TM-9-2330-227-14-P

SEMITRAILER, VAN: SHOP, 6-TON, SINGLE AXLE, M146

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)

JUNE 1985

TM-9-2330-227-14-P - Page 337 of 576

TM 9-2330-227-14&P

Section VIII. SPRING

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MAINTENANC E

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Radius Rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73

U-Bolts, Radius Rod Bracket,

Spring Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68

and Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63

U-BOLTS, RADIUS ROD AND BRACKET, AND SPRING

This task covers:

a. Removal (page 5-64)

b. Installation (page 5-66)

INITIAL SETUP

Tools

Blocks, wood

Driftpin, steel with brass tip,

1/2-inch

Extension, 1/2-inch drive, 4-inch

Extension, 3/4-inch drive, 6-inch

Hammer, ball-peen, machinist’s, 2-lb

Handle, ratchet, 1/2-inch drive

Handle, ratchet, 3/4-inch drive

Jack, hydraulic, 10-ton capacity

(two required)

Pliers, slip-joint, straight-nose

Punch, drive-pin, 1-inch

Tools – Continued

Punch, drive-pin, 13/4-inch

Screwdriver, flat-tip, 3/16-inch

Socket, 1/2-inch drive, 5/8-inch

Socket, 1/2-inch drive, 15/16-inch

Socket, 3/4-inch drive, 17/16-inch

Trestle, motor vehicle, 8-ton (two required)

Wrench, open-end, 15/16-inch

Personnel Required

Two

Equipment Condition

Brake backing plate removed from axle on

side being serviced (pages 4-92 or 4-95).

ACTION

LOCATION

ITEM

REMARKS

NOT E

Both springs and attaching parts are removed and installed the same way. This task is

for one; repeat for the other.

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