TM9-2330-376-14&P
4-42. AIRBRAKE CHAMBER MAINTENANCE (Con't).
DISASSEMBLY
b.
WARNING
Use caution when disassembling airbrake chamber. Spring inside airbrake chamber is
under tension. Failure to follow this warning may cause components to fiy apart,
resulting in injury to personnel.
1.
Place airbrake chamber (4) in a vise. Remove 16 nuts (12), Iockwashers (13), and screws (17). Discard
Iockwashers.
Carefully separate diaphragm (15) from body (14). Remove cover (16) and diaphragm together.
2.
Carefully remove diaphragm (15) from cover (16).
3.
Remove rod (8), retainer (18), and spring (19) from body (14).
4.
Remove preformed packing (20) from rod (8). Discard preformed packing.
5.
c.
ASSEMBLY
1.
Install new preformed packing (20), retainer (18), and spring (19) on rod (8).
Install rod (8) in body (14).
2.
WARNING
Use caution when assembling airbrake chamber. Spring inside airbrake chamber is
under tension. Failure to follow this warning may cause components to fly apart,
resulting in injury to personnel.
Assemble cover (16), diaphragm (15), and body (14) and place in a vise. Install 16 screws (17), new
3.
Iockwashers (13), and nuts (12). Remove from vise.
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