TM-9-2320-209-34-2-2

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

TECHNICAL MANUAL; MAINTENANCE; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT LEVEL; VOLUME 2 OF 2; PART 2 OF 3

MAY 1981

TM-9-2320-209-34-2-2 - Page 796 of 899

TM 9-2320-209-34-2-2

17-67. END GATE CONTROL LINKAGE REMOVAL, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT

(TRUCK M342A2).

TOOLS:

No special tools required

SUPPLIES:

None

PERSONNEL:

T

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EQUIPMENT CONDITION:

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set.

a. Preliminary Procedure.

Raise dump body part way and put in safety braces.

Refer to Dump Body Safety Brace Locking and Unlocking, TM 9-2320-209-20.

b.

Removal.

WARNING

Never work under dump body unless safety braces

are properly positioned. If these steps are not

taken personnel can be seriously injured.

FRAME 1

1.

Pull hand control lever (1) forward and down to open position.

2.

Take off nut (2) and back off nut (3) on control rod (4).

3.

Take off clevis locknut (5) and clevis bolt (6) with washer (7).

4.

Take tailgate control clevis (8) off control rod (4).

GO TO FRAME 2

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