TM-9-2920-225-34 HMMWV Generator Direct Support & General Support Maintenance Manual Download
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TM 9-2920-225-34 1-4. PAINTING. Refer to TM 43-0139 for painting instructions for field use of equipment covered in this manual. 1-5. TORQUE VALUES . Critical torque values for a particular component are given in the maintenance procedures in chapter 2. When torque values are not given, bolts, screws, and nuts are to be tightened as given in table 1-1. 1-6. SPECIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT . Special tools and equipment are provided to make it easier to do particular maintenance tasks and to keep the equipment in good repair. Table 1-2 lists the special tools and equipment and gives a reference to the maintenance paragraph where they are used and what they are used for. 1-7. REPAIR . Generator repair is limited only to removal, replacement, and re- pair of items covered in this manual. Whenever the armature, field coil or housing is damaged, the generator is non-repairable. 1-8. FORMS AND RECORDS. Maintenance forms, records, and reports which are to be used by maintenance personnel at all levels are listed in and prescribed by TM 38-750. 1-9. EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST (EIR MD) AND EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE SUMMARY (EIR MS). The quarterly Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest, TB 43-0001-39 series, contains valuable field information on the equipment covered in this manual. The information in the TB 43-0001-39 series is compiled from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports that you prepared on the equipment covered in this manual. Many of these articles result from comments, suggestions, and improvement re- commendations that you submitted to the EIR program. The TB 43-0001-39 series contains information on equipment improvements, minor alterations, proposed Modification Work Orders (MWO’s) , warranties (if applicable) , actions taken on some of your DA Form 2028’s (Recommended Changes to Publications) , and advance in- formation on proposed changes that may affect this manual. In addition, the more maintenance significant articles, including minor alterations, field-fixes, etc, that have a more permanent and continuing need in the field are republished in the Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Summary (EIR MS) for TACOM Equipment (TM 43-0143). Refer to both of these publications ( TB 43-0001-39 series and TM 43-0143) periodically, especially the TB 43-0001-39 series, for the most current and authoritative information on your equipment. The information will help you in doing your job better and will help in keeping you advised of the latest changes to this manual. Also refer to DA Pam 310-4, Index of Technical Publica- tions, and Appendix A, References, of this manual. 1-10. REPORTING IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS . If your equipment needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, ATTN: DRSTA-MT, Warren, Michigan 48090. We’ll send you a reply. 1-11. METRIC SYSTEM. The equipment/system described herein is nonmetric and does not require metric common or special tools. Therefore, metric units are not supplied. Tactical instructions, for sake of clarity, will also remain nonmetric. 1-3