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 144 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 bleed -

ing wheel cylinders or brakes will not wor k

properly .

NOT E

When a brake line has been taken off at only on e

wheel, bleed the wheel cylinders at that whee l

only .

When all wheel cylinders must be bled, start wit h

wheel cylinder furthest away from master cylinder .

FRAME 1

1 .

Fill master cylinder .

Refer to para 13-16a .

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 until it is 1/2-full. Make sure that end o f

bleeding hose (2) is below level of fluid in container (3) .

GO TO FRAME 2

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