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

2½-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; TROUBLESHOOTING; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL; VOLUME 3 OF 3; PART 3 OF 4

MAY 1981

TM-9-2320-209-20-3-3 - Page 295 of 548

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

18-56. FRONT AND REAR DISCHARGE VALVE CABLES REMOVAL AND

REPLACEMENT (TRUCKS M50A1, M50A2, AND M50A3).

TOOLS:

1/2-inch wrench

7/8-inch wrench

13/16-inch wrench

Pliers

SUPPLIES:

None

PERSONNEL: One

EQUIPMENT CONDITION:

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set.

a.

Preliminary Procedure. Refer to discharge valve removal, para 18-53, for

removal of bottom cover plate under tank section of chassis.

b. Removal.

(1) Rear discharge valve cable.

FRAME 1

1.

Working under rear of tank using 13/16-inch wrench, hold split nut (1). Using

7/8-inch wrench, unscrew and slide back thimble (2). Take off split nut (1).

2.

Pull end of cable (3) out of thimble (2) and through hole in rear discharge

valve lever (4).

3.

Take thimble (2) off cable (3).

GO TO FRAME 2

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