HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER ELEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT (TRUCK M543A2).

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

HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER ELEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT

(TRUCK M543A2).

Ratchet handle, 3/8-inch drive

TOOLS:

1/2-inch socket wrench, 3/8-inch drive

Flat-tip screwdriver

Five-gallon container

SUPPLIES: Solvent, dry cleaning, type II (SD-2), Fed. Spec P-D-680

Compressed air source, 30 psi max

PERSONNEL: One

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

a. Preliminary Procedure. Drain hydraulic oil tank. Refer to

LO 9-2320-211-12.

Removal.

WARNING

Hot hydraulic

Do not work on hot hydraulic system.

oil can burn personnel.

FRAME 1

Put container under hydraulic oil filter housing (1).

Using 1/2-inch socket wrench, unscrew and take out four capscrews (2).

NOTE

Cover (3) and filter element (4) must be taken out of

filter housing (1) quickly so that built-in shutoff valve

will stop reservoir from draining. One to three gallons

of hydraulic fluid will drain when taking out filter

element.

Without stopping, quickly pull cover (3) with filter element (4) out of

housing (1). Let hydraulic oil drain from filter element into container.

END OF TASK