TM-9-2350-311-34-1

HULL, POWERPLANT, DRIVE CONTROLS, TRACKS, SUSPENSION, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS: HOWITZER, MEDIUM, SELF-PROPELLED, 155MM

TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

SEPTEMBER 1994

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Equipment Conditons

Materials/Parts

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5-4 FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS AND CHANNEL GROUP

This task covers:

a. Removal

b. Disassembly

c. Assembly

d. Installation

INITIAL SETUP

Tools

Spring pin (item 2, Appx F)

General mechanic’s tool kit (item 14, Appx C)

Upper fuel tank removed (para 5-2)

Cotter pin (item 12, Appx F)

a. Removal

1 Remove cotter pin (1). Discard cotter pin.

2 Remove headed pin (2).

3 Remove three screws (3), three nuts (4), and three flat washers (5).

4. Remove rear retaining strap assembly (6).

5 Remove two screws (7) and bracket (8).

NOTE

Nut and retainer are located inside hull crew compartment at forward bulkhead of

Cannon Launched Guided Projectile (CLGP) stowage area.

6 Remove nut (9) and retainer (10).

7 Remove channel (11), stud (12), and nut (13) and remove flat washer (14) through hull recess.

b. Diaaseembly

1 Unscrew turnbuckle (15) and separate top retaining strap (16) from side retaining strap (17). Discard and

replace defective straps or turnbuckle as required.

2 Remove and discard pad (18) if it requires replacement (para 5-3).

3 Remove nut (13) and stud (12) from channel (11). Remove pad (19) if it requires replacement (para 5-3).

4 Remove spring pin (20). Discard spring pin.

5 Remove stud (12) from channel (11).

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