TM 9-2330-381-14
WARNING
Compressed air used for cleaning/drying can create airborne particles that can
injure the eyes. Always wear eye protection. Pressure must not exceed 30 psi
(207 kPa) or injury to personnel may result.
3.
Inspect all ports and openings in each ball valve for foreign objects, dirt, and clogged passageways.
Use
compressed air to clear clogged passageways.
4.
Inspect all hydraulic tubes removed for kinks, pin hole leaks, pitted and split flares, and clogged passageways.
Use compressed air to clear clogged passageways. Replace any defective tubes.
5.
Pour clean hydraulic fluid into each ball valve to flush out contaminants.
INSTALLATION
1.
Aline five rod ends (32) with five actuating levers (28). Install five capscrews (31) through actuating levers (28)
and rod ends (32) and secure with five locknuts (30).
2.
Lubricate 10 preformed packings (29) with petroleum jelly. Install five preformed packings (29) onto five straight
pipe-to-tube adapters (23). Install five preformed packings (29) onto five straight tube-to-boss reducers (10).
3.
Remove caps/plugs installed and install five straight pipe-to-tube adapters (23) and five straight tube-to-boss
reducers (10) onto five ball valves (11).
CAUTION
The ball valves must be arranged so that all ball valves operate in the same
direction or damage to equipment or premature system failure may result.
4.
Check that ball valves (11) are preset with each ball open and arranged such that all valves will close when
operated in the same direction.
CAUTION
The actuating levers must be arranged so that all ball valves operate in the same
direction or damage to equipment or premature system failure may result.
5.
Check position of ball in ball valve (11) and install actuating lever (28) onto valve stem on ball valve (11). Secure
each actuating lever (28) in place by installing washer (27), lockwasher (26), and capscrew (25).
6.
Aline and install five fitting nuts (24), tube reducers (21), and tube coupling nuts (22) onto straight pipe-to-tube
adapters (23).
7.
Remove caps/plugs installed on five hydraulic tubes (20). Connect five hydraulic tubes (20) onto tube reducers
(21).
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