TM-9-2330-330-14-P

SEMITRAILER, FUEL TANKER: 5000-GALLON, FUEL-DISPENSING, AUTOMOTIVE, M969A3

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

NOVEMBER 2005

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0079 00-1

SERVICE AND EMERGENCY COUPLINGS (GLADHANDS) MAINTENANCE

0079 00

THIS WP COVERS:

Removal, Repair, Installation, Test, Follow-On Task

INITIAL SETUP:

Maintenance Level

Tools and Special Tools

Organizational

Tool kit, general mechanic’s (item 4, WP 0171 00)

Materials/Parts Equipment

Conditions

Compound, thread sealing (item 7, WP 0174 00)

Packing rings (2) (item 133, WP 0175 00)

Semitrailer disconnected from prime mover (refer

to WP 0007 00)

S-hooks (2) (item 124, WP 0175 00)

Semitrailer grounded (refer to WP 0007 00)

Air reservoir drained (refer to WP 0007 00)

References

WP 0076 00

REMOVAL

NOTE

•

There are two gladhands and both are replaced the

same way. This procedure replaces the service

(blue coded) gladhand.

•

It is not necessary to remove gladhand if only replacing

packing ring.

1.

Remove S-hook (2) from gladhand (3). Discard S-hook.

2.

Disconnect tube (6) from push-lock fitting (4) (refer to WP 0076 00) and remove push-lock fitting

from gladhand (3) at rear of bulkhead.

3.

Remove rear nut (5) from gladhand (3) at rear of bulkhead.

4.

Loosen front nut (1) at front of bulkhead if necessary and remove gladhand (3).