TM-9-2320-280-34 HMMWV Direct Support & General Support Maintenance Manual Download
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TM 9-2320-280-34 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ABOUT YOUR MANUAL a. New Features. Spend some time looking through this manual. You'll find that it has a new look, different than most of the TMs you've been using. New features added to improve the convenience of this manual and increase your efficiency are: 1. Accessing Information - These include physical entry features such as the bleed-to-edge indicators on the cover and edge of the manual. Extensive troubleshooting guides for specific systems lead directly to step by step directions for problem solving and maintenance tasks. 2. Illustrations - A variety of methods are used to make locating and fixing components much easier. Locator illustrations with keyed text, exploded views, and cut-away diagrams make the information in this manual easier to understand. 3. Keying Text With Illustrations - Instructions are located together with figures that illustrate the specific task you are working on. In most cases, the tack steps and figures are located side by side making part identification and procedure sequence easier to follow. b. General Features. The TM is the fundamental means by which the Army communicates to soldiers the requirements and procedures necessary to perform equipment operations and maintenance. This manual describes in detail the DS/GS Maintenance prescribed by the Maintenance Allocation Chart (TM 9-2320-280-20) and Source, Maintenance, and Recovery (SMR) Codes (TM 9-2320-280-24P). Your TM is the best source available for providing the following information and data critical to vehicle maintenance: • General information, equipment descriptions, and data (chapter 1) • Troubleshooting (chapter 2, section II) • Detailed maintenance procedures • General maintenance instructions (chapter 2, section IV) • Expendable/durable supplies and materials list (appendix B) • Illustrated list of manufactured items (appendix C) • Torque limits (appendix D) • Mandatory replacement parts (appendix E) • Tool identification list (appendix G) • Metric conversions (back cover) A typical example of how to use this manual is provided on pages v, vi, and vii. iv