CHAPTER 16. SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS GROUP MAINTENANCE

TM 9-2320-211-20-3-2

SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS GROUP MAINTENANCE

Section 1. SCOPE

16-1. EQUIPMENT ITEMS COVERED . This chapter gives equipment maintenance pro-

cedures for springs and shock absorbers for which there are authorized corrective

maintenance tasks at the organizational maintenance level.

16-2. 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. SPRINGS

16-3. FRONT AXLE SPRING ASSEMBLY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT .

NOTE

This task is the same for the left and right

front springs. This task is shown for the

left front spring.

1 5/16-inch wrench

TOOLS :

Medium ballpeen hammer

Brass drift

3/4-inch wrench (2)

7/16-inch wrench

Pry bar

1 5/16-inch socket wrench

6-inch pliers

Hydraulic floor jack

Motor vehicle trestle

Torque wrench, 600 pound-

feet capacity

Wood block, 12 x 12 x 24-inches

(4)

Screwdriver bit

None

SUPPLIES :

PERSONNEL : Two

EQUIPMENT

CONDITION:

Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set, rear

wheels chocked.

Preliminary Procedures.

(1) Remove shock absorber. Refer to para 16-6.

(2) Remove drag link. Refer to para 14-6.