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TM10-3930-660-20
15-3. COUNTERWEIGHT - REPLACE
This task covers:
a. Removal
b. Installation
Initial Setup
Tools
Tool Kit, Automotive Mechanics
Forklift, 4000 lb. capacity
Cable/Chain, 4000 lb. capacity
Equipment Condition
Vehicle parked on level ground.
Load backrest removed from storage
position, TM10-3930-660-10.
Use extreme caution when lifting
counterweight (1) with a forklift. Never
allow forks to tip forward. Counterweight
top mount pin holes must be fastened to
the lifting forklift when counterweight
(1) is not supported by vehicle being
worked on.
When placing forks in counterweight (l),
tips of forks must not protude past front
of counterweight (l). Possible damage to
vehicle engine from forks may result.
2.
Weight of counterweight (1) is 3600 lbs.
(1636 kg).
Use a forklift of at least
4000 lbs. capacity for lifting the
3.
counterweight (l).
1. POSITION FORKLIFT FORKS IN
4.
COUNTERWEIGHT POCKETS (2) AND RAISE
FORKS JUST ENOUGH TO RELEASE TENSION
FROM PINS (3).
REMOVE TWO LOCKPINS (4) AND TWO
STRAIGHT PINS (3).
FASTEN COUNTERWEIGHT (1) TO FORKLIFT
USING CHAIN OR CABLE.
LIFT COUNTERWEIGHT (1) APPROXIMATELY
ONE INCH AND THEN TILT FORK TIPS UP
JUST ENOUGH TO CLEAR COUNTERWEIGHT
FROM VEHICLE FRAME MOUNTS (5).
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