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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5-12. BACKINGPLATEANDCAMSHAFTREPAIRANDREPLACEMENT(M870).

1.

Remove retaining ring (1) from seat (2) on camshaft (3).

2.

Slide camshaft (3) and two washers (4 and 5) out of backing plate (6). Retaining ring (1) and washers (4 and

5) will slide on camshaft (3). Retaining ring (1) will drop into seat (7) and have to be taken off with snapring

pliers.

3.

Remove four screws (8), lockwashers (9), and nuts (110)from camshaft bearing bracket (11).

Discard

lockwashers.

4.

Remove key washer (12) and camshaft retainer (13) from camshaft bearing bracket (11).

5.

Remove bearing (14) from camshaft bearing bracket (11).

6.

Remove eight bolts (15), lockwashers (16), and nuts (17) from backing plate (6). Discard lockwashers.

7.

Slide backing plate (6) off of axle (18).

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6

9

13

15

14

1

12

5

7

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