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 498 of 552

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

17-5. FRONT SPRING SEAT REMOVAL AND

TOOLS:

5/8-inch wrench (2)

1 1/16-inch wrench

Jack

SUPPLIES:

None

PERSONNEL:

One

REPLACEMENT.

Torque wrench,

600 pound-feet capacity

Strap wrench

1 1/16-inch socket

EQUIPMENT CONDITION:

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, rear wheels

chocked.

a.

Preliminary Procedure. Jack up frame to take the weight off springs and put

tires just above ground. Put safety jacks under frame. Refer to Part 1, para 11-3.

b. Removal.

1.

2.

3.

4.

GO

Put jack (1) under axle housing (2) as shown.

Using 5/8-inch wrenches,

hold nut (3) and unscrew and take off nut (4).

Using strap wrench,

hold shock absorber (5). Using 5/8-inch wrench,

unscrew and take off nut (3).

Take off retainer (6) and rubber bushing (7).

Push screw end of shock absorber (5) out of hole in plate (8). Take off

rubber bushing (9) and retainer (10).

TO FRAME 2

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