TM 9-2330-371-14&P
UPPER TORQUE ROD
This task covers:
b. Cleaning, inspection, and repair
INITIAL SETUP
Materials/Parts
Tools
Brush, soft
Hammer, machinist, 3-pound
Jack, hydraulic, 20-ton
Solvent, drycleaning, PD-680
Jack kit, hydraulic hand
(Porta Power)
Pliers, diagonal cutting
Personnel Required
Press, arbor
Socket, 1 7/16-inch, 3/4-inch drive
Two
Socket, torque rod (item 1,
Equipment Condition
Semitrailer parked on level ground with
landing gear down and wheels blocked.
ACTION
REMARKS
ITEM
LOCATlON
NOTE
There are two upper torque rods (1) on the
semitrailer. This procedure is for one. Repeat this
procedure for the other.
REMOVAL
Using hydraulic jack (4) support cross
Trunnion cross
Bogie assembly (2)
1.
tube (3).
tube (3)
Using 1 7/16-inch socket and handle un-
Four nuts (6)
Two U-bolts (5)
2.
screw until even with ends of U-bolts (5).
Using hammer, drive up as far as
TWO U-bolts (5)
Saddle (7)
3.
possible.
It may be necessary to remove the