AUTOMATIC BRAKE TEST AND ADJUSTMENT - continued

TM 9-2320-361-24-2

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AUTOMATIC BRAKE TEST AND ADJUSTMENT (Contd)

TESTING

Park test vehicle (1) at top of steep grade facing downhill and chock wheels

(refer to TM 9-2320-361-10).

Park secondary vehicle (2) at bottom of steep grade facing test vehicle (1).

WARNING

Wear leather gloves when handling cable. Do not let cable run

through hands. Broken or rusty wires may cause injury to

personnel.

Never stand between test vehicles. Assistant must remain in

secondary vehicle to engage service brake if cable snaps or

automatic brake fails. Failure to comply may result in injury

to personnel.

Pull out drum lock lever (4) and turn 90 clockwise to unlocked position. Unwind cable (5) and

connect to secondary vehicle (2).

Place secondary vehicle's (2) transmission lever in neutral position. Disengage parking brake and

disengage front wheel drive lever if engaged.

CAUTION

Do not use front winch to pay out line loads greater than

3,000 lb (1,362 kg) for any distance greater than 10 ft (3.1 m).

Failure to comply may cause damage to equipment.

NOTE

Refer to TM 9-2320-361-10 for safe working loads.

Place winch drum clutch lever (3) in engage position.

Place transfer case shift lever (7) to neutral position and transmission power takeoff lever (8) to

low position on test vehicle (1).

WARNING

Always use hand throttle to control engine speed when

operating winch. Avoid sudden changes in speed. Rough or jerky

operation may cause broken shearpins and snapped cables.

Failure to comply may cause injury to personnel or damage to

equipment.

Press clutch pedal (9) and start test vehicle (1). Place transmission gearshift lever (6) in 4th gear

position.

Release clutch pedal (9) slowly. Using hand throttle (10), pull secondary vehicle (2) halfway up

grade. Press clutch pedal (9) If secondary vehicle (2) rolls back down grade, adjust automatic

brake.

WHEEL

CHOCK

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