TM-9-2320-361-20

2-1/2-TON, 6x6, M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE

OCTOBER 1991

TM-9-2320-361-20 - Page 719 of 1207

TM 9-2320-361-20

11-14. HOOD MAINTENANCE

This task covers:

a. Removal

c. Installation

b. Repair

INITIAL SETUP

APPLICABLE MODELS

All

MATERIALS/PARTS

Eight locknuts

Eight split rivets

Adhesive (Appendix C, Item 1)

PERSONNEL REQUIRED

Two

REFERENCES (TM)

TB 43-0209

TC 9-510

TM 9-23 7

TM 9-2320-361-10

TM 9-2320-361-20P

EQUIPMENT CONDITION

Parking brake set (TM 9-2320-361-10).

Hood holddown fasteners and brackets removed

(para. 11-13).

Windshield holddovvn fasteners and brackets

removed (para. 11-20).

a. Removal

1. Raise hood (5) and remove eight split rivets (7) and two rubber bumpers (6) from hood (5). Discard

split rivets (7).

NOTE

Assistant will help with step 2.

2. Remove eight locknuts (4), two reinforcements (3), eight screws (1), and hood (5) from two

hinges (2). Discard locknuts (4).

3. Remove adhesive remains from hood.

1. Refer to TM 9-237 for welding repair.

2. Refer to TC 9-510 for metal body repair.

3. Refer to TB 43-0209 for rustproofing instructions.

c. Installation

NOTE

Assistant will help with step 1.

1. Install hood (5) on two hinges (2) with two reinforcements (3), eight screws (1), and new

locknuts (4).

2. Apply adhesive to rubber bumpers (6).

3. Install two rubber bumpers (6) on hood (5) with eight new split rivets (7).

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