TM-9-2350-238-20-1

HULL AND RELATED COMPONENTS RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: LIGHT, ARMORED, M578

TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

MAY 1994

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2-35. MAINTENANCE OF POWERPLANT.

This task covers:

a.

Removal

b.

Inspection/Repair

c. Installation

INITIAL SETUP

Tools and Special Tools

Equipment Conditions

Automotive maintenance and repair shop

Prepare a safe, solid stand of heavy

equipment: organizational maintenance,

wooden blocks or a suitable metal stand

common no. 2 (less power) (item 81,

on which to set the powerplant after

appx B)

removal. Place the stand on a level 8 x

●

Breaking bar (3/4 in. sq dr)

10-ft (2

x

3-m) area near the vehicle.

•

Socket (1-1/2 in.)

Ensure there is enough head and side

●

Torque wrench (0 to 600 ft-lb)

room around the vehicle to work the

●

Wrecking bar

hoisting equipment. The hoisting

5-ton hoist

equipment must have at least a 5.0-ton

Powerplant lifting sling (item 26, appx G)

(4.5-metric ton) rating, a 9.0-ft (2.7-m)

Plier wire twister (item 30, appx G)

reach, and a 10.0-ft (3.0-m) lift.

Materials/Parts

General Safety Instructions

Cotter pin (2)

Dry cleaning solvent (item 16, appx C)

Gasket (3)

Lockwasher(12)

Vehicle has no brakes when

Lockwasher

powerplant is disconnected. Failure

Lockwasher (3)

to securely block front and rear vehi-

Lockwasher (18)

cle tracks could cause injury to

Lockwasher (4)

personnel or damage to vehicle or

Lockwire (item 23, appx C)

other equipment if vehicle is free to

Lockwire (item 26, appx C)

roll out of control.

Preformed packing (4)

Seal (2)

Self-locking nut

Personnel Required

Three

References

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