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    CALMANUAL

    Publ

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    NICALMANUAL

    S74JANUARY1945

    TONOFRESTRICTEDMATTER-

    dinrestricteddocumentsandtheessentialchar-

    materielmaybegivento anypersonknowntobein

    atesand topersonsofundoubtedloyaltyand

    atinginGovernmentwork,butwillnotbe com-

    to thepressexceptbyauthorizedmilitarypublic

    soparagraph23b,AR380-5,15 March1944.)

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    uary1945

    T5E3ispublishedforthe informationand

    .

    TARYOFWAR:

    0);Corps(10);SvC(10);Dept (10);D(2);

    chSv(2);Arm& SvBoards

    &Sp SvSchools(10);Ord

    PE's"MarkforOrdO"(5);

    ff(5); OrdRegOff(3);

    bs(5).

    .

    *9-325.

    7;9-57;9-67;9-127;

    8;9-377.

    ols,seeFM21-6.)

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    N/^V^>

    3-5

    sories4-65-7

    STRUCTIONS

    equipment8-108-9

    aryconditions..1213-14

    enemyuse13-1414-15

    CEINSTRUCTIONS

    oolsand

    ceservices18-2416-24

    824-26

    29-5226-44

    UIPMENT

    5

    CTIONS

    45

    55-5645-46

    ve57-5947-52

    0-6253-57

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    ublishedforthe informationandguidanceof

    ininformationonoperationandmaintenanceof

    escriptionsof majorunitsandtheirfunctionsin

    ntsofthevehicletowhichthis deviceisattached.

    cavatorT5E3andare arrangedinfiveparts;

    rtTwo,OperatingInstructions;PartThree,Main-

    Four,AuxiliaryEquipment;PartFive,Repair

    ofthemanualcontainsinstructionsforship-

    andalist ofreferencesincludingstandardnomen-

    nuals,andotherpublicationsapplicabletothismine

    berswhichappearthroughoutthemanualare

    LG-228andC-l1 December1944.

    E3isusedin conjunctitonwiththeMedium

    oesnotcontaininformationontheoperationand

    mTankM4A3sincesuchinformationisavailable

    cableforusein performingprescribedoper-

    a briefexplanationofeach:

    RMNO.48,DRIVER'STRIPTICKET

    ENANCESERVICERECORD.Thisform,

    furnishedtothedriverwhen hisvehicleisdis-

    ssions.Thedriverandtheofficialuserof the

    tailappropriatepartsofthis form.Theseforms

    hiclesinconvoyorontacticalmissions.Thereverse

    e driver'sdailyandweeklypreventivemain-

    schedule.

    .478,MWOANDMAJORUNITAS-

    ECORD.Thisform,carriedwiththevehicle,

    elcompletingamodificationormajorunit

    recordclearlythedescriptionofworkcompleted,

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    mileage,andMWOnumberornomenclatureof

    performingtheoperationwillinitialinthe column

    arts,andaccessoryreplacementwillnotberecorded.

    O.462,PREVENTIVEMAINTENANCE

    LINSPECTIONWORKSHEETFORFULL-

    HEELEDVEHICLES.Thisformwillbe

    ile)or 100-hour(1000-mile)servicesandfor

    esevehicles.

    BRICATIONORDER.AWarDepartment

    beslubricationmaintenanceforthisvehicle.A

    witheachvehicleandis tobecarriedwithit

    O.9-70,SPOT-CHECKINSPECTIONRE-

    EHICLES.Thisformmaybeusedby allcom-

    affrepresentativesinmakingspot-checkinspec-

    O.468,UNSATISFACTORYEQUIPMENT

    usedforreportingmanufacturing,design,or

    erielwithaviewto improvingandcorrectingsuch

    mmendingmodificationsonmateriel.Thisform

    ngfailures,isolatedmaterieldefects,ormalfunc-

    romfair wearandtearoraccidentaldamage;nor

    r,ortheissueof partsandequipment.Itdoesnot

    edoperationalorperformancerecords.

    O.9-81,EXCHANGEPARTORUNITIDEN-

    properlyexecuted,maybeusedwhenex-

    emsforlikeserviceableassemblies,parts,vehicles,

    A.

    xcavatorT5E3consistsofaV-shapedrake-

    ndminesaheadof thetankwhilethetankis in

    nty-twoteethextendingforwardatanangle

    oweredgeofthe blades(fig.2).Ateitherside

    withthe mouldboard,foldingwingsareattached

    minesfromfallingbackwardunderthetank

    orabletorquecharacteristics,themineexcavator

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    dontheMediumTankM4A3.Tanksto which

    be attachedwillbemodifiedbyremovingthe

    oorbehindthe driverandinstallingtwogenerators

    nginecompartment(fig.3).Thesidearmsof

    achedtothe outsideofthetanksuspensionbrackets

    fig.9).Themineexcavatorbladeis raisedand

    draulicjack.Thehydraulic jackissupportedon

    d tothefrontofthe tankbyasupportassembly

    nded168in.

    d130in.

    ank313in.

    wgroundline14 in.

    .

    n.

    -

    30 min

    th28%in.

    h'231/2in.

    enters6in.

    .

    %in.

    2%2m-

    /2in.

    assembly9960Ib

    es

    refor informationonlyandmustnotbe

    tion.

    oftheMineExcavatorT5E3,thetools issued

    hicleareadequateforthemine excavator'smain-

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    ries

    eassembly.6

    mbly,pipeupper2

    y,jettisoningframe...1

    y,jettisoninghand....1

    y,jettisoningjack1

    l1

    highpressure2

    331

    ebolt 6

    in2

    ng2

    unting2

    embly2

    andbladeassembly..

    hthemineexcavatorwasdesigned,noacces-

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    S

    mationforguidanceofpersonnelresponsible

    ment.Itcontainsinformationonoperationof

    onandlocationofthecontrols.

    quipment

    tionedvehicleisfirstreceivedbytheusing

    ryforsecondechelonpersonneltodetermine

    eenproperlypreparedforserviceby thesupplying

    e,it isinconditionto performanymissionto

    henplacedin service.Forthispurposeinspect

    blies,andaccessoriestobesuretheyareproperly

    ,andcorrectlyadjustedand/orlubricated.Check

    ainstsectionIII, tobesureeveryitem ispresent,

    ndproperlymountedorstowed.

    thefirstechelonpersonnel(operator,driver,

    erformanceoftheseservices.

    CIENCIES.

    uringthecourseoftheseserviceswillbe

    eswithinthescopeofthemaintenanceechelons

    eforethevehicleis placedinservice.

    ondthescopeofthemaintenanceechelonsofthe

    herechelonfor correction.

    eriousnatureto theattentionofthesupplying

    erchannels.

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    uipment

    ES.

    ,Examinebladetoseethat allmounting

    sentandsecure.,andthat wingandtoothpinsare

    ackets,PivotBearings,andLatches.Inspect

    ewstoseethattheyare secure.Seethatrustand

    erialisremovedfrompivotbearingsandlatches.

    mbly,andCables.Examinetripodmounting

    rumandpulley nutstoseethat theyarepresent

    s,cableclamps,cablethimbles,cableshackles,and

    y arepresentandsecurelyattached.

    SupportBracketAssembly.Besurethat

    ntingcapscrewsandmountingpinsarepresentand

    ndcprrosionpreventivematerialisremovedfrom

    se,andGuard.Examinehydraulicpipe

    theyaresecurelysupportedandconnected,and

    guard capscrewsaresecure.

    andHose.Inspectreservoirmountingcap

    theyaresecure.Besurereservoirscreenis clean

    theris notclogged.Checkoilsupplyinreservoir

    er level.

    ,DriveBelts,andBeltGuard.Checkpump

    apscrewsandnuts toseethattheyare secure.

    ts areadjustedproperly(par.47)andbelt

    olLevers.Besurethatrust andcorrosion-

    ovedfromcontrolvalveandlinkage,andthatall

    ure.

    Mountings.Examinejettisoningcontrollever

    are secure.Besurethatalltape andrust'and

    rialisremovedfromjettisoningcablepassage

    eckwithparagraph5tobe sureallitems

    ion,clean,andproperlystowedormounted.

    ehicleOperator'sManual,LubricationOrder,

    .478(MWOandMajorUnitAssembly

    ainingtothe mineexcavatorarelegibleand

    .S.A.registrationnumberandvehiclenomen-

    nFormNo.478fornew vehicles.

    conditionofthemineexcavatortodesig-

    ty.

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    hydraulicsystemaremountedwithinthetank

    gunits:

    ircontainingthesupplyofoilforthe hydraulic

    ketsabovethefrontof thetransmissioncase

    vestheoilsupplied bythereservoir,and

    rethroughpipe linesasrequired.It ismounted

    rofthe transmissioncase(fig.5).

    ontrolvalvedivertstheflow ofoiltoraise

    n anyposition,atthediscretionofthe operator.

    erearof thereservoir,returnstheoilto the

    ktolower(fig.4).

    Themineexcavatorbladeisoperatedthrough

    ontrolleversmountedon therearofthe reservoir

    rolvalvebyshaftingandlinkage.Onecontrol

    htsideofthe operator,neartheoperator'sseat,

    OIRPUMPTOCONTROLVALVEHOSEFILLERCAP

    TROLVALVE

    ontrolValveInstalled

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    dPumpInstalled

    ofoperation(fig.5).Theother controlleveris

    attheleft oftheassistantoperator.Thecontrol

    s:

    r carrytheblade,placethecontrolleverin

    ion.

    the blade,pullthecontrolleverbackward.

    ertheblade,pushthe controlleverforward.

    trolleverwillreturnto theneutralorvertical

    controlleverattachedtothejettisoning

    achofthe assistantoperator.Bypullingthelever

    totripodconnectingpin(fig.6) andthelatches

    rings(fig.9)arereleased,at thesametimeallow-

    bejettisonedwithoutemergingfrom thetank.

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    podConnectingPin

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    yConditions

    yConditions

    emineexcavatorattached,operatethetank

    emannerasthetank isoperatedalone;however,

    greatlyrestricted(refertoTM9-759).Before

    s,theoperatorshouldraiseandlowerthe bladeof

    altimestobecomefamiliarwiththe"feel"of the

    unningandthe transmissioninlowgear,move

    foreloweringtheblade(controlleverin forward

    gposition.Lowerthebladegraduallyuntila depth

    mineshasbeenreached.Withthetankmoving

    raiseor lowerthebladetocompensateforuneven

    tankstartstoraise("nose-up"),theoperator

    das thefrontofthetank startstolower("nose-

    eblade(controlleverin rearposition).Raiseor

    stanceandin theoppositedirectioneachtime

    esupordown.Theengineshouldbe operatedat

    he operatortodrivethroughtheminefield with-

    bor orstall.

    tisoningthebladewill bemoreeasilyaccom-

    ademaybeenteredinthe ground.However,the

    plishedwiththetankheadedeitherup-gradeor

    onexceptwhileactuallybackingthetank.To

    eit inpositionwhereitmaybe quicklyattached

    e groundonafairlylevel spot.Drivethetank

    econtrolleverforwardin theloweringposition.

    ound,theassistantoperatorwillpullthe jettisoning

    thepinconnectingthejackpistonto thetripodis

    tchesat theendofthe sidearmswillalsobe

    tmountingstoopen(fig.9). Theassistantoper-

    ngreleaseleverbackwhiletheoperatorbacksthe

    upper endofthejackpiston clearsthetripod,

    pushthe jettisoningreleaseleverforwardtoallow

    engagefromthelever.The operatorwillcontinue

    the assistantoperatorwillobservethejettisoning

    tbecomeentangledwithanyofthe insideequip-

    avesthetankthroughthebowmachinegunport.

    ckeda sufficientdistancetoclearthesidearms,

    redatwill.CAUTION:Neverrunthe pistonof

    ecylinderwhile thebladeisnot attachedtothe

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    erableweighttoforcethepistondownin position

    ankAfterJettisoning.Drivethetankfor-

    tokeepthetankcenteredbetweenthemine

    nthepivotsonthetank mountingbracketsare

    otherearof themineexcavatorsidearmrear

    hehydraulicjack(controlleverin rearposition)

    stonisat thesameheightasthe connectingpin

    lethe jackpistonisbeingentered,it willbe

    toperatoroutsideofthetank toholdtheconnecting

    yintheopenpositionbypulling thejettisoning

    econnectingpinin thetripodassemblyhas

    draulicjackpiston,theassistantoperatorwill

    earingsat therearendof eachsidearm(fig.9).

    ecure,theend ofthejettisoningcablemustbe

    gunopeningofthe tankandtheendof thecable

    soningreleaselever.

    myUse

    excavatorwhensubjecttocaptureor abandon-

    ill beundertakenbytheusingarmonly when,

    tarycommanderconcerned,suchactionis

    ollowareforinformationonly.Thecondi-

    tionwillbeeffectedarecommand%decisionsin

    etacticalsituation.

    to, thevehiclemustbesobadlydamaged

    o ausableconditioninthecombatzoneeither

    n.Adequatedestructionrequiresthatallparts

    ofthe vehiclebedestroyedordamagedbeyond

    thesameessentialpartsmustbe destroyedonall

    emycannotconstructonecompleteoperatingunit

    agedones.

    ONS.

    tructionscontainamethodofdemolition

    mineexcavatorhasbeenjettisonedfromthe

    TNTchargetotheextremeendof eachsidearm

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    myUse

    2-poundTNTchargeinthetripodassembly

    onnectingpin(fig.6).Inserttetryl nonelectric

    safetyfuzein eachcharge.Ignitefuzesandtake

    esarepreparedbeforehandandcarriedinthe

    fuzesseparatedfromthechargesuntil theyare

    ONS

    rmationfortheguidanceofthe personnelof

    sponsibleforthemaintenance(firstandsecond

    t.Itcontainsinformationfortheperformanceof

    andpreventivemaintenanceservices,aswellas

    nceofthemajorsystemsandunitsandtheir functions

    entsofthe equipment.

    ols

    ONALTOOLS.

    noftheMineExcavatorT5E3,thetoolsissued

    readequatefortheMine Excavator'smaintenance.

    UCTIONS.

    swerenotavailableattimeofpublication.They

    mofachangetothis manualassoonastheyare

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    Services

    N.

    val.Preventivemaintenanceservicesaspre-

    functionofusingorganizationechelonsofmainte-

    nceistheresponsibilityofthe commandersofsuch

    cesconsistgenerallyofBefore-operation,During-

    operation,andWeeklyservicesperformedbythe

    ndthescheduledservicestobeperformedat

    ganizationalmaintenancepersonnel.

    generalinspectionofeachitem appliesalso

    rorconnectionandisgenerallya checktosee

    ngoodcondition,correctlyassembled,secure,or

    dcondition"isusuallyan externalvisualinspec-

    theunitis damagedbeyondsafeorserviceable

    dition"isexplainedfurtherbythe following:Not

    orburned,not brokenorcracked,notbareor

    psed,nottornor cut,notdeteriorated.

    toseethatit is"correctlyassembled"isusually

    ontoseewhetherit isinits normalassembled

    todetermineifitis "secure"isusuallyan

    on;awrench,hand-feel,orapry-barcheckfor

    tionmustincludeanybrackets,lockwashers,lock

    erpinsusedin assembly.

    beunderstoodtomeanwornbeyondserviceable

    oresultin failureiftheunit isnotreplacedbefore

    tion.

    RCREWMAINTENANCE(FIRST

    hanicalefficiency,itisnecessarythatthismine

    allyinspectedatintervalseachdayit isoperatedso

    scoveredandcorrectedbeforetheyresultin serious

    vicessetforthin thissectionarethosetobe

    dcrewBefore-operation,During-operation,At-halt,

    linspectionofeachitemalsoappliesto any

    nection,andgenerallyincludesachecktodeter-

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    Services

    condition,correctlyassembled,secure,orexces-

    onpertainingtothevehicleonwhichthis mine

    ertoTM9-759.

    ERVICE.

    nscheduleisdesignedprimarilyasa checkto

    vatorhasbeendamageddueto tampering,sabotage,

    he After-operationServicewasperformed.This

    yomittedevenin extremetacticalsituations.

    -operationServiceconsistsofinspectingthe

    totheproceduredescribed,andcorrectingor

    sfoundtothedesignatedindividualinauthority,

    AGE.Inspecttheentireunitingeneral,its

    ulicjack,controls,pump,reservoir,andlines,for

    keitunfitto performanymissiontowhichitis

    EETH.Inspecttheb.lade,bladeteeth,and

    ingoodcondition,thatall assemblynutsaresecure,

    ered.Seethatthe wingsmovefreely,

    UNTINGBRACKETS,ANDLATCHES,

    kenwelds.Seethatbracketsare mountedsecurely

    roperly.

    ASSEMBLY,ANDCABLES.Inspecttripod,

    cablestoseethattheyare ingoodcondition,

    securelymounted,

    ACKSUPPORTBRACKETS.Examine

    ndbesure jacksupportbracketsaresecurelymounted

    SE,ANDGUARDS.Inspecthydraulicpipe

    ttheyarein goodcondition,notleaking,securely

    Besureguardsaresecureandthat hydraulichose

    portbracket,

    NES.Examinereservoirandlinestosee

    nted,connected,andnotleaking.Besureoilin

    perlevel,thatscreeninfiller neckisclean,and

    d.

    S.Inspectpumptoseethatit isnotleaking

    secure.

    EVER,DRIVEBELTSANDBELT

    trolleverstoseethattheyoperatefreely.See that

    sted(par.47), andthatthebelt guardissecurely

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    sshouldhaveyg-inchdeflectionundernormal

    etweendrivepulleys.

    OLLEVERANDMOUNTING.Inspect

    seethatit ismountedsecurelyandthatitoperates

    ngcableissecurelyattachedtocontrollever.

    ERVICE.

    neexcavatorisinmotion,beonthe alertfor

    ingcharacteristicssuchasdistortionof component

    ndicateimproperactionofthehydraulicsystem.

    erationServicesconsistofobservingthefollowing

    ceduresandinvestigatinganyindicationsofserious

    cienciestobecorrectedorreportedatthe earliest

    nextscheduledhalt.

    heoperationofthe mineexcavator,observe

    yextended.

    ASSEMBLY.Beonthe alertforanyindica-

    tripod mountingpinsorconnections.

    ACKSUPPORTS.Whilebladeisbeing

    ticularattentiontoall visiblemountingsandcon-

    ckforanyindicationofloosenessin jacksupport

    DHOSE.Duringoperation,asthebladeis

    etheinsidelines andhoseforleakingofdamage.

    NDCONTROLVALVEMOUNTINGS.Ob-

    dcontrolvalvemountingsforindicationsoflooseness.

    TROLLEVERS,ANDDRIVEBELTS.See'

    ytomovementofcontrolleversandthat control

    senessorbinding.Observedrivebeltsto seeifthey

    L.Whenjettisoningtheblade,seethatjetti-

    tesproperlyandthatjettisoningcableend releases

    oningcablepassesthroughbowgun opening,be

    omeentangledwithequipmentor personnel.

    vicewillberegardedasminimummaintenance

    rformedunderalltacticalconditions.

    efollowingprocedures,correctanydeficiencies

    reportthemto designatedindividualinauthority.

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    Services

    EETH.Raisebladeandcleanallroots,stones,

    handinspectblade,wings,and teethfordamage.

    ade,bladeteeth,andsidearmswhile performing

    emaybe lowered.

    UNTINGBRACKETS,PIVOTBEARINGS,

    heseitemstoseethattheyaresecurelymounted

    tpivotbearingsare securelylatched.

    ASSEMBLY,ANDCABLES.Inspecttripod

    ettisoningassembly,andaccessiblepartsofcable

    magedandthattheyaresecurelymountedand

    ACKSUPPORTS.ExaminetheseHemsto

    conditionandsecurelymounted,

    SE,ANDGUARDS.Inspectaccessible

    s,andparticularlypressurehosetohydraulicjack

    magedandthattheyaresecurelymountedand

    S.Examinetheseitemstoseethattheyarc

    leaking,andthatpipelines andhosearesecurely

    S.Inspectpump,pumpmountings,andcon-

    and connectionsarenotleakingandmountingsare

    EVER,DRIVEBELTSANDBELT

    ltforcorrecttensionandbeltguardfor secure

    LANDMOUNTING,Inspectjettisoning

    tisoningcable issecurelyattached;

    DWEEKLYSERVICES,

    onServiceisparticularlyimportantbecauseatthis

    orcrewinspectsthemine excavatortodetectany

    edevelopedandtocorrectthosetheyarepermitted

    inspectionshouldbereportedpromptlytothe

    thority.

    ormingtheAfter-operationServicetheoperator,

    mberandconsideranyirregularitiesnoticedduring

    eration,During-operation,andAt-haltServices.The

    onsistsofinspectingandservicingthefollowing

    dbyanasterisk(*) requireadditionalweekly

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    EETH.Inspecttheseitemstoseethat there

    eldsinthe blade,thatthewingsandteeth arenot

    gsswingfreely.Besure winghingepinsandtooth

    andsecure.

    UNTINGBRACKETS,PIVOTBEARINGS,

    idearmsandmountingbracketsforbroken

    atbracketmountingcapscrewsaresecure.Besure

    agedandthat thelatchesoperateproperly>

    ASSEMBLY,ANDCABLES.Inspect'i&pod

    sandsecuremountingpins.Seethatjettisoning

    andoperatesproperly.Besurecablesare notworn\

    connected.

    ACKSUPPORT.Examinehydraulicjack

    semblyweldsarenotbrokenandall mountingbolts

    e hydraulicjackisnotleakingandthat thetrunnion

    S,HOSEANDGUARD.Inspecthydraulic

    thattheyarein goodcondition,securelyconnected,

    pe guardissecurelymountedandthatthe pressure^

    fing.\

    NGS,LINES,ANDHOSE.Besurethatthe

    perleveland reservoirmountingsaresecure.

    seto seethattheyaresecurelymountedandcon-v

    aminescreeninreservoirtosee thatitis cleanandI

    caparenotclogged.

    DMOUNTINGS.Examinepumpandpump

    ecureandnotleaking,andmountingnuts andcap

    EVER,DRIVEBELTSANDBELT

    mstoseethatthey arcingoodconditionandthat

    trolvalvewithoutbindingorlooseness.Besurethat

    ger-pressuredeflectionhalfwaybetweenpulleys

    urelymounted.

    LANDMOUNTING,Besurejettisoning

    perlyandthatjettisoningcableis securelyattached

    dmountingnutsand capscrewswhereinspec-

    essity.

    ksupportnutsand capscrewsandtracksupport

    dcapscrews.

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    Services

    vator.Besuretoremoveall stones,shells,and

    keteeth.

    mud,or dirtfromMineExcavatorwhen

    e mineexcavatorlistedontheLubrication

    rication.Besureto coatmouldboardwithused

    ointslistedonthe LubricationOrderasrequir-

    NTENANCE(SECONDECHELON).

    ncyofthepreventivemaintenanceservicesout-

    minimumrequirementfornormaloperationof

    nusuallyextremeoperatingconditions,itmaybe

    ainmaintenanceservicesmorefrequently.

    on.Thecrewshouldaccompanytheirmine

    mechanicswhileperiodicsecondechelonservicesare

    ecrewshouldpresenttheunitfora scheduledpre-

    viceinareasonablycleancondition;thatis,itshould

    mudorcoveredwithsandtosuch anextentthat

    willbeseriouslyhampered.However,theexcavator

    ped thoroughlyclean,sincecertaintypesofdefects

    ooseorshiftedparts orassemblies,aremoreevident

    oiled ordusty.

    ormation.Ifinstructionsotherthanthose

    oceduresinsubparagraphd,or thespecificpro-

    e,whichfollow,arerequiredforthe correctperform-

    tenanceserviceorforthecorrectionofa deficiency,

    vatoroperator'smanualpertainingtotheitem in-

    vidualinauthorityshould beconsulted.

    esegeneralproceduresarebasicinstructions

    henperformingtheserviceson theitemslisted

    NOTE:Thesecondechelonpersonnelmustbe

    eproceduressothatthey willapplythemauto-

    edsubassembliesareinstalledto correctadefi-

    entoseethat theyareclean,correctlyinstalled,

    djusted.

    ofeachitemapplies alsotoanysupportingmem-

    allyincludesachecktosee whetherornottheitem

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    tlyassembled,secure,orexcessivelyworn(par.

    itdifficulttoperformthe completepreventive

    tonetime, theseservicescansometimesbehandled

    mpletealloperationswithintheweekif possible.All

    n bivouacareasmustbeutilized,ifnecessary,to

    nceoperationsarecompleted.

    eproceduresforperformingeachiteminthe

    ntenanceproceduresaredescribedinthefollowing

    arthas twocolumnsatitsleftedge corresponding

    0-hourmaintenancerespectively.Veryoftenitwill

    roceduredoesnot applytobothscheduledmain-

    minewhichproceduretofollow,lookdownthe

    hemaintenancedue,andwhereveranitemnumber

    ationsindicatedoppositethenumber.

    spectthebladeto seeifassembly

    utsarepresent andsecure.Seethat

    n goodcondition,andwinghinge

    nsare presentandsecurely

    gBrackets,PivotPins,Pivot

    aminesidearmstoseeifblade to

    kmountingbracketsarein good

    gnutsandcapscrewsare secure.

    otbearingsarenotexcessivelyworn,

    operly,andjettisoningcablesare

    bly,andCables.Inspecttripodto

    reintact,andmountingpins are

    ejettisoningdeviceisproperly

    ndthatitoperatesproperly.Examine

    notfrayedandthatall cablecon-

    pportBracket.Examinehydrau-

    seethat itisin goodconditionand

    capscrewsarepresentandsecure.

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    perendof jackpistonandjack

    essivelyworn.

    es,Hose,andGuard.Inspect

    licpipelinesandhosetosee that

    dthatall connectionsaresecureand

    e pressurehosetojackisnot

    ets.Seethatpipelineguard is

    ntings,PipeLines,andHose.

    es,andhosetosee thattheyare

    thereare noindicationsofleaks.

    e,andmountingsaresecure.Remove

    that thescreenisclean,thehydrau-

    andbreathervents infillercap

    pMountings.Inspecthydraulic

    stoseethat theyareingood

    yandmountingcapscrewsare

    mpconnectionsarenotleaking.

    ver,DriveBelts,andBeltGuard.

    dcontrolleverstoseethat theyare

    the leversoperatethevalvewith-

    esuredrive beltsarenotfrayed

    adjustedtohave%-inchfinger-

    aybetweenpulleys.Seethatthebelt

    .

    hileraisingtheblade,examineall

    or indicationsofleaks.Lowerthe

    nneutral(hold)position,and stop

    ndMountings.Examinejettison-

    atitoperatesproperlyandthat the

    surejettisoningcableissecurely

    hethersupplyofthelistedspare

    ystowed.Thissupplyshouldbe

    eentiremineexcavatorunitaccord-

    ationOrder.Besure lubrication

    nand secure.

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    mpleted).Checkunitthoroughly

    nworkordershavebeencompleted

    478.Enterany modificationsor

    acementsmadeattimeofthis

    ols forthemineexacavatorare

    ,andproperlystowed.

    ubleshootinginformationandtestswhichcan

    ethe causesofsomeofthetroublesthat maydevelop

    r.Eachsymptomoftroublegivenunder theindi-

    lowedbyalistof possiblecausesofthetrouble.

    erminewhichoneofthe possiblecausesisrespon-

    xplainedaftereachpossiblecause.

    ESERVOIR.Fillreservoirtolevelmarkon

    VALVEPRESSURE.Adjustreliefvalve(par.

    placecontrolvalveassembly(par.50).

    AGED.Inspectpumpandreplaceorrepair

    PIPELINESORHOSE.Replacebrokenpipe

    d45).

    RAULICLINE(BETWEENRESERVOIR

    servoirandremovepipelines,connections,and

    structionsandreplaceconnections,pipelines,and

    RAULICLINE(BETWEENCONTROL

    CTION).Removehose,pipelines,andcon-

    etojack.Removeobstructionandreplaceconnec-

    par. 44).

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    Up.

    LINESBETWEENCONTROLVALVE

    ctionsorreplaceasnecessary.

    ROLORRELIEFVALVES.Inspectcontrol

    ceifnecessary(par.50).Ifvalvecan berepaired,

    Raise.

    eplacepump-assembly(par.48).

    PING.Adjustdrivebeltstocorrecttension

    E.Replacecontrolvalveassembly.

    EVERINRAISEORLOWERPOSITION

    EACHEDENDOFTRAVEL.Usingcorrect

    wcontrollevertoreturntoneutralposition when

    poilsupplyinreservoirup tolevelmarkon

    oirandrefill withnewoilasspecifiedin

    LINEFROMRESERVOIRTOPUMP.'

    pipelines.

    GTHROUGHRELIEFVALVE.Usecorrect

    L.Useoilasspecifiedin LubricationOrder.

    andsonJack.

    KING.Tightenhydraulicjackpackingnuts.

    Pressure AfterBeingAdjusted.

    INGNUTISNOTLOCKED.Removerelief

    plug,andadjustrelief valvetorequiredpressure.

    n.

    stoRemaininEngagedPosition.

    SPRINGBROKEN.Replacejackconnect-

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    LY.

    stoRelease.

    OJACKCONNECTINGPINDISCON-

    nnectorreplacejettisoningcablefromcabledrum

    sFailto OpenWhenJettisoningLeverIs

    ROMCABLEDRUMTOSIDEARMPIVOT

    ISCONNECTED,ORBROKEN.Connect,

    ngcablefromsidearmpivot mountinglatchesto

    EMBLIES(RIGHTANDLEFT).

    dbladeassemblies,rightandl eft,areidentical

    boltedtogetherformablunt-pointedV.Eachblade

    eandis ofweldedarmor-plateconstruction.Eleven

    gtheloweredgeofeachbladeassembly,aremounted

    Eachtoothisheldin positionbyanattachingpin

    ein theupperendofthe toothaswellasthe holes

    othedcompartment(fig.7).Adirtshieldis

    eedge ofthemainbladebyattachingpins.The

    overtheteethandpreventsdirt frompilingaround

    tedtotheouteredgeof thebladebyapivot pin

    wingoutwardwhenexcavating(fig.7).The rear

    ahingedpivotmountingwhichisused toattachthe

    k(fig.9). Thefrontend(nose)ofboth rightand

    iesareflangedinside andoutsideandacrossthe

    oltsequallyspacedalongtheseflangesconnectthe

    emblies.Theright andleftarmandbladeassem-

    ear oftheVbya flanged,box-typecrossbeam.

    uallyspacedalongtheseflangesateachendof the

    eamtothearmandbladeassemblies.

    wenty-four%-inchnutsandlockwashersfrom

    ghtandleft armandbladeassembliesatthefront

    nty-eight%-inchnutsandlockwashersfromthe

    eamtotheinsideof thearmandbladeassemblies.

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    OOTH

    gPin

    %-inchboltsfromthefrontedge(nose)andthe

    sfromthecrossbeam.

    theboltholesin thefrontedge(nose)of the

    deassemblies,installtwenty-four%-inchbolts.

    htenthenuts finger-tight.Installfourteen%-inch

    beamtotherightarmand bladeassemblyandtighten

    nleftarm andbladeassemblywithboltholesin

    allfourteen%-inchboltsin leftsideofcrossbeam

    bly.Installlockwashersand nutsandtighten

    four%-inchnutsconnectingrightandleft armand

    dge(nose)securely.

    NTING.

    esidearm pivotmountings,rightandleft,are

    calinconstructionandmounting.Themounting

    utespringsuspensionassemblyofthe tanktothe

    nsionassemblyandisattachedbytwocap screwsat

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    OSED

    EN

    ClosedandOpen

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    ndPivotBearing

    f/Mounting

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    olts attheupperrearof thebracket,andthree

    ebrackethasapivotpin weldedtothelowerrear

    hepivotbearingon therearendofthe armand

    untingtheexcavator.

    derthe wedge-shapedblockwhichiswelded

    side ofbracket.Removetwo%-inchcapscrews

    frontlower edgeofthebracket.Removefour

    ersfromthe boltsattherearupper edgeofthe

    nearsonlockingplate atrearofbracketand

    thejackand removebracket.

    MountingDevices

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    tionofthebracketassemblyisaccomplishedby

    edureasoutlinedinsubparagraphbabove,being

    inchcapscrewsin frontloweredgeofbracket

    EMBLIES(TRACKMOUNTING).

    upportassemblies(trackmounting),rightand

    uctionandmounting.Theanglesupport(track

    ht-anglesteelbracketattachedtotheouter edge

    suspensionassembly.

    %-inchcapscrewsandlockwashersthatattach

    utesuspensionassembly(fig.11).

    tionoftheanglesupport (trackmounting)is

    reversingtheprocedureforremovalasoutlinedin

    BLY(TRACKMOUNTING).

    ockassembly(trackmounting)consistsofa

    bracketcapwithtwo%-inchholesdrilledand

    hendsofthe cap(fig.11).

    rsonplatebetweenvolutesuspensionbracket

    ojacksbeneathcenterof springseatsandraise

    espringshasbeentakenup. Removethenutsfrom

    movelockingplate.Removethenut fromthe

    evolutesuspension"bracketcap(fig.11).

    tionisaccomplishedbyexactlyreversingthe

    paragraphbabove.Besureto installthenutonthe

    lnuts securelyandlockthenutswithlocking

    SSEMBLY.

    sof barconstructionshieldedbyarmorplate

    bothsides. Itismountedon theexcavatorand

    s.Therightside-barofthe tripodextendsdownward

    therightarmandblade assemblydirectlyabove

    .Theleftside-barofthetripodextendsdownward

    geoftheleftarmand bladeassemblydirectlyabove

    .Theforwardbarofthetripodextendsdownward

    ntingpin totheupperendof alink.Thelowerend

    untedtotheinsideflangesofthearmand blade

    dbyamountingpin(fig.12).

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    andSupport

    erpinsfromtripodfrontlinkattachingpinand

    hingpins.Removeattachingpinsfromfrontlink

    movetripod.Seeparagraph37 bforremovalof

    TTISONINGARM).

    ningarmguardassemblyismountedonthe

    darmorplate.Theguardconsistsofa triangular

    edarmorplateandismountedbya hingepinat

    nchcap screwsatitsupperedge.

    otterpinfromoneendof hingepinanddrive

    weredgeofthe guard.Removetwol/2-inchcap

    eofthe guardandremoveguard.

    tionisaccomplishedbytheexactreversalofthe

    paragraphbabove.

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    NASSEMBLY.

    nnectingpinassemblyislocatedatthetop of

    essiblewiththejettisoningarmguardopen.Acyl-

    singis weldedtotheleftinside wallattheupper

    sideendofthepin andspringhousingisthreaded

    .Thepinis spring-loadedtokeepthejackconnect-

    duntilthejettisoningof theexcavatorisdesired.

    emblethejackconnectingpinassembly,remove

    omtheupperedgeof thejettisoningarmguardand

    otterpinandlink pinfromendofjackconnecting

    sdownandunscrewthespringretainercap.

    oncapasit leavesthelastthreadas itisspring-

    gandjackconnectingpin.

    yisaccomplishedbyexactlyreversingthepro-

    graphbabove.

    RMASSEMBLY.

    ningpivotarmassemblyismountedonthe

    ybeneaththe guard.Thelowerendofthe pivot

    nshackleandshacklepin tothejettisoningcable.

    tarmisconnectedbypinsand linkstotheoutside

    pin.Whenthej ettisoningcableispulled,the

    mmovesdownwardandthroughtheconnecting

    nnectingpinintothereleasedposition(fig. 12).

    soningpivotarmguard(par.34 b).Remove

    pin fromthelowerendofthe pivotarm.Remove

    fromupperendof pivotarm.Removethecotter

    ngpin andslidethepivotarm offmountingpin.

    tionofthejettisoningpivotarm assemblyis

    reversingtheprocedureforremovaloutlinedinsub-

    RUMASSEMBLY.

    ningcabledrumismountedonthe centerofthe

    sthetripodside-bars.Thejettisoningcablefromthe

    ttisoningcableswhichareconnectedtotheside

    pedtothecable drum.Anarmweldedtotheout-

    connectedtothejettisoningoperatingcable.As

    seto themovementofthejettisoningleverinthe

    othepivotarm pullsthejackconnectingpininto

    esametimethe cablesattachedtothepivotlatches

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    selatchesallowingtheentiremineexcavatortobe

    e%-inchcapscrewsandthree%-inchflat

    blestothe drum.Removethecotterpinandshackle

    eratinglever.Removethey8-inchnutfrom the

    andremovethe%-inchcapscrew,the%-inchflat

    cer.Removethejettisoningcabledrum(fig.12).

    ejettisoningcabledrum,exactlyreversethe

    linedinsubparagraphbabove.

    Y.

    ablepulleyismountedbetweentwoears which

    rofthetripod (fig.12).Thejettisoningcablewhich

    n thecabledrumpassesoverthetripod cablepulley

    tripodandintothetank throughthebowgun

    tedtothe jettisoningcontrollever.

    %-inchnutandy8-inchlockwasheronthetripod

    emovethe%-inchcapscrewandthetripod,cable

    tionofthetripodcablepulley isaccomplished

    e procedureforremovaloutlinedinsubparagraphb

    licjackisathree-section,telescopic-typejack.

    s mountedinatrunnionblockandis attachedto

    upportbracket.Thehydrauliclineentersthe jack

    hemain (lower)section.Thecenter(second)

    emain(lower)section,andboththemain and

    edwithpackingandpackingglandsattheir upper

    hethirdor uppersectionhasahole(eye) through

    oseofconnectingthejacktothe tripod(fig.13).

    ontractionofthefrontsupportassembliespro-

    hrough44b, mustbeperformedinsequence.Place

    erendof thejacktocatchthehydraulicfluid,and

    eflexiblehosebetweenthejackand thehydraulic

    etoprotectthedisconnectedendofthe flexible

    pelinewith cleanclothstopreventdirtfromenter-

    apscrewsandlockwashersfromthejacktrunnion

    pperpillowblock,andremovejack.

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    Guard

    ionofthejackis accomplishedbytheexact

    orremovaloutlinedin subparagraphbabove.

    ulicflexiblehose,besurenodirtor foreignsubstance

    hose.

    SSEMBLY.

    licjacksupportboxassemblyconsistsofa

    Theupperendoftheboxcontainsa pillowblock

    cktrunnion.Ahole throughthelowerendofthe

    pillowblock,providesthemeansofsupportingthe

    oxsupport.NOTE:Theupper holeinthejack

    quippedwith thetriple-stagetelescopicjack,and

    hesingle-stagejack.

    ngthejack(par.40A),removecotterpinfrom

    movejackboxpin.Lowerthejackboxout ofjack

    boxbyexactlyreversingtheprocedurefor

    ragraphbabove.NOTE:Whenasingle-stagejack

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    regulartriple-stagetelescopicjack,jackmounting

    Placeaspacerbetweenthejackmountingboxand

    einstallingthe jackboxpin.

    SSEMBLY.

    xsupportassemblyisconstructedofwelded

    to providingthemeansofsupportingthejack,

    dsthehydraulicflexiblehoseandconnections.The

    assemblyisattachedtotheupperpipe guardbya

    ackboxsupportisconnectedbypins ateither

    orts(fig.13).

    erpinsfrompinsthroughlowerrearof jack

    ort,andremovepins.Removecotterpin fromend

    pperendof jackboxsupportandguardassembly.

    liftoffjackboxsupport assembly(fig.13).

    tionofthejackboxsupport assemblyisaccom-

    salofthe procedureforremovaloutlinedinsub-

    ASSEMBLY.

    elineguardassemblyconsistsofweldedarmor-

    edtothelineguardbythree %-inchnuts.Theout-

    doverthelineguardand shieldsthehydraulicpipe

    e%-inchnutsandlockwashersfromoutside

    andlift offoutsidelineguard(fig.14).

    tionoftheoutsideline guardisaccomplished

    ocedureforremovaloutlinedinsubparagraphb

    SEMBLY.

    neguardconsistsof weldedarmor-platecon-

    ankalongtheupper boltlineofthe finaldrive.In

    hydrauliclineoutsidethe tank,theguardprovides

    achingthejackboxsupport.

    %-inchnutsandlockwashersfromthestuds

    ardto thefinaldriveofthe tank,andliftoffline

    tionoftheupperline guardisaccomplishedby

    ocedureoutlinedin subparagraphbabove.

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    LINES.

    ehydraulicpipelinesconsistofelbows,nipples,

    lexiblehose.Thepipeline isinstalledthroughthe

    ghtside ofthetank,andis supportedandpro-

    bolt linebythepipeguard.

    heunioninsidethetankanddisassemblethe

    henipplethatpassesthroughthe headlightopen-

    ydraulicpipeline.Capor protectallopeningsto

    tionoftheoutsidehydraulicpipeline isaccom-

    salofthe procedureforremovaloutlinedinsub-

    allingthehydraulicpipe linesandconnections,be

    achpipe connectionclean.

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    NES.

    ydraulicpipelinesconsistof nipples,elbows,

    e,andpipe.Thehydrauliclinesconnectthereservoir

    thecontrolvalve,andthecontrolvalvetothe out-

    rnline connectsthecontrolvalvetothereservoir.

    ylineconnectedtothereservoir,thereservoir

    onnectatunionor removehoseonauxiliaryreturn

    and fittings.

    tionoftheinsidehydrauliclines isaccom-

    salofthe procedureforremovaloutlinedinsub-

    etokeepinterior ofallhydrauliclinesclean.

    ARD.

    licpumpbeltguardisof weldedsteelcon-

    orear ofthetransmissionhousingby4 capscrews.

    tguardattachingcapscrews,andremoveguard.

    Y

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    tionofthehydraulicpumpbelt guardisaccom-

    salofthe procedureforremovaloutlinedinsub-

    ehydraulicpumpdrivebelts areV-typeend-

    fthehydraulicpumpguard,seeparagraph46 b

    rontuniversaljoint,see TM9-759paragraph111

    stingscrewdirectlybeneathpumpandnuton

    mptoswingdownward.Removebeltsfrompump

    tuniversaljoint.

    umpbeltsmustbeinstalledin pairsofequal

    vepulleysatuniversalj ointandoverhydraulic

    ionofuniversaljoint,seeTM 9-739.Afterre-

    ,adjustbeltswithbeltadjustingscrewto have%-

    ctionhalfwaybetweenpulleys.Afterbeltshavebeen

    adjustingclampboltnutsecurely(fig.16),

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    ehydraulicpumpis abelt-driven,gear-type

    rtbracketandadjustingplate attherearof the

    upportbracketisattachedtothetransmissionby

    vercapscrews,andthepump isboltedtothe

    bolts.

    irandremovehydrauliclinesfromreservoir

    controlvalve.Removehydraulicpumpbeltguard

    beltadjustingclampboltandbackoffbelt

    ytoallowbeltstobe removedfrompumppulley.

    len)setscrewinhub ofpumppulley,andremove

    nchnutsandlockwashersfromboltsthatattach

    emoveboltsandpump(fig.17).

    tionofthehydraulicpumpis accomplishedby

    ocedureforremovaloutlinedin subparagraphb

    ACKET.

    mountingbracketassemblyconsistsofawelded

    edbyapivotbolt andbushingtoamountingplate.

    chedtothe reartransmissioncasecoverbyfour

    mpandpumpbracketcanberaisedor lowered

    rivebeltsby anadjustingscrewontheright side

    tthroughthe lowerflangeofthepumpbracket

    plateprovidethemeansofclampingthe pump

    ountingplatewhenthe desiredbelttensionha,s

    cpumpremoved(par.48b),removefour

    kwashersfromloweredgeofpumpmounting1

    gplatefromreartransmissioncasecover.To

    mpumpmountingplate,removey8-inchnutand

    oltbeneaththepumpbracket.Removeboltandflat

    mountingplate.Removecotterpin,1-inchnut,

    acketpivotstudand removepumpbracketfrom

    tionofthepumpbracketonthe pumpmounting

    fthe pumpmountingplateonthereartransmis-

    ishedbytheexactreversalofthe procedurefor

    ragraphbabove.

    ehydrauliccontrolvalve,mountedonfour

    earofthereservoir,consistsofa cast-ironvalve

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    pool.In additiontothevalvespool,the valve

    oaded,conical-shapedreliefvalve.Theadjustment

    esthepressuremaintainedin thehydraulicsystem.

    thereservoir,removethehydrauliclinesfrom

    ontrolvalveand fromthecontrolvalvetothe

    movetheauxiliaryreturnlinefrom thecontrol

    movethecotterpinand connectingpinfromthe

    omofthe controlvalvespool.Removefour%-inch

    mthestuds whichattachthecontrolvalvetothe

    trolvalveandgasketfromreservoir.

    tionofthecontrolvalveis accomplishedbythe

    edureforremovaloutlinedinsubparagraphb above.

    eventdirtorforeignobjectsfromenteringthe

    nesdaringinstallation,

    reservoirconsistsof aweldedsteeltankpro-

    eenin thefillerneck.Aventedcapandoil level

    er neck.Thereservoirismountedonbrackets

    nt endofthetransmissioncase.Thecontrolvalve

    ountedonthelowerrearedgeof thereservoir.

    rvoirhasbeendrainedandthe controlvalveand

    nesareremoved,removethecapscrewsfromthe

    ets.Removethereservoir,Toremovethereservoir

    servoirin theturretandturn theturretuntilthe

    eep thecontrolvalveoperatingleverstowardthe

    voirfromthe tank.

    ffvalveisatwo-wayvalvemountedinthe bottom

    sition,thevalveallowsthehydraulicoilto flowfrom

    position,thevalvedrainsthereservoirandcloses

    ump.

    rhasbeendrained,disconnecttheuniononthe

    ervoirtothe pumpandremoveshut-offvalvefrom

    tionoftheshut-offvalveis accomplishedby

    ocedureforremovaloutlinedin subparagraphb

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    tructionandtheuseforwhichthis excavator

    fauxiliaryequipmentarenecessary.

    ublishedforthe informationandguidanceof

    hirdandhigherechelonsofmaintenanceonthis

    nformationbeyondthescopeofthetools,equip-

    yavailabletousingorganizations.

    nnotbefurnishedforrepairingthe partslisted

    w.Theyare ofarmor-plateorheavysteelconstruc-

    ofnecessitybedeterminedbywhateverdamage

    ustain.However,thefollowinginstructionsmay

    amagedparts.

    fheatis notrecommendedwhenstraightening

    of itscomponentparts.Heatweakensstructural

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    mbersandallstraighteningshouldbedonecold

    rtsofframeassembly,tripod,mountingbrackets,

    buckledsufficientlytoshowstrainorcracksafter

    forcedorreplaced.

    blishedrulescanbemadeonthenecessityor

    nstallwhentheblade,side arms,teeth,tripod,or

    eenbentorbroken.Reinforcementscanbemade

    stock.Becauseofthedifficultiesencounteredwhen

    ements,theuseofanglereinforcementsisrecom-

    ble,thereinforcementshouldextendoverthelength

    traightened.Thereinforcementstockusedshould

    engthandthicknessasthepartthat isbeingre-

    c-weldingmethodisrecommendedforallmain

    ding.Heatgeneratedduringweldingislocalized,

    minimizedwheneverthismethodisused.Addi-

    finishedweldscanbeground,filed, anddrilledas

    ustbesubstantiallyofthesamematerialas thatused

    assembly.

    mbly.

    bly.

    gblockassembly.

    pmountingbracketassembly.

    tingbracketassembly.

    umassembly.

    mesupportassembly.

    assembly.

    tguardassembly.

    rdassembly.

    eassembly.

    servoirassembly.

    beltsheaves.

    nglesupportassembly.

    y.

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    cpumpremovedfromvehicle(par.48),clean

    matterfrom theexteriorofthepumpbodywith

    ubthesurfaceswithastiffbrushif necessary.Dry

    hreel^-inchcapscrewsfromendplate atshaft

    bly.

    haftandendbearingfrompumpassembly.

    hesix y2-inchpumpassemblybolts,andremove

    mbly.

    rbasefrompumpassemblycarefully,soasnot to

    veoilsealassembly.

    romfront endofpumpassembly.

    singsandgear casetoseethatthey areproperly

    heircorrectposition.

    utofthehousings,usinga driftpunchthatwill

    holes.NOTE:Thedowelsmaybe removedfrom

    astheyareline-drilled.

    housings,whicharea lightpushfitover the

    ftthe assemblybyholdingtothebearinghousing

    thepumpmorethanafew inchesabovethework

    ngmayslip offthebearingsatany time,thus

    ousing doesnotslipoffthe bearingsfromthe

    e endoftheshaftsand bearingslightlywitha

    ngthepumpbythebearing housing.Thehousing

    hebearingsandremovedevenlyaroundthepump

    te orwearplate,bearingsmustberemovedfrom

    Donotattempttopress theshaftsoutofthe

    gears aremadefromonepiece.Useapuller.

    verbearingand clampthepullertogetherwith

    lthe bearinghasbeenliftedabout1/4inch.This

    slipping offthebearing.Turnpullerscrew

    canbe placedoverendofshaftunderpuller

    kwiseuntil'bearinghasbeen removedfromthe

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    ingbearingsinthesamemanner.Afterbearings

    wearplatesandgearhousingcanbe removed.

    pumpassembly,andremoveallgasketmaterial

    mayremainonthe housingsorwearplates.Examine

    ,wearplates,oilseal andhousingstoseeif any

    replaced.NOTE://thegearcase,eitherofthe

    ofthe wearplatesisdamagedorworn,replaceboth

    arplates,andthegear case.Thesepartsareline-

    bly.

    bearinghousings aretobeused,the bearingmust

    sothattheycanbe pushedinandoutOfthe housing

    annotbepushedinandout ofthehousingbyhand,

    aringhousingwithemerycloth.1

    epump,placethevariouspartsof thepumpon

    rinwhichtheyareto beassembled(fig.19).

    idlergearontheworkbenchwith thedrivegear

    iving endofthegearshaft pointingup.Theidler

    therend upbutshouldbe behindthedrivegear.

    sealingcompoundonbothsidesofthe wearplate.

    rtheshaftsand gearswithsmoothsidetowardthe

    nhole ontheright-handsideofthe assembly.Place

    ear shaftandpressintoposition.NOTE:The

    ntheshaftand notbindthewearplate.If theshaft

    the assemblybytheplateandtap theendofthe

    ockor softhammertofreetheplate.

    e idlergearshaftandpress intoposition.

    singoverthe bearings.Thishousingshouldfit

    ghtpushfitwiththe hands.NOTE:Thesmallsuc-

    ouldlinewiththesmall holeinthewearplate

    t-handside oftheassembly.Thishousingalsohas

    mpedon itneartheedge orfaceofthehousing.

    or towardthegearssothatit willmatchasimilar

    whichshould beassemblednext.

    ump bodyoverthegearswiththe correctletter

    hthe letteronthefrontbearing housing.NOTE:

    etter markings,onetomatchthefrontbearing

    he letterintherear bearinghousing.

    lingcompoundonbothsidesof thewearplate.

    theshafts withthesmoothsidetowardthegears.

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    olesof thesamesize,oneforthe suctionand

    eithermaybeusedforthe suctionport.

    the shaftsandpressintoposition.Turnthe shafts

    fterthebearingsare inposition.Iftheshafts are

    with awoodenblock.

    ingoverthe bearingswiththelettermatchinga

    ase.Thishousingshouldalsobea lightpushfit

    riveintoposition,whichisabout1/4 inchbelow

    sings.

    he twolargeholesinit overrearbearinghousing.

    et.NOTE:Coverhasonelargeholewhichis the

    ustbeplacedon right-handsideoftheassembly

    oftherest ofthepump.

    turn pumpovertocompletetheassembly.Place

    wsandturnpumpover tocompletetheassembly.

    pscrewsandbearinghousing.

    verendofdrivegearshaft, steelwasherover

    withbushingoverwasherand spring.Placecup

    seal seatinadapterbaseassembly.

    semblyoverthesealand thecapscrews,placenuts

    wthe nutsdownevenlytoprevent.damagetothe

    shaftandinsertdriveshaftthroughadapter

    vershaftand bearing,andinstallcapscrews

    oughholesin capscrewheadsandtwistendsof

    rely.

    MBLY.

    ccontrolvalveassemblyremovedfromthe

    eriorofvalveassemblyindry-cleaningsolventto

    matter.Scrubsurfacesof valveassemblywitha

    ddrywith compressedair.

    etoverpressurevalveadjustingnut.Removelock

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    semblybyturningpressurevalvecagecounterclock-

    cagehasbeenremovedfromcontrolvalvehousing,

    rominsideof pressurevalvecagebyturningadjust-

    Removespringandvalvefrom pressurevalvecage.

    t-headedplugabovecontrolvalve(spool).Remove

    screwsfromsealretainerbelowcontrolvalve(spool).

    sealretainerandcontrolvalvehousing.Remove

    controlvalvehousing.NOTE:Thevalve(spool)

    whileoutofthe housingsothatthesurfaceofthe

    ed.

    ring,andspacerfromvalve(spool).Examine

    dinteriorof valvehousingforscoresorworn

    )or valvehousinginteriorisscoredor worn

    pass whenintheholdposition,it mustbereplaced.

    oilsealretainer andreplacewithanewoil seal

    eandpressurevalveseatin pressurevalvecage.

    beenseatingperfectlyinvalvecage,grindthevalve

    nduntilperfectseatsareobtainedin valvecage

    isnotpossibleto grindvalveandcagetoperfect

    revalveandpressurevalvecage.

    hlyindry-cleaningsolventandbecarefulthat

    ringassembly.

    angedendfirst overcontrolvalve(spool)and

    ool)andspacerwithspring endrestingagainst

    springandinstallspringlockin grooveatlowerend

    OTE:Besureallold gasketmaterialhasbeen

    fcontrolhousingandfromfaceof sealretainer.

    ontrolvalvehousingand placenewgasketover

    rfaceofoil sealwithalight filmofoiland care-

    over valve(spool).

    t-headedcapscrewsthroughtheoilsealretainer

    hatthegasketis correctlypositioned.Tightenthe

    urely.

    pressurevalvecage,beingcarefulthat valveand

    espringoverendof pressurevalveandintovalve

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    utwiththe slottedendupintothe pressurevalve

    gnut clockwiseuntiltheslottedendofthe nutis

    owtheupperendofthe pressurevalvecage.The

    ustbein linewithoneofthe holesinthevalvecage.

    ecageassemblyinto thecontrolvalvehousing

    ecageassemblyclockwiseuntilit seatssecurely.

    mentofthepressurevalvecanonlybe obtained

    ountedin thevehicleandthehydraulicsystemis

    gh theholeinthe pressurevalvecageandinto

    lveadjustingnut.

    verthethreadedendofthe pressurevalvecapand

    the controlvalvehousing.

    lingcompoundonthethreadsof thesquare

    stalltheplugsecurelyinthe controlvalvehousing

    lve(spool).

    LVEPRESSUREVALVE.

    sper squareinchmustbemaintainedforthe

    draulicsystem.Therefore,afterthepressurevalve

    rbed,thepressuremustbetested andadjustment

    ner.

    d,removethepipe plugfromtheteein thepres-

    headlightopeningand installpressuregagein

    ackcontrolin eitherraisedorloweredposition.

    dtheextremeendof travelandthepressurevalve

    hould indicate1000poundspressure.Ifthecorrect

    topthe engineandremovethecapandgasket

    valveadjustingnut.Removethepin thatlocksthe

    urevalvecageandturntheadjustingnut inthe

    mpleteturnclockwiseoftheadjustingnutwill

    roximately50pounds,andonecompleteturncounter-

    nutwilldecreasethepressureapproximately50

    nstalllockpin inadjustingnutand securely

    sstarted.

    rehasbeen obtained,stoptheengine,removethe

    pluginthepressureline tee.

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    ES.

    sindexesshouldbeconsultedfrequentlyfor

    nsof thepublicationsgiveninthislist ofreferences

    elatingtomaterielcoveredin thismanual:

    eCatalog(explainsSNLsystem)ASFCat.

    forsupplyindex(indextoSNL's)ASFCat.

    cations(listsFM's,TM's,TC's

    rsonnel,FSMWO's,OPSR's,

    OFSB's.Includesalpha-

    majoritemswithpublications

    1-1

    aining(lists MR's,MTP's,

    M's,TR's,SB's,WDTB's,

    edpamphletsandfiring

    )FM21-6

    strips,andfilmbulletins(lists

    lnumberand subject)FM21-7

    s graphictrainingaids,models,

    21-8

    LATURELISTS.

    dbulldozer,tankmounting,

    LG-222

    mmgun,dry)SNLG-104

    mmgun,wet)SNLG-204

    mmgun,wet)SNLG-205

    5-mmhowitzer)SNLG-104

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    ack,light,andmediumfieldORD11

    mifixed,includingsub-caliber,

    field,aircraft,tank,andORD11

    gcompleterounddataSNLR-l

    aterialforpack,lightandORD11

    k,andantitankartillerySNLR-6

    ount,combinationgun,M34

    2,andmount,combination

    owningM1919A4,fixedand

    andM1919A6,flexibleSNLA-6

    owningM2,heavybarrel,

    ndmount,combinationgun,

    lubricatingmaterials,recoil

    cellaneousrelateditemsSNLK-l

    (forfieldartillery andcoast

    tsORD6

    epairofautomaticguns,auto-

    l,automaticandsemiauto-

    sindividualitemsandparts..SNLA-35

    rvicecommand,automotiveshopsSNLN-30

    cialistsandorganizationalSNLG-27

    otiveandsemi-automotiveSNLG-27

    dingmaterial,gasesandrelated

    LF-197

    rperiscopes,anddirectsighting

    SNLF-235

    s)(previouslyM1919)SNLF-140

    -56

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    ATIONS.

    gtablesis main-

    -mm,M2and

    AD-5,andchanges

    M89

    2,firing:

    T76-A-4

    ndM2A1andM4,

    'andchanes*

    s.

    10-580

    9-1900

    uments(fieldglasses,eyeglasses,

    M9-575

    al.TM38-250

    0

    ngTM21-300

    M1-455

    tarammunitionOFSB3-3

    0-550

    coilfluid,lightandmedium

    msdataTM9-2200

    850-15

    ctionsrequiredwhenfiringtheMlhigh-explosiveroundsforthe, 105-mm

    A1,or M4howitzers.

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    andpreventivemaintenance

    solineAR850-20

    ammunitiontrainingallowancesAR775-10

    1-455

    gammunitionfortrainingand

    FSB3-5

    M9-1990

    andriflerangeconstructionTM9-855

    r.

    icatingandweldingmaterials

    the Ordnancedepartment..TM9-850

    neumatictiresandrubbertreadsTM31-200

    ccessoriesforFordtankengine,

    C

    uxiliarygenerator(Homelite

    kM4andmodifications....TM 9-1731K

    owningmachinegun,cal..50

    arburetors(Stromberg)TM9-1826B

    ordtankengine,modelGAA

    ydraulictraversingmechanism

    M4andmodificationsTM9-1731G

    owertrain,one-piecedifferential

    3andM4and relatedgun

    0B

    ompsonsubmachinegun,cal.

    acksandsuspension,turretand

    M 9-1750K

    -mmtankgunmaterielM2and

    eldFM9-5

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    3

    M3and MountsMl,M34

    ombatvehicles)TM9-308

    untedincombatvehicles)....TM9-324

    al..30,HB,M1919A4(mounted

    -50

    al..50,HB,M2(mountedin

    5

    Operationandmaintenanceof.

    re controlmaterielOFSB6-5

    9-759

    FM23-10

    n,materialsandequipmentTM3-220

    redforcevehiclesFM17-59

    attackFM21-40

    sFM5-25

    pmentchart,groupG-Major

    cles..AR850-10

    gofmechanizedandmotorized

    orcaliberguns,fortheUnited

    opentopequipmentpub-

    aintenanceDepartmentof

    ailroads.

    quipmentAR850-18

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    vepressure

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    myuse...14

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    ckmounting)

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    dhose

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    bly,cables,

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