TM-9-2815-202-34 Technical Manual for 8V71T Engines for M109 Howitzer Download
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TM 9-2815-202-34 NOTES. Notes are found within a procedure immediately before the appropriate step. They contain important facts or instructions to make the procedure easier or to modify the procedure for a similar model. USE OF TOOLS AND PERSONNEL. Each procedure lists the tool kits and tools that are needed for the procedure. The procedure steps tell how and where to use special tools. However, the procedure steps do not tell which persons do which steps in the procedures needing more than one person. The mechanic responsible for the procedure should direct the rest of the personnel on what to do. REFERENCES. References from one procedure to another within the TM are by paragraph number. References to other Technical Manuals are by the TM number only and the user needs to use the Alphabetical Index of that TM to find the information needed. PROCEDURE ORGANIZATION. Most procedures in this TM fall into the category of removal /Installation, replacement, repair, or adjustment. Replacement can contain removal, disassembly, inspection, assembly, and installation in the same procedure. Repair generally contains disassembly, inspection, and assembly in the same procedure. HOW TO USE THE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST (RPSTL) WITH THIS MANUAL The RPSTL gives the National Stock Number (NSN) required to order parts which fail inspection in the repair procedures. To use the RPSTL to identify and order a part, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. In this manual, turn to the page of the procedure where the part is installed. Go to the RPSTL and find the same illustrated part. That part will have an item number assigned to it. Find the SMR code for the item. If the SMR code does not authorize your level to repair the item, reassemble it and send it to the authorized level of maintenance. If the SMR code does authorized your level to repair the item, look this figure and item number up in the figure and item number cross-reference index in the back of the RPSTL to find the NSN of the item to be ordered. xii Change 1