GENERAL INFORMATION

TM 9--2520--215--34 0001 00--1 GENERAL INFORMATION 0001 00 THIS WORK PACKAGE COVERS: General Information SCOPE Type of Manual: Direct Support and General Support Maintenance. Model number and equipment name XT--1410--4 and XT--1410--5A Cross--Drive Transmission. Purpose of Equipment: Transmission for M88A1 and M88A2 providing forward, reverse and left and right steer. MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS AND REPORTS Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribe by DA PAM 738--750, The Army Maintenance Management Systems (TAMMS) as contained in the Maintenance Management Update. Accidents involving injury to personnel or damage to materiel will be reported on DA Form 285 (Accident Reporting) in accordance with AR 385--40. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS If your XT--1410--4 or XT--14--10--5A transmission needs improvement, let us know. Send us an Equipment Improve- ment Recommendation (EIR). You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equip- ment. Let us know why you don’t like the design or performance. Put your suggestion on an SF 368 (Quality Deficien- cy Report). Mail it to Commander, US Army Tank--Automotive and Armament Command, ATTN: AMSTA--QRT, Warren, MI 48397--5000. We will send you a reply. EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST (EIR/MD) AND EQUIP- MENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE SUMMARY (EIR/MS) The quarterly equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest, TB 43--0001--39 series, contains valuable field information on the equipment covered in this manual. The information in the TB 43--0001--39 series is compiled from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports that you prepared on the vehicles covered in this manual. Many of these articles result from comments, suggestions, and improvement recommendations that you submitted in the EIR program. The TB 43--0001--39 series contains information on equipment improvements, minor alterations, proposed Modification Work Orders (MWO’S), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on some of your DA Form 2028’s (Recommended Changes to Publications), and advance information on proposed changes that may affect this manual. The information will help you in doing your job better and will help in keeping you advised of the latest changes. CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) of Army materiel is a continuing concern. It is important that any corrosion problem with the HRV be reported so that improvements can be made to prevent the problem in the future. While cor- rosion is typically associated with rusting of metals, it can also include deterioration of other materials such as rubber and plastic. Unusual cracking, softening, swelling, or breaking of these materials may be a corrosion problem. If a corrosion problem is identified, it can be reported using SF 368, (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Use of keywords such as “corrosion,” “rust,” “deterioration,” or “cracking” will ensure that the information is identified as a CPC problem. SF 368 should be submitted to the address specified in DA PAM 738--750.