TM-9-2320-361-34

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

TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE

MAY 1992
TM-9-2320-361-34

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TM 9-2320-361-34
3-8. TIMING GEARS COVER AND GASKET REPLACEMENT
THIS TASK COVERS:
a. Removal
b. Installation
INITIAL SETUP
APPLICABLE MODELS
All
REFERENCES (TM)
TM 9-2320-361-10
TOOLS
TM 9-2320-361-20
TM 9-2320-361-34P
General mechanic’s tool kit
(Appendix
B, Item 1)
EQUIPMENT CONDITION
MATERIALS/PARTS
●
Vibration damper removed (para. 3-4).
●
Tachometer cable adapter removed
Gasket (Appendix F, Item 45)
(TM 9-2320-361-20).
Eighteen lockwashers (Appendix F, Item 123)
●
Water pump and housing removed
Gasket (Appendix F, Item 28)
(TM 9-2320-361-20).
Lockwasher (Appendix F, Item 128)
Sealing compound, thread locking
(Appendix C, Item 18)
Sealing compound, gasket forming
(Appendix C, Item 19)
1.
Remove nut (21) and lockwasher (20) from timing cover stud (23).
2. Remove four nuts (12), lockwashers (11), screws (22), access cover (19) and gasket (18). Discard
lockwashers (11) and gasket (18).
3.
4.
5.
6.
Remove seven screws (25) and lockwashers (24) from adapter plate
(13)
and timing cover (4).
Discard lockwashers (23).
Remove nut (8), lockwasher (7), nut (10), lockwasher (9), and screws (1) and (26) from adapter
plate (13) and timing cover (4). Discard lockwashers (7) and (9).
Remove nut (2) and lockwasher (3) from timing cover (4) and stud (6). Discard lockwasher (3).
Remove four screws (16) and lockwashers (17) from timing cover (4) and oil pan (14). Discard
lockwashers (17).
7.
8.
Oil pan gasket may stick to timing cover. Use care when removing
timing cover from oil pan. Failure to do this may damage oil pan
gasket.
Remove timing cover (4) and gasket (5) from adapter plate (13) and oil pan gasket (15). Discard
gasket (5).
Remove all remaining gasket (5) material from timing cover (4) and adapter plate (13).
b. Installation
1.
With new gasket (5) laying flat on timing cover (4), trim bottom edges of gasket (5) even with the
bottom edge of timing cover (4).
2. Apply a thin, even coat of gasket sealing compound on both sides of new timing cover gasket (5) and
exposed surface of oil pan gasket (15).
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