TM 5-2420-230-24-1
STEERING GEAR IDENTIFICATION
Figure 4
A number is cast into the steering gear housing and identifies the basic family the steering gear belongs to.
Stamped letters and numbers on an exposed machined surface of the housing (opposite the mounting side) iden-
tifies the gear specification; see gear P/N chart below. In the above example the complete identification is Model
M100PAD1A1. Cast number M100 would refer to the M-Series steering gear family.
GEAR P/N CHART
M100
P
JD
3
SERIES GEAR
(REVISION LEVEL)
MODEL NUMBER ALPHABETICALLY
POWER
Figure 5
GEAR SIZE
A serial number is also assigned to each steering gear
and is interpreted below:
SERIAL NUMBER SYSTEM
97
H
00008
1986
MO.
Sheppard
Figure 6
Ref.
(Used Last
Built
Two No's)
A-Jan
Only
B-Feb.
C-Mar.
Etc.
REPRESENTS:
(97) YEAR BUILT 1997
THIS SERIAL NO. IS 97H00008
(H) MONTH MARCH
(00008) REF. ONLY
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