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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Section III.

SHOCK ABSORBERS

17-11. SHOCK ABSORBER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.

TOOLS:

5/8-inch wrench

SUPPLIES:

None

PERSONNEL: One

EQUIPMENT CONDITION: Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, rear wheels

chocked.

a.

Preliminary Procedure. Jack up truck.

Put safety jacks under frame. Refer

to Part 1, para 11-3.

b.

Removal.

1.

Using wrench, hold nut (1).

Using 5/8-inch wrench, unscrew and take off

nut (2). Using wrench, unscrew and take off nut (1).

2.

Take off retainer (3) and rubber bushing (4).

3.

Push end of shock absorber (5) out of hole in plate (6). Take off rubber

bushing (7) and retainer (8).

GO TO FRAME 2

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