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 166 of 552

TM 9-2350-311-34-2

5-3 CANNON ASSEMBLY (MOUNT OFF CAB) - CONTINUED

b. Assembly

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Wear gloves and steel-tipped safety shoes to avoid possible injury while handling heavy equipment.

Attach gun tube sling (12) to cannon assembly (10) at center of balance.

Raise cannon assembly (10) slightly and slide forward through mount (11) until breech ring band (13) is 4

feet (1.219 m) from mount (11).

Lower l-beam trolley (not shown) to slacken gun tube sling (12) and remove gun tube sling.

Attach two webbing straps (9) to cannon assembly (10) and to l-beam trolley (not shown).

Raise l-beam trolley (not shown) to remove slack from two webbing straps (9) and slide cannon assembly

(10) forward to position in mount (11).

NOTE

Be sure single tab of key washer is alined in keyway of keyway washer on M182 mount.

Install two new keyway washers (7), two new key washers (5), and two round nuts (6) on two variable recoil

cylinder rods (8) using spanner wrench. Bend tabs of two key washers over two round nuts to lock.

While holding shaft collar (2) with pipe wrench, install slotted nut (3) on recuperator piston shouldered shaft

(4).

Install new cotter pin (1).

Remove two webbing straps (9) and wooden blocks.

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