TM 5-3895-369-14
4-175. ROTOR BOOM REPLACEMENT.
This task covers:
a. Removal
INITIAL SETUP
b. Installation
Tools
Tool kit, general mechanic’s: automotive
Lifting device (capacity 500 lb [227 kg])
Materials/Parts
Pins, cotter (2)
Personnel Required
MOS62B, Construction equipment repairer (2)
Equipment Condition
TM or Para
Condition Description
Para 4-145
Hoist boom cylinder
removed.
Para 4-156
Bar stops and
springs removed.
Para 4-176
Rotor assembly on stand.
a.
Removal.
Rotor boom weighs 220 lb (100 kg). Use
suitable lifting device when removing
boom from vehicle.
(1)
Attach suitable lifting device to rotor
boom (1).
(2)
Remove two cotter pins (2), castle nuts (3)
screws (4), and shackles (5) from boom (1).
Discard cotter pins.
(3)
While assistant steadies boom (1), mechanic
operates suitable lifting device to remove
boom from tiller (6).
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