TM 9-2330-275-14&P
4-29. TIE-ROD REPLACEMENT
This Task Cover:
a.
Removal
c.
Installation
b. Cleaning and Inspection
Inltial Setup:
Equlpment Conditions:
Materials/Parts
l Dolly eat parked on level suface with handbrakes
l Grease (Item 7, Appendix E)
applied (para 2-2).
•Drycleanlng Solvent (item14,Appendix E)
Tools/Test Equipment:
• Two cotter pins (M832and M840)
l General mechanic's tool kit
• Two lockwashers (M689)
l Common no. 1 shop set
NOTE
One end of each tie-rod has left-hand threads. Each dolly set has two tie-rods.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
NOTE
l Perform steps 1 through 4 for M689.
l Perform steps 5 through 9 for M832 and M840.
Loosen nut (4) at each end of tie-rod (5).
Remove nut (7), Iockwasher (6), and bolt (2) from each end of tie-rod (5) and remove tie-rod. Discard
Iockwashers.
Remove two tiered ends (3) and nuts (4) from tie-rod (5).
If damaged, remove grease fitting (1) from each tie-rod end (3). Discard greasa fittings.
Loosen nut (10) at each and tie-rod (11).
Remove cotter pin (13) at each and of tie-rod (11). Discard cotter pins.
Remove two nuts (14) and tie-rod (11).
Remove two tie-rod ends (9) and nuts (10) from tie-rod (11).
If grease fitting (8) is damaged, remove grease fitting and rubber boot (12) from each tie-rod end (9). Discard
grease fittings.
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