CHAPTER 10. PROPELLER SHAFTS GROUP MAINTENANCE

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PROPELLER SHAFTS GROUP MAINTENANCE

Section I. SCOPE

10-1. EQUIPMENT ITEMS COVERED. This chapter gives equipment maintenance

procedures for the propeller shaft assemblies for which there are authorized corrective

maintenance tasks at the organizational maintenance level. The truck has to be jacked

and supported to do this group of tasks. Therefore, procedures for jacking and

supporting the truck are also given in this chapter.

10-2. EQUIPMENT ITEMS NOT COVERED. All equipment items for which corrective

maintenance is authorized at the organizational maintenance level are covered in this

chapter.

Section II. PROPELLER SHAFT ASSEMBLIES

10-3. JACKING AND SUPPORTING AXLE HOUSING.

WARNING

Never work under truck with only one jack supporting

truck. Truck may slip off jack. Weight of truck must

be supported by trestles or support stands with

capacity for weight of truck.

TOOLS: Floor jack or jack supplied with truck, minimum capacity 8 tons

Trestles, motor vehicle, minimum capacity 5 tons (6)

SUPPLIES: None

PERSONNEL: One

EQUIPMENT CONDITION: Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, wheels

chocked.

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