TM 9-2330-227-14&P
AIRBRAKE COUPLINGS
This task covers:
a. Removal (page 4-126)
b. Installation (page 4-128)
INITIAL SETUP
Tools - Continued
Tools
Wrench, open-end box, 5/8-inch
Caps, vise jaw
Wrench, pipe, 12-inch
Pliers, slipjoint
Screwdriver, cross-tip, number two
Materials/Parts
Screwdriver, flat-tip, 3/16-inch
Vise, machinist's
Tape, teflon (item 20, appendix E)
Wrench, box-end, 9/16-inch
Wrench, box-end, 11/4-inch
Personnel Required
Wrench, box-end, 11/2-inch
Wrench, open-end, 9/16-inch
One
Wrench, open-end, 1-inch
Wrench, open-end, 11/16-inch
Equipment Condition
Wrench, open-end, 11/8-inch
Wrench, open-end, 11/4-inch
Air reservoir drained (page 2-13).
Wrench, open-end, 11/2-inch
ACTION
ITEM
REMARKS
LOCATION
NOTE
The couplings on both air lines are removed and installed the same way. This task is
for one side; repeat for the other.
REMOVAL
Twist, and take off.
1.
Coupling (1)
Dummy coupling (2)
Coupling (1)
Using 11/8-inch open-end wrench and
Elbow (3)
2.
12-inch pipe wrench, unscrew and take off.
Preformed
Using 3/16-inch flat-tip screwdriver,
Coupling (1)
3.
pry out.
packing (4)
Bracket (5) and
Two S-links (6)
4.
Using slip-joint pliers, bend and
with chain (7)
dummy coupling (2)
take off.
Two screws (9)
Van body (8) and
Using number two cross-tip screwdriver,
5.
bracket (5)
unscrew and take off.
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