TM 9-2350-238-10
Item
No.
31
32
Table 2-1. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES FOR THE
RECOVERY VEHICLE M578–CONTINUED
Interval
After
After
Item to
Check/Service
Track
and
Wheels
(Continued)
Hubs
Procedure
c.
d.
Check for broken torsion bars by
prying up on a road wheel with
crowbar. If the wheel can be
raised, the torsion bar IS broken.
Notify unit maintenance personnel.
Check road wheels for chunking
and separation. Any chunking or
separation that causes the road
wheel to thump when placed in
service, Notify unit mainte-
nance
Feel road wheel hubs, idler wheel
hubs, and sprocket hubs to make
sure that no one hub is hotter than
any of the others. Lubricate over-
heated hub (appx G).
Not fully Mission
Capable if:
Any torsion bar
broken or bent road
wheel arm/eccentric.
Any hub broken.
Proper lubrication
does not correct an
overheated hub.
Change 3
2-39
