Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
Table 2-1.
A - Annually
S - Semiannually
Q - Quarterly
D - Daily W - Weekly M - Monthly
Items To Be
Interval
Item
Procedures
Inspected/
No.
D
W
M
Q
S
A
Serviced
DOORS, HATCHES, AND MANHOLES/WINDOWS GROUP - CONT
q
4 Reinsert packing plunger in packing shaft
Watertight
66
opening.
Hatches and
Scuttles CONT
5 Tighten plunger with a screwdriver until
excess packing appears around spindle.
(b) If dogging mechanism does not penetrate the
watertight boundary and is equipped with
grease fittings, inject grease MIL-G-23549,
until grease appears around spindle.
NOTE
If dog, handwheel, or
handlever shafts tend to
freeze, disassemble, clean
and lubricate with a light
coat of grease, MIL-G-23549,
reassemble and adjust.
(13) Apply a light coat of grease to threaded dogs and
shafts. Turn dog nuts through entire threaded
length to ensure smooth operation.
(14) Lubricate remaining working parts and surfaces
through grease fittings, with stick packing, or
with a few drops of oil, as applicable.
(15) Remove excess lubricant.