CRANE SNATCH BLOCK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT (TRUCK M543A2).

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

18-32. CRANE SNATCH BLOCK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT (TRUCK M543A2).

1 1/4-inch wrench

TOOLS: Drift pin punch

1 1/2-inch wrench

5-pound hammer

Leather gloves

1-inch wrench

1 1/16-inch wrench

SUPPLIES: None

PERSONNEL: One

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

WARNING

Always wear leather gloves when handling winch

cable. Never let cable run through hands. Broken

or rusty wires could cause serious injury to per-

sonnel.

CAUTION

Keep tension on cable whenever winch drum is

turning. Failure to do this will cause cable to

snarl.

a. Preliminary Procedures.

(1) Extend and lower boom. Refer to TM 9-2320-211-10.

(2) Lower cable until crane snatch block rests on ground. Refer to

TM 9-2320-211-10.