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PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) INTRODUCTION
GENERAL
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To ensure the 966H Wheel Loader is ready for operation at all times, it must be inspected on a regular basis so defects
may be found and corrected before they result in injury, damage, or equipment failure.
2.
Table 1 in WP 0020 00 contains systematic instructions on inspections, lubrications, services, tests, and corrections to be
performed by Unit Maintenance to keep your equipment in good operating condition and ready for its primary mission.
3.
Table 2 in WP 0020 00 lists mandatory replacement parts, by interval, for the loader.
The KEY, located with General Lubrication Procedures immediately after Table 2, lists the types, amounts, and temper-
4.
ature ranges of the lubricants required for specified intervals.
The Lubrication Chart following the KEY shows all Unit Maintenance level lubrication points for the 966H. Localized
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views follow the Lubrication Chart.
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For information on Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC), refer to WP 0001 00 in Volume 1.
EXPLANATION OF TABLE ENTRIES
1.
Item Number (Item No.) Column. Numbers in this column are for reference. When completing DA Form 2404 or DA
Form 5988-E (Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet), include the item number for the check/service indi-
cating a fault. Item numbers also appear in the order that you must perform checks and services for the interval listed.
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If both an hours and calender interval are provided, perform check or service at whichever interval comes first.
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Interval Column. This column tells you when you must perform the procedure in the procedure column.
Hours procedures must be performed at the hour interval specified.
a.
Semiannual procedures must be done once every six months.
a.
Annual procedures must be done once each year.
b.
Biennial procedures must be done once every two year.
c.
Triennial procedures must be done once every three years.
d.
Hexannual procedures must be done once every six years.
e.
3.
Man-Hours Column. This column indicates man-hours required to complete prescribed lubrication.
4.
Location, Item to Check/Service Column. This column provides the location and item to be checked or serviced.
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The WARNINGs and CAUTIONs appearing in your PMCS table should always be observed. WARNINGs
and CAUTIONs appear before applicable procedures. You must observe these WARNINGs to prevent
serious injury to yourself and other, and CAUTIONs to prevent your equipment from being damaged.
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Procedure Column. This column gives the procedure you must perform to check or service the item listed in the Item
to Check/Service column, to know if the equipment is ready or available for its intended mission. You must perform the
procedure at the time stated in the interval column.
Not Fully Mission Capable If: Column. Information in this column tells you what faults will keep your equipment
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from being capable of performing its primary mission. If you perform check/service procedures that show faults listed in
this column, the equipment is not mission-capable. Follow standard operating procedures for maintaining the equipment
or reporting equipment failure.
