PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) TABLES. (cont)

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2-9. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)

TABLES (CONT).

If something does not work, troubleshoot with instructions in Section IV.

If anything looks wrong and is not fixed, write a DA Form 2404.

h. When doing preventive maintenance, take along the tools and supplies needed to make all the checks,

including a clean cloth or two.

The following is a breakdown of the PMCS table:

(1)

"Item No." column. Checks and services are numbered in a logical order for moving around the truck.

The item number column is used as a source of items numbers for the TM Number Column on

DA Form 2404, Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet, for recording results of the PMCS.

(2)

"Interval" column. The column identifies when the PMCS should be performed. Lubrication services

coincide with the vehicle's Semiannual Preventive Maintenance Service. For this purpose, a 10 percent

tolerance (variation) in specified lubrication point mileage is permissible. Those vehicles not

accumulating 1,000 miles (1,609 km) in a 6-month period will be lubricated at the time of Semiannual

Preventive Maintenance Service.

(3)

"Item To Be Inspected" column. This column identifies the item to be inspected.

(4)

"Procedure" column. This column contains all the information required to do the check/inspection. Art

is integrated into the column to aid the user in identifying items. Whenever replacement or repair is

recommended, reference is made to the applicable maintenance instructions.

(5)

"Not Mission Capable If:" column. This column contains a brief statement of the condition (e.g.,

malfunction, shortage) that would cause the vehicle to be less than fully ready to perform its assigned

mission.

NOTE

If the vehicle must be kept in continuous operation, do only the procedures that can be

done without disturbing operation. Make complete checks and services when the vehicle

is shut down.

Oil filters must be serviced/cleaned/changed as applicable, when they are known to be

contaminated or clogged and at prescribed intervals.

j. For operation of equipment in protracted cold temperatures below -15 degrees F (-26 degrees C), remove

lubricants prescribed in lubrication table for temperatures above -15 degrees F (-26 degrees C). Relubricate with

lubricants specified in lubrication table for temperatures below -15 degrees F (-26 degrees C). If OEA lubricant

is required, see the temperature ranges prescribed in the lubrication table. OEA lubricant is to be used in place of

OE/HDO 10 lubricant for all temperature ranges where OE/HDO 10 is specified in the lubrication table.

k. Perform all semiannual inspections in addition to the annual inspections at the time of the annual

inspection. Perform all annual and semiannual inspections in addition to the biennial inspections at the time of

the biennial inspection.

l. Engine oil/transmission/hydraulic fluids must be sampled at 100 hours of operation or at 90-day intervals,

whichever comes first, as prescribed by DA Pam 738-750. Hard-time intervals will be applied in the event

AOAP laboratory support is not available.

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