TM-9-2320-387-24 HMMWV Direct Support & General Support Maintenance Manual Volume 1 Download
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TM 9-2320-387-24- 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1 ABOUTYOURMANUAL 1 a. 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: L 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 task steps and figures are located side-by-side, making part identification and procedure sequence easier to follow. 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 Unit, Direct and General Support Maintenance authorized by the Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) (appendix B) and Source, Maintenance, and Recovery (SMR) codes (TM 9-2320-387-24P). b. General Features. Your TM is the best source available for providing information and data critical to vehicle operation and maintenance: Volume 1 Safety summary (warning pages a, b, and c) General information, equipment descriptions, and data (chapter 1) Principles of operation (chapter 1, section III) Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services - PMCS (chapter 2, section III) General maintenance instructions (chapter 2, section IV) Electrical/mechanical systems troubleshooting (chapter 2, section V) Detailed maintenance procedures (chapters 3 through 9) Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . Safety summary (warning pages a through d) Troubleshooting (chapter 14, section I) Detailed maintenance procedures (chapters 10 through 33) Maintenance Allocation Chart - MAC (appendix B) Expendable/durable supplies and materials list (appendix C) Illustrated list of manufactured items (appendix D) Torque limits (appendix E) Body repair materials (appendix F) Mandatory replacement parts (appendix G) Wiring diagrams and schematics (appendix H) A typical example of how to use this manual is provided on the following pages. vii