1. Purpose This manual is published to give information on lubrication to Ordnance personnel. Since lubrication is basic to the Department of the Army Preventive Maintenance program, essential concepts are given to show the necessity for proper lubrication of Ordnance materiel. 2. Scope a. Chapters 2 through 4 discuss the elements of friction, lubrication, bearing surfaces, and the manufacture and properties of lubricants. Chapter 5 deals with the equipment used to lubricate, while chapters 6 through 12 discuss the lubrication of typical Ordnance materiel. Pertinent technical manuals and lubrication orders should be consulted for specific materiel. In chapters 13 through 15, the effect of weather on lubrication, extended uses of lubrication materials, and Department of the Army publications, pertinent to lubrication, are presented. b.
DesignationTM 9-273
EditionJan 1962
StatusSuperseded
Pages135
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)