TM 9-2330-381-14
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GOOSENECK/PIVOT PIN (CONT)
WARNING
Eye protection and face shields must be worn when using steel rod to prevent
metal shavings or chips of metal hitting personnel or injury to personnel may
result.
There should be no slack in chains during removal of gooseneck pivot pins or
injury to personnel may result.
During pivot pin removal, the weight of the gooseneck will be shifted from side to
side when each half of the pivot pin is removed. Extra care must be taken to
assure that gooseneck is properly balanced during this procedure or injury to
personnel and damage to equipment may result.
Steel rod is heavy. Two or more persons must be used to handle, support, and
drive steel rod or injury to personnel may result.
Pivot pins can be slick and hard to handle. Care must be exercised when handling
or injury to personnel may result.
Do not use sledge hammer while another person is holding steel rod or injury to
personnel may result.
Use safety chain to keep pivot pins from coming out of gooseneck unexpectedly or
injury to personnel may result.
7.
At streetside of gooseneck, assemble washer (14) on 3/8-16 screw (15) and insert through 33-inch (83.8 cm)
length of chain (16). Install screw (15) into threaded hole in streetside pivot pin (17). Hook free end of chain (16)
to gooseneck (3).
8.
From curbside of gooseneck, using a 3-inch (7.62 cm) cold rolled steel round stock, 66 inches (167.6 cm) long,
drive out streetside pivot pin (17) until safety chain (16) is taut. Remove chain (16) and carefully remove
streetside pivot pin (17) and three spacers (18, 19, and 20). Discard spacers.
9.
At curbside of gooseneck, assemble washer (14) on 3/8-16 screw (15) and insert through 25-inch (63.5 cm)
length of chain (16). Install screw (15) into threaded hole in curbside pivot pin (21). Hook free end of chain (16)
to gooseneck (3).
10.
From streetside of gooseneck, using a 3-inch (7.62 cm) cold rolled steel round stock, 66-inches (167.6 cm) long,
drive out curbside pivot pin (21) until safety chain (16) is taut. Remove chain (16) and carefully remove curbside
pivot pin (21) and spacer (22). Discard spacer.
11.
Separate gooseneck from platform and move gooseneck to work area.
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