TM 5-3895-367-14&P
4-31. GATE ADJUSTING LEVER AND RACK REPLACEMENT.
This task covers:
a. Removal
b. Installation
INITIAL SETUP
Tools:
Equipment Conditions:
Tool Kit, General Mechanic’s Automotive
References:
Materials/Parts:
Para 4-15
Spreader uncoupled from dump truck.
Four lockwashers
a.
Removal.
(1)
Remove nut (1), lockwasher (2), screw (3),
and flatwasher (4) securing gate adjusting
lever
(5)
to
bearing
(6).
Discard
lockwasher.
(2)
Remove screw (7), lockwasher (8), and
flatwasher (9) securing gate adjusting
lever (5) to bearing (6). Remove gate
adjusting lever.
(3)
Remove two nuts (10), lockwashers (11),
screws (12), and flatwashers (13) securing
rack (14) to spreader. Remove rack.
Discard lockwashers.
b.
Installation.
(1)
Install rack (14) on spreader using two
screws
(12),
flatwashers
(13),
new
lockwashers (11), and nuts (10). Do not
fully tighten nuts.
(2)
Install gate adjusting lever (5) on bearing
(6) using screw (7), new lockwasher (8),
and flatwasher (9).
(3)
Secure gate adjusting lever (5) to bearing
(6) using screw (3), flatwasher (4), new
lock- washer (2), and nut (1).
(4)
Adjust rack (14) until it is engaged by
adjusting lever (5), then tighten nuts (10).
(5)
Check gate adjusting lever (5) for proper
operation. If gate adjusting lever does not
securely lock on rack (14), slightly unbend
loop at one end of wire (15) to increase
tension on plunger assembly (16).
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