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M984E1 General Operating Procedures (Cont)
2-70. TOW BAR CONNECT/DISCONNECT (CONT).
NOTE
If spring brakes on disabled vehicle were manually
released before towing, chock wheels and go to step (6).
(5) Disconnect two intervehicular air hoses (5) from rear glad hands (6) of
wrecker and from front glad hands (7) on disabled vehicle and stow air
hoses.
(6) Remove cotter pin (8) from pintle hook (9).
(7) Pull latch (10) away from vehicle and hold.
(8) Lift top of pintle hook (9) and let go of latch (10). Pintle hook will be
locked open.
(9) Soldier A and Soldier B lift tow bar (11) until lunette eye (12) is clear of
pintle hook (9).
(10) As Soldier C drives wrecker forward, Soldier A and Soldier B lower tow
bar (11) to the ground.
(11) Pull latch (10) close to pintle hook (9) and install cotter pin (8) in pintle
hook.
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