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 845 of 1207
TM 9-2320-361-20
12-41. FILTER SEPARATOR MAINTENANCE (M49A2C)
This task covers:
a. Removal
d. Assembly
b. Disassembly
e. Installation
c. Cleaning and Inspection
INITIAL SETUP:
APPLICABLE MODELS
REFERENCES (TM)
M49A2C
TM 9-2320-361-10
MATERIALS/PARTS
Two gaskets
Three filter elements
Three fuses
Four locknuts
Cotter pin
Drycleaning solvent (Appendix C, Item 26)
Antisieze tape (Appendix C, Item 27)
PERSONNEL REQUIRED
Two
TM 9-2320-361-20P
EQUIPMENT CONDITION
Parking brake set (TM 9-2320-361-10).
Meter-to-filter tube removed (para. 12-30).
Separator element test valve, gage, and lines
removed (para. 12-40).
Manhole cover removed (para. 12-23).
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Keep fire extinguisher nearby when working on fuel
tank trucks.
WARNIN G
Do not perform this procedure while smoking or within 50 feet of
sparks or open flame. Fuel is flammable and can explode easily,
causing injury or death to personnel and damage to equipment.
NOTE
Have drainage container ready to catch fuel.
a. Removal
1. Remove two nuts (19), screws (21), and coupling halves (18) from gasket (16) and filter
separator (11).
2. Disconnect nipple (2) and air eliminator hose (1) from cover (3).
NOTE
Assistant will help with step 3.
3. Remove four locknuts (17), screws (12), filter separator (11), and gasket (16) from separator pipe (20)
and shelf (13). Discard locknuts (17) and gasket (16).
b. Disassembly
1. Remove nut (24), coupling clamp (25), cover (3), and gasket (23) from filter separator (11). Discard
gasket (23).
2. Remove cotter pin (27) and vent valve (26) from cover (3). Discard cotter pin (27).
3. Remove six nuts (4), three washers (5), and plate (6) from filter separator (11).
4. Remove three nuts (7), screws (10), and washers (9) from filter separator brackets (8).
5. Remove three canisters (14), filter elements (15) and three fuses (22) from filter separator (11).
Discard filter elements (15) and fuses (22).
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