TM 9-2590-506-13&P
Section II. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
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CONVERTER ASSEMBLY MAINTENANCE ........................................................................
3-4.
GENERAL.
This section describes the
b. Repairs. Repairs by the crew will be limited to
maintenance procedures the operator may perform on
those listed in this section.
the converter assembly.
c. Repair Parts.
Repair parts needed by the
a. Responsibility.
The converter assembly
operator are listed in Appendix C, Section III,
operator
is
responsible
for
the
crew
Basic Issue Items. No special tools are required
maintenance of the converter assembly.
for crew maintenance.
3-5.
CONVERTER ASSEMBLY MAINTENANCE.
Maintenance of the converter assembly at crew level is
limited to replacement of the housing gasket, cleaning
the converter assembly, and properly storing the
converter assembly.
a. Housing Gasket Replacement.
Housing
gasket replacement is accomplished by
removing the defective gasket and installing a
new gasket in its place as follows:
(1) Remove defective housing gasket (1) from
groove in housing.
WARNING
Dry Cleaning Solvent (P-D-680), used
to
clean
parts,
is
potentially
dangerous
to
personnel
and
property.
Do not use near open
flame or excessive heat. Flash point
of dry cleaning solvent is 138 F
(59 C).
(2) Using a wiping rag (item 5, Appendix E)
moistened in dry cleaning solvent (item 3,
(3) Install housing gasket (1) in groove of
housing, making sure gasket seats in
groove as shown. (Spare housing gasket
(2) is stored in the bottom of the bucket
assembly.)
(4) Order a housing gasket (2) (Section III,
of the bucket assembly (3).
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