TM-5-2330-378-14-P

SEMITRAILER, LOWBED: 40 TON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER M870 AND M870A1

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)

JUNE 1999

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4-63. FRONTAIR RESERVOIRAND DRAINCOCKREPLACEMENT(M870A1).

ThisTaskCovers:

a.

Removal

b.

Installation

Initial Setup:

Toolsrrest

Equipment:

Equipment Conditions:

- Tool kit, general mechanic's: automotive

- Air reservoirs drained and drain cocks open (para 3-8).

(item 7, Appendix B)

Materials/Parts:

• Tape, antiseizing (item 21, Appendix F)

• Self-locking nut (4) (item 28, Appendix 1)

a.

REMOVAL

I .

Tag and disconnect air hose (1) from relay emergency valve, and airhose (2) from multifuction valvetofront

air

reservoir(3).

2.

Remove four screws (4), washers (5), and self-locking nuts (6) from two air reservoir mounting brackets (7).

Discard self-locking

nuts.

3.

Remove front air reser-

voir (3) from two mount-

ing brackets (7).

4.

Unscrew

and remove

drain cock (8), reducing

bushing (9), and two el-

bows (10) from front air

3

reservoir(3).

6

10

2

9

7

6

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