TM 9-2320-209-34-2-1 bearings, refer to TM 9-214. The general cleaning covered by other manuals and references called out in this manual are as follows: TM 9-247 Materials Used for Cleaning, Preserving, Abrading and Cementing Ordnance Materiel and Related Materials Including Chemicals. TM 9-214 Inspection, Care and Maintenance of Antifriction Bearings. 1-4. PAINTING. Instructions for the preparation of the material for painting, how to paint, and material to be used are in TM 43-0139. Instructions for camouflage painting are contained in FM 5-20B. Stenciling and marking must be done periodically due to weathering or repainting. Instructions for marking military trucks is called out in TB 746-93-1. 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 truck in good repair. Table 1-2 lists special tools and equipment and gives a reference to the maintenance paragraph where they are used and what they are used for. 1-7. SAFETY INSPECTION AND TESTING OF LIFTING DEVICES. Refer to TB 43-0142 for safety inspection and testing of lifting devices used in this manual. 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 vehicles covered in this manual. Many of these articles result from comments, suggestions, and improvement recommendations 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 information 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 continu- ing need in the field are republished in the Equipment Improvement Report and Main- tenance Summary (EIR MS) for TARCOM 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 Publications, and Appendix A, References, of this manual. 1-10. REPORTING IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. If your truck needs improve- ment, 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 Material Readiness Command, AT TN: DRSTA-MB, Warren, Michigan 48090. We’ll send you a reply. 1-2