TM-9-2350-311-34-2

CAB, ARMAMENT, SIGHTING AND FIRE CONTROL, ELEVATING AND TRAVERSING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS HOWITZER, MEDIUM, SELF-PROPELLED, 155MM

TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

SEPTEMBER 1994

TM-9-2350-311-34-2 - Page 157 of 552

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TM 9-2350-311-34-2

1

Push cannon assembly (1) out of battery approximately 24 inches (61 cm) (TM 9-2350-311-20-2) and

place fabricated breech stand (2) beneath breech ring body (3).

2 Drain all hydraulic fluid from equilibration system (TM 9-2350-311-20-2).

3 Remove and discard cotter pin (4).

4 While holding shaft collar (5) with pipe wrench, remove slotted nut (6) from recuperator piston shouldered

shaft (7).

5 Disassemble breech mechanism (8) (para 5-5), if required.