TM9-2330-207-14
Section X. SPARE TIRE CARRIER
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General
Assembly
Maintenance and Adjustment
Removal
Installation
Disassembly
4-50. GENERAL
This section pertains to organizational maintenance of the semitrailers' spare tire carrier. Included are
organizational maintenance procedures for replacement of cable removal, disassembly, cleaning inspection
and repair, assembly, and installation of the spare tire carrier.
4-51. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
The following instructions pertain to replacing an old cable on the spare tire carrier with a new cable. This
maintenance is performed without removing the spare tire carrier from the semitrailer.
NOTE
The key numbers shown below in parentheses refer to figure 4-54.
a. Lower spare tire and wheel to ground (figure 2-9); then remove spare tire and wheel from pickup
member (7).
b. Release cable assembly (1) from pickup member (7) by removing hex nuts (11) and Iockwashers (10)
from U-bolts (9).
c. Draw cable assembly (1) from holes in operating shaft (15).
d. Make a wire cable, with ferrules (1B) to prevent unraveling, from 6 feet of 3/16-inch diameter, 7 X
19 aircraft-type, preformed cable.
e. Thread new cable assembly, through hole in operating shaft (15), until both ends are of equal length.
f. Thread ends of cable assembly, through holes in pickup member (7).
g. Twist ends of cable assembly in loose, single knot across pickup member (7) in such a manner that both
ends may be clamped with both U-bolts (9).
h. Secure cable assembly to pickup member (7) with two U-bolts (9), four Iockwashers (10) and hex nuts
(11).
i. Secure pickup member to spare tire and wheel; then raise spare tire and wheel to the carry position
NOTE
The key numbers shown below in parentheses refer to figure 4-54.
a. Lower spare tire and wheel to ground (fig. 2-9).
b. Remove four hex nuts (5), Iockwashers (4) and cap screws (2) attaching main member (3) to right
longitudinal frame rail.
