TM 10-3930-675-20-2
0050 00-1
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)
0050 00
Table 1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
(PMCS) for the RT 240 RTCH.
Item
No.
Interval
Man-
Hours
Item To
Check/
Service
Procedure
Equipment Not Ready/
Available If:
WARNING
Perform all lubrication and preventive maintenance checks and ser-
vices with vehicle on level ground, transmission in N (Neutral),
parking brake applied, and engine off. Failure to follow this warning
may result in personnel injury.
NOTE
•
Lubrication intervals as indicated in LO 10-3930-675-12 take
precedence over intervals indicated in this PMCS. For further
information and final authority, refer to LO 10-3930-675-12.
•
After initial 100 hours of operation, Organizational Maintenance
must perform 100-hour initial break-in services as indicated in
LO 10-3930-675-12. Organizational Maintenance shall also
cheque torque of wheel nuts [497 lb-ft (650 Nm)] and torque of
boom wear plate mounting hardware (WP 0139 00).
•
Engine oil and transmission oil must be sampled every 50 hours
of operation or 90 days, whichever occurs first, as prescribed by
DA Pam 738-750. Hydraulic system oil must be sampled annu-
ally. Exceptions are noted in LO 10-3930-675-12.
•
Do NOT sample engine and transmission oil until 50 hours after
100-hour initial break-in services.
1
Quarterly
(50 Hours
or 90
Days)
Engine
AOAP Oil
Sampling
Valve
Open remote hydraulic control com-
partment and take sample of engine oil:
a. Start engine and bring to operating
temperature (TM 10-3930-675-10).
b. Remove cap from discharge port.
Clean sampling valve port with rag.
c. Open and close knob of valve suffi-
ciently to allow approximately 2 oz
(60 ml) of oil to be collected into
suitable container. Discard oil.
d. Open and close knob of valve to
allow sample to be collected into
clean sample bottle to approxi-
mately 1/2 in (1.3 cm) below neck of
sample bottle.
e. Install cap on discharge port and
check for leaks.
