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

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5-12 VARIABLE RECOIL ASSEMBLY - CONTINUED

b. Disassembly

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To disassemble variable recoil housing (17), remove two machine bolts (41), two flat washers (42), and two

pawls (43) from variable recoil housing.

Remove four machine screws (44), ring gear retainer (45), shim (46), spur gear sector (6), bearing (47), and

ring spacer (48) from variable recoil housing (17).

NOTE

Do not remove bearings from variable recoil housing unless installation of new sleeve bearings is

necessary.

Remove cap screw (49), lockwasher (50), flat washer (51), spur gear (7), two sleeve bearings (52), and con-

necting link (53) from variable recoil housing (17). Discard lockwasher.

To disassemble connecting link (53), remove three spring pins (54). Discard spring pins.

Separate straight shaft (55), front universal joint (56), straight pin (57), and rear universal joint (58).