TM 9-2330-246-14
4-71. SPARE WHEEL REPLACEMENT.
This Task Covers:
a.
Removal
b. Installation
Initial Setup:
Tools/Test Equipment:
Wheel nut wrench
Slide handle
REMOVAL
a.
1,
Loosen two wheel nuts (4) securing spare wheel
(5) to upper member (2) of spare wheel carrier,
2.
Rotate spare wheel (5) counterclockwise until
wheel nuts (4) aline with large holes in upper
member (2),
WARNING
Spare wheel Is heavy. Do not place body under
spare wheel when lowering. Failure to follow
this warning may result In serious Injury to per-
sonnel.
Position wheel nut wrench on shaft (3), release
3.
pawl (1), and turn wrench counterclockwise to
lower spare wheel (5) to the ground.
4.
Remove two wheel nuts (4) from studs on pick-up
member (6). Remove pick-up member from spare
wheel (5) through center hole in wheel.
b.
INSTALLATION
Place spare wheel (5) on ground under spare wheel carrier with raised portion of wheel facing up. Install pick-up
1.
member (6) through center hole in wheel.
2.
Aline studs on pick-up member (6) with any two mounting holes in spare wheel (5), Install, but do not tighten, two
wheel nuts (4) on studs.
WARNING
Spare wheel Is heavy. Do not place body under spare wheel when raising. Failure to
follow this warning may result In serious injury to personnel.
Set paw] (1) in contact with ratchet (7) on shaft (3). Turn shaft clockwise with wheel nut wrench until spare wheel
3.
(5) raises off the ground and is just under upper member (2).
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