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Table 2-1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for Models M977 thru M985E1
With Three Piece Split Rim
Location
Item
No.
Interval
Item to
Check/
Service
Crewmember
Procedure
Not Fully Mission
Capable If:
DRIVER
39
After
Right
Wheels
a. Inspect wheels complete-
ly for any cracked, broken, or
bent surfaces. Check for dis-
colorations or warping that
may indicate excessive heat
or impact damage. Check the
rim, side rings, and lock rings
for any cracked, broken or
bent ends or surfaces,
cracked paint or impact dam-
age. Check the lug nut area
for evidence of elongated
mounting holes that may indi-
cate a wheel is loose. Check
wheel components for pitting
from corrosion, discoloration,
deformation, or warping that
may indicate excessive heat.
Check that the lock ring ends
do not touch and that the lock
ring fits securely in the wheel
groove against the side ring
and has a uniform seated ap-
pearance around the entire
wheel circumference. Check
all visible surfaces that con-
tact the lock ring for damage
that may indicate loose or
damaged parts. Check lock
ring for a raised notch and en-
sure it faces away from the
wheel.
a. Wheel, side ring,
or lock ring is
cracked, broken,
bent, discolored by
heat, warped, misa-
ligned, loose, im-
properly mounted, or
damaged by impact
or wear. The wheel
has two or more
elongated or dam-
aged holes on the
same wheel. The
lock ring ends touch,
or the raised notch is
missing or facing the
wheel.
b. Check for cracked, bent,
broken, or missing wheel
studs and nuts. Inspect for
loose nuts and studs, discol-
oration, or rust that may indi-
cate a wheel is loose or im-
properly mounted.
b. Two or more
wheel studs or wheel
nuts on the same
wheel are missing,
cracked, bent, worn,
or broken.