cold weather
the vehicle, the crew should be alert for any unusual
environment.
noises, odors, abnormal instrument readings, steering
irregularities or any other vehicle malfunction indication.
Figure 4-1. Hull drain holes
Section 4-2. LUBRICATION
operation and extreme conditions, such as high or low
4-3. Service Intervals (Normal-Unusual Conditions)
temperatures, prolonged periods of high-rate operation,
continued operation in sand or dust, or exposure to
a. Service Intervals (Normal Conditions). LO 9-
moisture, any one of which may quickly destroy the
2350-230-12 (Appendix IV).
protective qualities of the lubricant. Lubrication intervals
b. Service Intervals (Unusual Conditions). Reduce
may be extended during inactive periods.
lubrication intervals to compensate for abnormal
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