TM-9-2320-209-20-3-2

2½-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; TROUBLESHOOTING; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL; VOLUME 3 OF 3; PART 2 OF 4

MAY 1981

TM-9-2320-209-20-3-2 - Page 135 of 552

TM 9-2320-209-20-3- 2

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Bleeding Wheel Cylinders .

CAUTIO N

Air-hydraulic cylinder must be bled before bleedin g

wheel cylinders or brakes will not work properly .

NOT E

When a brake line has been taken off at only one

wheel, bleed the wheel cylinder at that wheel only .

When all wheel cylinders must be bled, start wit h

wheel cylinder farthest away from master cylinder .

FRAME 1

1 .

Connect bleeding tank to master cylinder. Refer to para 13-15a .

2 .

Using clean cloth, clean bleeding screw (1) .

3 .

Put one end of bleeding hose (2) on bleeding screw (1) .

4 .

Put other end of bleeding hose (2) into transparent container (3). Pu t

hydraulic fluid into container (3) until container is 1/2 full. Make sur e

that end of bleeding hose is below level of fluid in container .

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