Table 2-1. Unit Level Preventive Maintenance Checks And Services-continued

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Table 2-1. Unit Level Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

Not Mission

Procedure

Item Interval

Item To B

Capable If:

No.

Inspected

d. Fittings will not

d. Lubricate rod ends with GAA.

Steering

Semi-

purge old lubricant

Annual Assembly

out of component.

e. Fittings will not

Continued

e. Lubricate the steering linkage U-

purge old lubricant

joints and shafts with GAA.

out of component.

NOTE

Lubricate every 1500 miles or semian-

nually, whichever comes first.

a. Bolts loose and/

a. Check steering gear mounting bolts

S e m i - Main

or Class III leaks.

for looseness and leaks. If loose, torque

Annual Steering

bolts to 130 lb-ft (176 Nm).

Gear

b. Looseness,

b. Check steering column U-joint,

breaks, or cracks

steering knuckles, tie rods, drag links,

evident.

pitman arms, intergear link and main

and slave, steering gear for looseness,

breaks, cracks, rust and serviceability.

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