1 TON TRAILER LEVELING-SUPPORT JACK MAINTENANCE.

TM 9-6115-661-13&P

4-27 1 TON TRAILER LEVELING-SUPPORT JACK MAINTENANCE.

c. Installation

This task covers: a. Removal

b. Repair

INITIAL SETUP

Equipment Conditions

Tools

Reference

Tool Kit, General Mechanic's

Trailer handbrakes set, power plant

landing leg or power unit front support

Materials/Parts

leg lowered; paragraph 2-3.2.1.

Generator set shut down, paragraph 2-5.3.1

Pin, Cotter

Nut, Self-locking

Pin, Spring

Fitting, Lubrication (if needed)

Grease, GAA (item 2, Appendix E)

REMOVAL

WARNING

Before removing trailer leveling-support jack, support rear of trailer with jack

stands. Failure to observe this warning can cause severe injury and/or death.

1. Support rear of trailer with jack stands.

2. Turn leg base (11, figure 4-26) to take weight off leveling-support jack.

30 Remove either one of two cotter pins (16 or 7) from pivot shaft (15) and discard.

4. Hold leg base (11) steady and remove pivot shaft (15) with remaining cotter pin (16 or 7) in place.

5. Lift leg base (11) slightly to take weight off retaining pin (8) and remove retaining pin (8). Move leg

base (11) and attached parts out of bracket (6).

6. Remove two self-locking nuts (4), four flat washers (5 and 9), and two screws (10).

7. Remove self-locking nut (3), two flat washers (2 and 14), and screw (13). Remove bracket (6) from

trailer chassis.