Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Scope a. The purpose of this manual is to provide instructions for procedures in the inspection, care, and maintenance of antifriction bearings, which are identified under Federal Supply Classification Group 31 of the Federal Catalog ing Program. b. One of the chief objectives is to impress upon maintenance personnel the necessity for extreme care in handling bearings. Such care is necessary because of the closeness of the toler ances to which antifriction bearing components and assemblies are held in manufacture. Ob servance of the rules and recommendations set forth herein should result in satisfactory bear ing performance. c. The instructions contained herein include the description, removal, cleaning, inspection, installation, adjustment, lubrication, care, han dling, packing, and storage of antifriction bear ings, associated parts, and subassemblies.
DesignationTM 9-214
EditionNov 1959
StatusSuperseded
Pages85
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)