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 366 of 552

TM 9-2350-311-34-2

7-1 RAMMER ASSEMBLY - CONTINUED

b. Disassembly

1

Remove elbow (26.1) metallic tube (26.2) adapter (26.3) and adapter (26.4).

2

Remove four cap screws (27) four fiat washers (28) and rammer handle (29).

3

Remove four cap screws (30) and two caps (31). Identify each cap with its cylinder support (32). Two caps

and front and rear cylinder supports are matched sets.

4

Remove and discard upper half of retaining ring (33).

5

Remove cylinder assembly (34).

6

Remove and discard lower half of retaining ring (33).

7

Remove cotter pin (35) and flat washer (36) from headed straight pin (37). Discard cotter pin.

8

Withdraw headed straight pin (37) from rod end bearing (38).

9

Remove two cap screws (39) and two flat washers (40) from angle bracket (41).

10

Remove four cap screws (42) and handle group (43) from loader-rammer tray (44).

11

Remove seven cap screws (45), two cap screws (46) latch (47) and loader-rammer tray (44).

12

Remove two cap screws (48) and mounting bracket (49) from loader-rammer tray (44).

NOTE

A 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) threaded hole in end of electrical post can be used to install a pulling device to

remove electrical post.

13

Remove electrical post (50).

NOTE

Front and rear cylinder supports and two caps are matched sets. Keep parts together when disas-

sembled.

14

Remove two front and rear cylinder supports (32) and retain together with two caps (31).

15

Remove hex nut (51) shoulder bolt (52), flat washer (53), lock-release lever (54) and helical torsion spring

(55) from front cylinder support (32).

16

Remove machine key (56) from rear cylinder support (32).

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