TM 5-5420-280-23&P
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WINCH GUIDE ROLLERS AND ROPE TRACK REPLACEMENT (Contd)
REMOVAL
WARNING
Wire rope may contain broken wire strands. Wear heavy leather
gloves when handling wire rope. Do not run hands on rope when
applying cleaning solvent or lubricant. Failure to comply may
result in injury to personnel.
NOTE
If removing rope track for reasons other than replacement, pay
out wire rope past rope track and stop before end reaches
stowage drum.
1.
Remove nuts (10), screws (14), guide rollers (12), and spacers (13) from brackets (11) on rope
track (9).
2.
Remove wire rope (8) from between guide rollers (16) and (12).
3.
Remove two locknuts (21), screws (1), and washers (2) from rope track bracket (22) and support
bracket (26). Discard locknuts (21).
4.
Loosen jamnuts (7) and (19) and screws (6) and (20) on lower rope guide bracket (25) and rope inlet
bracket (5).
5.
Slide ends of rope track (9) out of rope inlet bracket (5) and lower rope guide bracket (25), and
remove rope track (9) from wire rope (8) and winch assembly (4).
6.
Remove two screws (23), washers (24), and lower rope guide bracket (25) from mounting plate (3) on
winch assembly (4).
7.
Remove two nuts (18), screws (15), and guide rollers (16) from lower rope guide bracket (25).
NOTE
Note position of rollers with spacer washer and spacer for
installation.
8.
Remove two nuts (18), screws (15), and rollers (16), one with spacer (17) and one with spacer
washer (26).
INSTALLATION
NOTE
Apply a light coat of sealing compound to threads of all screws at
installation.
Wire rope must be positioned between guide rollers at installation.
Install rollers with spacer and spacer washer as noted at removal.
1.
Position wire rope (8) between guide rollers (16) and (12).
2.
Install spacer (17), spacer washer (26), and two guide rollers (16) on lower rope guide bracket (25)
with two screws (15) and nuts (18).
3.
Install two guide rollers (16) on lower rope guide bracket (25) with two screws (15) and nuts (18).
4.
Install lower rope guide bracket (25) on mounting plate (3) with two washers (24) and screws (23).
5.
Slide ends of rope track (9) into rope lower guide bracket (25) and rope inlet bracket (5), and tighten
screws (6) and (20) and jamnuts (7) and (19).
6.
Install rope track bracket (22) on support bracket (27) with two washers (2), screws (1), and new
locknuts (21).
7.
Install spacers (13) and guide rollers (12) on brackets (11) on rope track (9) with screws (14) and
nuts (10).
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