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

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

16-6. PINTLE HOOK REPAIR .

TOOLS :

Plier s

Center punc h

1 1/2-inch wrench (2 )

Anvi l

Drift punc h

Vis e

Hamme r

SUPPLIES :

Solvent, dry cleaning, type II (SD-2) ,

Fed. Spec P-D-68 0

Artillery and automotive grease, type GAA, MIL-G-1092 4

PERSONNEL: Tw o

EQUIPMENT CONDITION :

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set .

a .

Preliminary Procedure .

Take pintle hook off truck. Refer to par a

b

.

Disassembly .

FRAME 1

16-5 .

1 .

Put pintle hook (1) in vise .

2 .

Using pliers, take out cotter pin (2) .

3 .

Using wrenches , hold bolt (3) and unscrew and take off nut (4). Take ou t

bolt .

4 .

Take pintle hook (1) out of vise and put latch (5) into vise .

5 .

Using hammer, tap off lock (6) from pintle hook (1) .

6 .

Using hammer and drift punch, drive out pin (7) .

7 .

Take lock (6) off latch (5) .

Spring (8) will stay on latch. Take off spring .

8 .

Take latch (5) out of vise .

IF WORKING ON PINTLE WITH TEFLON BUSHINGS, GO TO FRAME 2 .

IF WORKING ON PINTLE WITH GREASE FITTING, END OF TAS K

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