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6V53/6V53T ENGINES, DIESEL WITH CONTAINERS; MODEL 5063-5299, MODEL 5063-5392, MODEL 5063-5393 AND MODEL 5063-539L

TECHNICAL MANUAL; FIELD AND SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE

FEBRUARY 2013

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DISASSEMBLY - Continued

4.

Remove two camshaft headless straight pins (Figure 5, Item 29) from camshaft (Figure 5, Item 26) in the

following manner:

CAUTION

Use care when handling cam lobes or journals of shaft. Lobe and journal surfaces are

precision machined and must not be damaged.

a.

Clamp camshaft in a machinist vise with vise jaw caps.

b.

Make indentation in center of headless straight pin with twist drill set.

c.

Punch a deep hole with a center punch to break through hardened surface of headless straight pin.

d.

Drill a 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) hole straight through center of headless straight pin with a portable

electric drill.

e.

Use 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) drilled hole as a guide and re-drill headless straight pin with twist drill set.

f.

Tap a hole with a 3/8"-16 tap.

g.

Thread 3/8"-16 UNC adapter (Figure 5, Item 28) into headless straight pin. Fasten slide hammer set

mechanical puller (Figure 5, Item 5) to adapter. Remove and discard headless straight pin.

NOTE

If suitable rod is not available, remove remaining headless straight pin by repeating

Steps 4.a.–4.g.

h.

Insert a long 3/8 inch (9.53 mm) steel rod into camshaft. Drive out remaining headless straight pin.

Discard headless straight pin.

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26

5

28

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Figure 5.

Camshaft Disassembly.

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