TM 5-5420-227-24
CUPOLA COVER REPLACEMENT (Sheet 1 of 2)
TOOLS:
Roller head pry bar
Snap ring pliers
Hammer
Crowbar
5/16 in. socket head screw key (allen wrench)
Brass drift
SUPPLIES:
Retaining rings (2)
Rope, 1/2 in. (app. 10 ft.)
Remove hatch mount lid (page 3-22).
PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES:
.
Remove cupola cover handles (page 3-15).
Two
PERSONNEL:
REMOVAL:
NOTE
Left and right covers are identical.
1.
Open cover (A).
2.
Loop rope around forward eye (B) of
spring (C) and while first technician
pulls `slowly forward and side to
side with rope, second technician uses
pry bar to pry forward eye (B) of
spring (C) out of cover bracket (D).
Remove spring (C) from swing assembly (E).
3.
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for opposite spring.
Close cover (A).
Using pliers, remove two retaining rings
5.
(F) from hinge pin (G).
Using hammer, and brass drift tap out
6.
hinge pin (G).
With second technician, remove cover (A) from vehicle.
7.
From inside vehicle, use key to remove screw (H).
8.
Using crowbar, pry out swing assembly (E) from bushing (J).
9.
10.
Using crowbar, pry out bushing (J) from mount (K).
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