FRONT PIN LOCK RELEASE MECHANISM

TM-5-5420-278-10 M85 Tank Chassis Transporting: for Bridge Armored-Vehicle-Launched Scissoring Type Class 80 Manual
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TM 5-5420-278-10 0009 00 0009 00-7 BRIDGE ADAPTER PALLET CONTROLS AND INDICATORS (Contd) FRONT PIN LOCK RELEASE MECHANISM — The jaw and latch on the front pin lock assembly that is released manually by pulling a lever or pneumatically by activating a control valve. To manually open the jaw on either front pin lock, pull the lever on the latch toward the vehicle cab. During a free launch of the bay, both front pin locks are released at the same time by a pneumatic cylinder on each lock assembly. The pneumatic cylinders are activated simultaneously by a single control valve located on the BAP, at the driver's side. To operate the control valve, connect a lanyard to the control valve lever, remove the safety pin from the same lever, and pull the lanyard toward the vehicle cab. G FRONT PIN LOCK ASSEMBLY LANYARD G JAW LEVER AND CYLINDER SAFETY PIN LANYARD CONTROL VALVE LEVER

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