Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE

sisted by personnel from direct support.

The monthly

ical operation of equipment, and for planning and

service checks and corrects adjustments of the

executing an effective preventive maintenance

equipment, cleaning and lubrication of the equipment,

program. TM 8-750 contains efficient record information

and the replacement of minor parts. Do not replace

and explanation of record forms and their usage. The

parts as a routine matter, avoid unnecessary costly

officer in charge will determine the types and usage of

maintenance, and keep serviceable parts and

forms and records required for the specific preventive

assemblies in use until replacement is justified. If the

maintenance service. Forms most commonly used for

equipment is found to need repairs not ordinarily

preventive maintenance records are as follows:

performed during monthly services, take it out of use

a. DA Form 2402.

This exchange tag

and send it to the depot shop for detailed examination

accomplishes resupply by direct exchange.

and repair or rebuild.

b. DA Form 2404.

This form is used as a

d. Exceptions To After-Operation Services.

maintenance work sheet for services, inspection, and

Exceptions occur on occassion, as during prolonged

diagnostic checkouts for readiness inspections.

inoperation of the equipment, or when it may be

c. DA Form 2405.

This form is used as a

necessary to operate the equipment longer than the

maintenance register and controls repair work requested

normal work shift. Subject to local determination, these

whether or not the work has been accomplished by the

services may be performed by organizational

maintenance category responsible for the equipment.

maintenance personnel or the relief shift operator as a

d. DA Form 2407. Through proper preparation and

"before operation" service.

use of this maintenance request form, organizational

7. Hand Tools and Special Tools Protect all

and direct support maintenance personnel may

hand tools from dirt, rust, and corrosion by periodic

influence the capability and maintainability of the

inspection and cleaning. Identify special tools with the

equipment.

specific equipment for which they are intended. Keep

e. DA Form 2408-1. This daily-monthly log shows

all special tools on a tool board or in the shop tool room.

the daily status of the equipment and provides records

Stow all tools in their proper place so that interested

of hours operated, days nonoperative, and amounts of

personnel will know where to find them. TM 9-243

fuel or oil consumed.

furnishes detailed information on use and care of hand

When used as a monthly log, tile form provides a

tools.

monthly record of the equipment's status.

8. Records. A good system of record keeping is

essential for safe, efficient, and econom-

Section III. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE

jected to periodic inspections. Machine tools and shop

9. General Machine tools and shop equipment are

equipment are subject to inspection as set forth in AR

generally considered as fixed equipment, such as

420-82. Each category of maintenance will require that

lathes, milling machines, drill presses, table saws,

trained personnel consider all aspects of equipment use

shapers, steam cleaners (some portable) and similar

and insure inspection of a detailed technical nature of

machines and along with other shop furnishings are

individual items. The officer in charge should make

considered to be under the scope of this bulletin. In the

scheduled or informal inspections on a continuing basis

event of seeming conflict in, or lack of, maintenance

(not of a detailed nature) to reveal major defects,

instructions; maintain the equipment in the most

carelessness, and causes of neglect. For command

economical manner for the job to be accomplished.

inspections see AR 750-8.

10. Inspection.

To insure proper use, supply

11. Operator and Crew Preventive Maintenance.

economy, and compliance with shop principles; machine

Preventive maintenance services

tools and shop equipment must be sub-

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