Table 2-2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES WITH LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR M578 RECOVERY VEHICLE (Cont)

TM 9-2350-238-20-1

Table 2-2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES WITH LUBRICATION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR M578 RECOVERY VEHICLE (CONT)

Not Fully Mission

Item

Interval

Item To Check/

Procedure

Capable If:

Service

No.

Auxiliary

Drive Clutch

(cont)

Housing Drain

Dry cleaning solvent (SD2) is toxic and

and Fill (cont)

flammable. Wear protective goggles and

gloves and use only in well-ventilated area.

Clean drain plug (1) with dry cleaning solvent

(item 16, appx C) and install.

Remove fill plug (2) and add OE/HDO or OEA

(item 28 or 29, appx C) to full mark on gage (3).

Clean fill plug with dry cleaning solvent (item 16,

appx C) and install.

Battery Electri-

cal System

Do not smoke, have open flames, or

make sparks around the batteries,

especially if the caps are off. Batter-

ies can explode and cause injury or

death.

Remove all jewelry such as rings,

dog tags, bracelets, etc. if jewelry or

tools contact battery terminal, a di-

rect short may occur resulting in in-

stant heating, damage to equipment

and injury to personnel.

NOTE

Refer to TM 9-6140-200-14 for more specif-

ic details on battery maintenance.

Corrosion has

Inspect battery box for corrosion and debris.

made holes in

metal battery

box.

Terminals cor-

Clean slave receptacle and coat with corrosion

roded.

preventive sealant (item 35, appx C).

If cell is below

Check and record specific gravity of each cell.

1.225 specific

gravity.

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