TM 5-5420-227-24
OVERHEAD CYLINDER REPAIR (Sheet 2 of 6)
Using 1-5/16 inch socket, remove
2.
10 screws (B) and lockwashers (C)
and two retainers (D). Throw
lockwashers (C) away.
WARNING
Do not hit grease fittings in pin (E) with
hammer or punch.
Using hammer and punch, remove pin (E).
3.
4*
Retract overhead piston until rod end (F) is clear of mount (G) (TM 5-5420-226-10).
Relieve hydraulic pressure (page 3-65).
5.
Have one technician hold flats of piston rod (H) using cylinder rod wrench, and second
6.
technician insert pin (E) through rod end eye (J).
Using pin (E) as a lever, turn
7.
rod end (F) counterclockwise
and remove.
Tape threads of piston rod (H).
8.
NOTE
Place container under overhead cylinder to
catch fluid.
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