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 511 of 552

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

17-8. REAR SPRING SEAT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.

TOOLS:

1/2-inch wrench Punch

1 1/16-inch wrench Needle nose pliers

Jack (2) Wheel bearing nut wrench,

Flat-tip screwdriver pn 7076869

Replacer, pn C-10937827 Lubricator bearing packer

Torque wrench, 600 pound- Jack stand (2)

feet capacity

SUPPLIES: Cover gasket

Nut lock

Artillery and automotive grease, type GAA, MIL-G-10924

Rag

PERSONNEL:

One

EQUIPMENT CONDITION:

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, front

wheels chocked.

a. Preliminary Procedures.

(1) Jack up rear of truck and remove rear wheels. Refer to

TM 9-2320-209-10.

(2) Put safety jacks under axle housings. Jack truck down onto safety jacks.

Jack up cross shaft near spring seat until jack holds. Refer to Part 1, para 11-3.

b.

Removal.

1.

Using 1/2-inch wrench, unscrew and take out six screws (1) and

lockwashers (2).

2.

Take off cover (3) and gasket (4). Throw gasket away.

GO TO FRAME 2

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