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ECHARGING
FSPECIAL
SCOMPANY
W145ENG437)
COMPANY
O.W145ENG437
-98342(Trailer)
-98367(Dolly)
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NUAL)^H 3
ACTERISTICS
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____ ......_____ ................_________ ..- 5
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railer..................._ .................9
emi-Trailer............._ .............10
Vehicle .......__________________ 10
wingVehicle-------------------10
_______ ......______________ ......_ .......12
ailer--------------.......................12
mbination...............______ .......13
TION ADJUSTMENT
Operation___________ ......._______ 17
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MANUAL
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railer...............................-----------22
mi-Trailer......._ ......_ ...................24
Trailer ......--------------------------24
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ly...........--------------------------............27
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er................28
sisandRemedy............................29
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os.
37
9
ent39
agm40
e41
49
Brake49
haft50
aft50
mbly50
ssembly50
osisandRemedy51
ayin Hook_ 52
ingVehicle54
Spring _ 54
56
TowingVehicleService
lyServiceDiagnosisand
LIGHTS
mbly_--.60
ceLights61
sandRemedy63
ANDBOLTEDTO FRAME"PARTS
eMembers64
ers65
ember65
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ot.
olly.66
Trailer67
gSafetyChains70
ment73
5
emblyofPintleHook77
SleeveRemoval78
SleeveReplacement78
emi-Trailer81
ngSemi-Trailer82
84
olly84
4
angersSemi-Trailer85
pringHangersDolly86
osisandRemedy86
semblyAttachedtoI-Beam87
ngAssemblyAttachedto
gAssembly89
gAssembly90
dAxleAssembly90
dAxleAssembly91
92
m_ 92
heels92
ER
Carrierv 93
ement94
tchetReleaseHandle94
el94
iresandTubes95
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os.
DRUMS
BrokenStuds96
y97
97
98
9
on99
ST
DollyandTrailer 101
dTrailer102
ler103
dTrailer104
olly105
railer106
107,108
108
2
110
11l
12
ntleType)114
ON115,116
Dolly115
Trailer116
118
nism118
GENCY121
RUMS-DollyandTrailer122
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AcetyleneChargingPlant,Model
1
_ _ _ _ 2
Dolly_ 5
ghtSide_-..6
_ 7
_ _ 9
tedonTowingVehicle9
mi-Trailer_ 11
er. _ _...14
16
Dolly22
Semi-Trailer..-_ 22
Trailer23
mblyfromAxle_...24
-Trailer_ _ 25
6
_ 26
27
ber28
t30
rPins31
_ 32
_...33
32
s34
val_ _._ 36
ed38
onalView40
ssembly_...41
RodReplacement_ 41
e43
eRemovingTopCover44
eRemovingDiaphragmGuideRing45
eReplacingIntakeValve_ 44
eRemovingCap,Spring,andDiaphragm..45
eDiaphragmCoverBody46
eSpringandStrainer46
eRemovingLockNutFromValveStem..46
eValveStemandDiaphragm46
d_ 47
48
xploded_ 49
ly_ _ 52
olly53
wingVehicle55
-Trailer_ 57
_ 58
9
ssembly,Step160
ssembly,Step261
ssembly,Step3. _...62
er63
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66
PinAssembly68
nelandFrame74
nelScrews'.75
ss76
78
_ 79
80
-Trailer81
,Step182
,Step283
RodPin87
8
eBracket89
g88
hanism-Exploded89
ly_ 91
upportConnectingRods92
_ 93
mbly96
bly97
DollyandTrailer 101
andTrailer102
tsTrailer103
andTrailer104
Dolly105
Trailer106
lly107
wingVehicle108
eType)114
tionDolly115
tionTrailer116
_ _ 117
chanism1l8
ve_ 121
msDollyandTrailer_ 122
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EMI-TRAILERACETYLENECHARGINGPLANT
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LLYDC4.
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criptionandCharacteristics
ristics
N.Thistrailerisof thevantypeand
bepulledbehindanytypeof heavyduty
uippedwithasuitablepintle hook.Dollycan
trailerthusconvertingthetrailer intoasemi-
nthenbepulled behindatractor-truck
d2).Thistrailermaybe identifiedby
dy;theall-weldedconstructionoftheframe
edondual wheelsatrear.Itis normally
eldolly.
dnameplatesarelocatedonthemain
one onthesemi-trailerandoneon thedolly.
gnedforhighwaytravel.Itsabilityto
ndsonthetractiveabilityofthetowingvehicle
t istotravel.Maximumspeedis35 M.P.H.
semi-traileraxlesareoftheone-piece
ed,heattreated,chromemolybdenumsteel.
40steelwith a4"x4" squaresection.The
toaccuratelimits.Theaxles andwheelsare
ytaperedrollerbearings.Simpleadjustments
roughlarge castellatednutsandahardened
sareidenticalinconstruction.Dowelpin
%e"centers,topand bottomthoseindolly
redouble-anchor,two-shoe,heavyduty
heyhavea16"diameteranda 6"width.
kwithabrakingareaof 420squareinches.
edwitheccentricadjustmentinadditionto
haft.Thisslackadjuster providesfor360
aft.Thecamshaftbearingsare oftheself-
Actuationofthebrakesis byairchambers
brakingsystemincludesanair tankreservoir
.Ahandparkingbrake,takenoffthecam
uster,isalso provided.Trailerhoseconnec-
rontwithdummycouplingsfastenedtothe
emi-automatic.Baseis36"indiameter
Apick-uprampfastenedtothegearframe
osemi-trailer.
all-weldedstructuralsteeldesign
ollymainframe.Adroppedforgedeyeis
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risticsOPERATOR'SMANUAL
Thewiringsystemisthe6-8 volt
edat thedropinthe frameonthecurbside.
acity.Thelightingequipmentincludesstand-
ackoutclearancelight,acommercialstopand
light attached,blackoutstopandtaillight,
ratedblackoutswitch,andreflectors.A
enttothesemi-trailerthrougha socketon
umpercablesuppliescurrentfromsemi-
.a.Springhangersarecastmetal.
onzebushingsandare riveted,tosideofframe
and semi-trailer.Mainandauxiliarysprings
eavesarecuppedto protectthenicklesteel
sareattachedtothe axlewithtwoheavy
ngsareshackledatbothends,thusproviding
outdangerofbreakage.
ameteronsemi-trailerandl1/^"ondolly
eyaregroundto accuratelimitsandare
ation.
nisequippedwithtworadiusrods;oneis
bleonsemi-trailer.Bothradius rodsare
diusrodson semi-trailerarerubbermounted
dollyarerubbermountedataxleend only.
ecarrierislocatedontheleft sideof
otrudesthroughaholein skirtingofthebody
udnutsonthe sparetireandreleasingthe
e canbeloweredtothegroundwith theaid
dle.
Wheelsare20x9-10Buddon boththe
reinterchangeable.Tiresare12.00/2014
-trailer.
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olsareemployedaccordingtotheusual
practice.Thedrivermustbecomethoroughly
nduseof allcontroldevicesbeforeattempt-
and4).Twoblackoutswitchesare
smemberofdolly,andoneon bodypanel
r.Thereisno "off"positionontheseswitches.
ARVIEWDOLLY.
ut"positionorat "standardlight"position.
meansofascrewdriver,coin,key,oranyother
rrentis controlledatthetowingvehicle.
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LLVIEWRIGHTSIDE.
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Alockisprovidedto preventdrawbar
ckedonlywhendollyis beingtowedalone.
olly whencoupledtothetrailerwiththe
AWBARLOCK.
e(Fig.6).Couplerismountedon
khandleison therightsideof thecoupler.
nlockthecouplerhookwhichpermitsdolly
msemi-trailer.Theunlockedhookautomati-
enthedollyisbackedunderthetrailer.
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NUAL
dlemountedontoicingvehicle(Fig.7).
efromthesemi-trailer,pushbacktheoper-
the latchdropinbehindthel ugonthe
ngerin theunlockedpositionuntilthe
n.Duringthisoperationtheentiremech-
pling.
ehandbrakeis locatedattheextreme
ngthebrakelevertowardtherear, the
ndbrakecanbe usedasaparkingbrakeor
ckbrakes,whenslowlydescendingsteep
nd 8).Thisunitisequippedwith
he centerofthetrailerat thefront,oneon
hedollyframe,andone attherearof unit
ercableconnectionbetweenthesesockets
owingvehicleforeitherthe dollyorthe
nyvehiclewhichmaybe towedbehindthe
portsaremanuallyoperatedbyadetach-
dthroughholein theskirtingontheright
ybe loweredorraisedbyturningthe crank.
dpriorto disconnectingtractor-truckordolly.
pportor crankshaft,preventssupportsfrom
onwhenunit isinmotion.
ecarrieris locatedontheleftside of
ngshaftprotrudesthroughskirtingof main
utsfromsparewheelandtire assembly;and
twiththesquare endofwheelwrenchand
anbereleased.Thetire canthenbelowered
etiretothe carrier,fastenthesaddletostud
aft untilropehaspulledtire uptocarrier.
4 and8).Thesemi-traileris
brakecouplings,twoat therearofunit,
eincenterof traileratthedrop inthe
r issuppliedtodolly andsemi-trailerand
esemi-trailerthroughthesecouplings.Each
dummycouplingtopreventforeign matter
systemwhenairhoses arenotcoupled.Shut
he tworearcouplingsonthesemi-trailerand
uplesemi-traileranddolly.Thisarrangement
toff theairpriorto disconnectingairhose.
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EMI-TRAILER.a.Beforeattempt-
trailerbe surecoupleriscockedforcoupling.
shingbacktheoperatinghandleuntil latch
hindlugon theplunger.
ke onthesemi-trailer.
lerso thattheupperkingpin,which
5thwheelplateon thetrailer,iscentered,
fthelower5th wheel.Continuebackinguntil
ytothe kingpin.
SITION
OLLY
OLLYCOUPLER.
OUPLERMOUNTEDONTOWINGVEHICLE.
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ver'sInstructions
head.Ifcouplingiscomplete,movement
melydifficult.
ction.Ifthe5th wheelhooklockhandle
hehookleveris practicallyatthecenterline
sproperlycoupled.
trailer.Careshouldbetakentobe
oseconnectioniscoupledupwiththeservice
ergencyairhosewiththeemergencytrailer
er connectionsaretagged.Openairvalves
mpercable.
the supporthandleinaclockwise
eached.Insertsupportshaftlock,andcover
keonthe semi-trailer.
ROMSEMI-TRAILER.a.Setthe
r.
etweentractorandtrailer.
es.Breakingtheemergencyairlinefirst
mi-trailerbrakes.Makesurethatalldummy
donthetrailer andthattractorhosesare
minatingthedangerofdirtor foreignmatter
m.Disconnectlightjumpercable.
handleoncoupleruntil thelatchcanbe
elugonthe plunger.Plungerwillthenbe
onuntil tractor-truckiswithdrawn.
parkingbrakeonthetraileris setand
elydown.
eaduntilthe twounitsareseparated.
OWINGVEHICLE.a.Withthe
sitioncoupledrawbareyetopintlehook
ollybehindthe tractoralonewiththe
position.
ght handsafetychaintotheeyeon left
otcrossthechainsover orunderdrawbar.
ughopeningatfrontof drawbareye(Fig.5).
nwiththeotherchain,couplingit totheeye
antthatsafetychainsbecoupledas
plingsafetychainsinthatmannertheywill
dpintlehookon towingvehicleletgo.
etweenthedollyandtowingvehicle.
oved.
ROMTOWINGVEHICLE.a.When
hecouplinginstructionsoutlinedinthepre-
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TVIEWOF SEMI-TRAILER.
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ATOR'SMANUAL
RAILER.a.Coupledollytothe
ollyuptothe frontoftrailersothat the
rtedunderthetrailer.Besure kingpinon
yso, withthejawsoflowerfifth wheel
ock(Fig.5)andput thedrawbarlock
osition.Installpinin thedrawbar.Thiswill
ked"position.
certainwhetherornot hooklockisin
Pulloutonhooklockhandleto unlockhook
ke onthetrailer.
erhookengagesking pinonupper
f couplingiscompletemovementof
difficult.
betweentowingvehicleandtrailer.Be
CE"onthe tractoriscoupledtorightside of
vesat rearoftowingvehicle.Coupleair
erand openairvalve.Couplethelight
lerandtowingvehicle.
stopisreached.
ngtheparkingbrakegivecouplera
certaintraileranddollyare properlycoupled.
e"up"position.Makecertainsupportlock
aftport isclosed.
ROMTRAILER.a.Applythepark-
erthesupportwheelsuntil thestop
etweendollyandsemi-trailer.Disconnect
ycouplertoairlinecoupler.
e.
esattherear ofthetowingvehicleand
s.
nectingairlinesdonotallowthemto
themto thecabofthetowingvehicleand
theair linecouplers.
ndleandhookwillrelease.In caseit
hookhandleto the"rightsideoftrailer using
ymaybeencounteredwhenuncoup-
unctionalpartsof thecoupler.Thetrouble
erkingpin isbindingonthe hook.Thisis
actorbeing asfarapartas possiblewithout
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ver'sInstructions
Allthatisnecessarytoovercomethedifficulty
ndon thehookhandlepriortouncoupling.
rtrailertothe pointwhererampson
chesundersemi-trailer.Placethedrawbarin
dollyforwarduntilthetrailer anddollyare
ERCOMBINATION.a.Thetruck
therasatruckand semi-trailerorfulltrailer
uchthesamemannerasthestraighttruck.
ver,shouldprovehelpful:
cetotesttheoperationof thetrailer
tofull operatingspeed.Checktheairsupply
uldnotbelessthan 60Ibs.forproperappli-
ghtsshouldbetested.
careshouldbetaken toallowforthe
heelsturn"inside"theturningcircleofthe
ractor-trailerisa "hinged-in-the-middle"unit.
kshouldbesteeredin theopposite
iredthatthetrailerbe turned.
dbe appliedincoordinationwiththe
akesshouldnotbe expectedtocarrythe
busewillresult inrapidliningwearand
e trailerbrakes.Thefollowingbraking
ed:
eapplied easilyandreleasedwhen
ake isnotoperatingwithmaximumefficiency.
ciency,keeptiresjustshortoftheskidding
rfor anextendedperiod,setthehand
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GREASE,GeneralPurpose
pose
0)
SEMI-TRAILER.
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RYMONTH
RY5MONTHS
SEMI-TRAILER(Continued)
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rpose
)
pose
RYMONTH
RY5MONTHS
DOLIY
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ustment
TTATInspectionLubrication
Adjustment
ENINOPERATION.a.Purpose.
alefficiency,itisnecessarythatvehiclesbe
atintervalsinorderthatdefectsmaybediscov-
theyresultinserious damage.
astingsor othermetalpartsmayoften
pletionofarun, throughthemediumofdust
angesindesignpromptedbychronic
nit orgroupofunits;pertinentchangesin
emethods;andchangesinvolvingsafety,
omfortshouldbeforwardedthroughtechnical
evelop.Suchactionis encouragedinorder
ayprofitthereby.
(1)Checkdrawbartomakesureit is
oupledtosemi-trailer).
n andcasinginjuries.
dardandblackout.
ment.
eris properlyhookedandlocked.
ockedinthe"up"positionandthat
noperatingshaft.
dowsto makecertaintheyareclosed
strumentpaneltomakecertainitreads
keapplicationstomakecertainbrake
properly.
operlycoupledtopintlehookandthat
fastened(whendollyiscoupledto semi-
omakesureit isinthe fullrelease
tion. (1)Duringoperation,thedriver
nusualsounds,noisesordrivingcharacter-
rmalfunctioningoftheunit.
lcircumstancesshouldatrailerbeoper-
oublehavebeenobserved.Whenin doubt,
pedandassistanceobtained.Inspectionduring
tirevehicleandshould beemphasized
ructionperiod.
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MANUAL
Ateachhaltthe operatorshouldmake
ehicletodetermineitsgeneralmechanical
etectedduringthemarchtogetherwith
haltshouldbecorrectedduringthe halt,and
ehicleshouldbe madesothatunnecessary
majorfailureprevented.
on.Attheconclusionoftheday'soper-
bemadesimilarto thatmadeathalts,but
ed.Theinspectionshouldbefollowedby
defectscannotbecorrected,theyshouldbe
hiefofsectionor otherdesignatedindividual.
dbecovered:
ghangers.
bruisesandforimbeddedobjects.
htenloosestudnuts.
edwelds.
tire;securereplacementifnecessary.
ereserveair tankbymeansofthepet-
nk.
cation.(Seelubricationcharts.)
ailerandcouplermountedontowingvehicle.
usethetrailerhasveryfewwearing
keptto aminimum.Moreover,thetraileris
yingtoolssuitableforgeneralcare,mainte-
Accessoriesshouldnotbeusedforpurposes
ndwhennot inuseshouldbe storedinthe
vided.
withthevehicleareillustratedin(Fig.
versuppliedwiththisvehicleis notillustrated.
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afetyInstructions
S.a.Beforeworkingonthewheel
esofthisunit, itisstronglyrecommendedthat
efollowedatalltimes.
airsondolly,do notattempttohoist
ollyattached,rather,uncoupledollyfrom
erwithahoist, neverconnecthoistchain
e;usebullringsat thesideofunit orcouple
eof upper5thwheelplate.
partofthe supportsunlesssemi-trailer
ngvehicle,orproperlyblockedupatfront.
kingspring repairs,whenjacksareused,
dorothersuitablematerialwhichwillmake
entingjackfromsinkinginto ground.When
suchaposition thatnoslippagecantake
ndertrailer whentrailerissuspended
placedundertrailer tocatchtheloadshould
eboltsorpins, donothitthem witha
ehardenedandchipvery easily.Flyingclips
Useacopperhammer,orplacea pieceof
useitasa buffer.
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N.Dollyandsemi-trailerareidenti-
nterchangeableprovidingdowelpinholes
owelpinlayout(Figs.12, 13).Checkingfor
d,alldisassembly,reassemblyandmaintenance
unlessotherwisestated.
PINLAYOUTDOLLY.
PINLAYOUTSEMI-TRAILER
TRAILER(Fig.14).a.Placetwo
undertherearcrossmember.Jacktheunit
d bodyrestsonjacks.
licjackunder centerofaxleandremove
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ALSEMI-TRAILER.
lefthandsideofaxleand tapU-holtplate
assembliesfromrightandleft sideof
dnutsfromupperand lowershacklebolts
ngs.
wershackleboltassemblies(Fig.14).
outshackleassembly,stayclearof
ngwillfallto ground.
sandremovethe U-boltspacercap
aryspring.
ltheU-boltsforwardat anangleof
out inordertosecureclearanceunderthe
ke chambers;removeparkingbrake,
ackadjuster.
ndpull axleassemblyout.
wowoodhorsesandstrip theaxleofall
emovingtheboltsholding thebrakechambers
xle.
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RAKEASSEMBLYFROMAXLE.
andbrakeassemblyandan"R"on the
entificationwhenreassembling.Removethe
gouttheeight boltsholdingbrakeadaptor
geonboth sides(Fig.15).Liftthecomplete
EMI-TRAILER.a.Replacement
ovalinstructionsoutlinedinparagraph2,
emakecertaindowelpin holesare
omofaxle(Fig.13).
areinstalledin thedowelpinholes,and
inandauxiliaryspringchairareplacedover
axlebeinstalledwith topsideup.There
hin theaxleinstalltheaxlewiththis
heelassembliescheckaxlealignment
aphb,thissection).
MI-TRAILER(Fig.16).a.Jackup
n rightsideandtheother onleftside,under
assemblies.
surethedistancefromkingpintocenter
esoftrailer.Distancefromking pinto
axlespindleonrightside oftrailershould
esamedistanceontheleft side.
,use theadjustableradiusrod.Loosen
rodandturnthe hexadjustingnuttoeither
cebetweencenterlineofrear axleandking
distanceisonewhichis%"shorter,king pin
ontherightside thanontheleftside. Center
theoutsideofthespindle.
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ENTSEMI-TRAILER.
Y(Fig.17).a.Fastenchainhoist
blespreadchain.Placeamobilejackunder
assemblies.
echambers.
dtapU-boltplatesoff U-bolta.Hoist
clearU-boltsand pullaxleassemblyout.
oodhorsesandstrip theaxleofallbrake
ngtheboltsholdingthe brakechambersand
andbrakeassemblyandan"R"on the
entificationwhenreassembling.Removethe
gouttheeight boltsholdingbrakeadapter
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LDOLLY.
ENTDOLLY.
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geonboth sides(Fig.15).Liftthecomplete
DOLLY.a.Replacementofaxleis
uctions(paragraph5,thissection).
emakecertaindowelpin holesare
ig.12).
areinstalledin thedowelpinholes,and
ngchairisoverdowelpin inaxle.
enchwithabout36"leverage.It isvery
bedrawnup extremelytight;strippingof
dwheelassembliescheckaxlealignment
.
LEFORBEND.
LY(Fig.18).a.Placedrawbarin
rkin centerofeyeoneinchbackfrom
assemblies.
surethedistancefromcenterpunchmark
d ofaxlespindleonboth sides.Themeas-
al.
ired,usetheadjustableradiusrods
onthe rodandturnthe adjustablespacer
atsideforwardorbackwardasrequired
menthasbeensecured,tightendownthe
leradius rodtofixthe axleinposition.
END(Fig.19).Procedureforcheck-
aileraxleisidentical.
positiononfrontsideof axle.
end ofthegaugeheldfirmlyagainstthe
ustthedoubleprongson theotherendofthe
einnerandouter bearingsurface.
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LEFORCAMBER.
ertothe rearsideofthe axle.Ifeither
makecontact,abentspindleis indicated.Use
ethe amountofthebend.Ifit isinexcess
onespindlerevealsnobendin theaxle,
dandchecktheotherspindlewithoutdis-
prongs.
eitherbearingsurface,checkwithafeeler
contactatbothpoints,theaxle isnotbent.
AMBER(Fig.20).a.Setthepoints
tlythesamepositionontheaxleand inthe
n(paragraph8,sub-paragraph6,this section).
underthe axle.
weentheinnerprongand thebearing
dnotexceed.080orbelessthan.060.I f
oper limits,replacetheaxle.
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osisandRemedy
ECAUSE
ng."
s).
.
ofadjustable
d 7,this
ustbearings.
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gpartswhichareattachedtotheaxles
eendollyandsemi-trailer.Allmaintenance,
andreassemblyinstructionsareidentical.The
chisboltedto semi-trailermainframe,oper-
dollybrakemechanism.Therefore,through-
nstructionswillapplytobothdollyand semi-
EADJUSTMENT.
MENT(Fig.21).a.Jackupwheel
hichis attachedtoslackadjusterina
hewheelcannotbeturned.
wrenchofftwonotchestryturning
ebrakesareproperlyadjusted.Shoulda
kingoffonthe wingwrenchnutuntildragis
MENT.Theinstructionswhichfol-
ningsor drumshavebeeninstalled.
anchorpinssothatthe anchorpins
2).
rumassembly.Ifit failstomoveon
kadjustersthroughcounter-clockwisemove-
wingwrenchandcentralizeanchorpin
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RAKEANCHORPINS.
,turntheslackadjusterwingwrench
retightin thedrum.
orpinto rightandleftasyou tightenup
he brakeshoesarecentralizedinthedrum.
theclearanceat.010attheeccentric
ndofthebrakeshoes.
anchorpinswhileholdinganchorpins
rench.
ION(Fig.23).a.Visualinspec-
ngs canbemadewithoutremoving'wheels
ovethetwodust shields,whichareboltedto
capscrews(Fig.25).This exposesthe
gthicknessandgreaseonthe lining.
sonall brakeshoesbeofthe same
edbraking.
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NSPECTION.
REMOVAL
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ease-soaked,allfourbrakeblockson
ed.
brakeliningsurfaces.Thisprocedure
dforliningsto acquireburnishedsurfaceso
aking.
OFLINING.
NG(Fig.24).a.Removethewheel
unit.
rytoremovethebrakeshoesfromthe
cessary,however,toremovethedustshields
gbrakeliningto theshoes.
romthe surfaceofbrakeshoes.
certainthat theboltsholdinglining
enedandthat lockwashersareused.
loosenthe twoanchorpins(Fig.22).
eelyandeasily.Itis essentialthattheanchor
e majorbrakeadjustmentcanbeproperly
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BLY.
RAKESHOES.
usinga lightgradeofengineoil ora
searoundthe"S"portionof cam.
brakesin accordancewiththeMajor
ure(paragraph5,thissection).
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moval(Fig.26).(1)Removethethree
nbracketto thebrakemountingplate.
cketfreeoftheanchorpinsand pull
chorpins (Fig.27).
ereturnspring byremovingthebolt
procedureoutlinedaboveaftercleaning
;spreadathin coatofgreaseoverboth.
EachshoehastwoOilitebushingsat
acewornbushings:
ng.
Drivenewbushingsin withcareasa
shingwillretardfreemovementofbrake
andrelease.Thesebushingscomereamedto
ver,ifreamingisnecessary,reamto1%"dia.
llers(Fig.26).Thebrakeshoeroller
cebyashaft fastenedbythreeheavyprick
Rollershaftsmaybe drivenoutandrollers
gtheshoesfromtheassembly.
lacingcam.Camscomeinrightsand
m,careshouldbetakentoplacethe proper
msare stampedoninnerendwitha num-
odd numberisleft.
LY.
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OD
TERREMOVAL.
bassembly.
asheratthe slackadjusterendofthe
mslackadjusterarmand tapslack
nddriveout thecam.
eedlebearingswitha mediumlight
reaseintobearingswithfinger.Holdthebrake
in position.Careshouldbetakennotto
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rake.
nthe mountingplatebrakeadapter.Reverse
ove.
earings.-Camneedlebearingswill
roperlylubricated.However,iftheyare
nt,orinremovingandreplacingcam,'proceed
gsineachmountingplate adaptor
tone timebydrivingthemoutwith a
earingsinto positionandtapgentlyto
dagainstboth brakeadaptorandbear-
sintopositionwithaC-clamp.Bearingsshould
gesoftheadaptor.
aringsdo notcoverlubricatinghole.
ingincambracket. (1)Removethe
5,sub-paragraph2,thissection)(Fig.28).
ecambracketandtheball bearing
ealemitefitting,insertasmall screw-
holeandpryoutwardagainstthebearing.
kadjusterbracketwithasmallhammer.
.Slackadjustersareinterchangeable
ailer,andfromrightto left.
a)Disconnecttherodsat slackad-
,lockwasherandflatwasherfromcam.With
slackadjusteroff thecam.
(a)Placeslackadjusteronsplineof
djustingwrenchtowardsthefrontof unit.
washerandnut.Turnthe wingwrenchto
usterwithholeinbrakechamberpushrod
greaseonyokepinandinstall pin.Ifworking
andbrakerodin thetopholeofslackad-
fbrakechamberinthecenterhole.
antthatthebrakebegivena minor
ckadjusterhasbeeninstalled(paragraph2,
STER(Fig.30).a.Ifturningup
wrenchfailsto bringthebrakeshoesup
mor wormgearisusuallywornor stripped.
ceedasfollows:
ormgear. (a)Removetheworm(1)
erbyturning outonthehexnut holdingitin
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TEREXPLODED.
sstripped,replaceitas anassembly.
ondition,prythelockring (2)free
emovetheshield (3),felt(4)and worm
sstripped,replace.
er. (a)Driveoutthe oldbushing.
OVAL.
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rakes
AL.a.Brakedrumsshouldbere-
adlyscored.Heatchecking,unlesssevere,does
acement.Brakedrumsmaybemachined
originaldiameterwithoutnecessitatinguseof
andlining.Ifnecessaryto machinebeyond
beusedbetweenliningand shoetomaintain
bassembly.
edtohub flangebysixbolts.Remove
heelassembly.
utsand lockwashersandliftdrumoff
EMENT.a.Checkdrumpilotto
mrustandallforeignmatter.
ot,makingcertainit isdownonpilot
kwashersandnuts.
positenutstobringdrumdownevenly,to
naxleand makemajorbrakeadjustment
.
g.32).a.Thisunitisequipped
Theyareallinterchangeable.
nofthebrakechamberistoconvertthe
ntothemechanicalforcenecessarytoexpand
ebrakedrum andapplythebrakes.Airpres-
yvalveentersport(1)behind theflexible
evelopedmovestheflexiblediaphragm,
nd attachedpushrod(6),soas torotatethe
rakes.
rokeofthe brakechamberpushrod
akemustbe adjusted(seeBrakeMinor
ushrodstrokewithin thecorrectlimits.The
mittedtoexceed1%"andwhen thebrakes
ouldbeas shortaspossiblewithoutthebrakes
trokeisusuallyabout%".
amber,slackadjustershouldbeso
d(6) tolineupwith brakelever.Donot
hinonrod (6)toalignwith brakearm
ningslackadjusteradjustingnut.
eairhosefromchamber.
keysandnuts fromchamberstuds.
andclevispin frompushrod,andlift
brackets.
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ementofchamberisinreverseofremoval.
ortin chamberisup.
PHRAGM.a.Chamberdiaphragm
verytwoyears.
eaksin thebrakediaphragm. (1)
aphragmwithsoapywater.
soapywater,a 3-inchbubbleinthree
tightentheboltsuniformlyaroundthe
ars.Nevertightenthebolts tothepoint
hragmstarts tobulge,inasmuchasthis
ragm.
ective,airwillescapearoundthe
d whenthebrakesareappliedandthe
edasfollows:
movethebrakechamberfromthetrailer
bernutswhichholdit tothemounting
rhoseassemblyandpulltheclevispin atthe
viseanddrawanail orothersharp
redgetomarkit forreassembly(Fig.33).
acethediaphragmandtightenbolts.
BERSECTIONALVIEW.
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BERPUSHRODREPLACEMENT.
BERDISASSEMBLY.
bersprings,pressureplate,rods,boots.
utlinedaboveforthedisassemblyof
hrodand installthenewspring.Make
roperlyonpushrodplate (Fig.34).
ates shouldbereplaced.
hrods maybestraightened;ifseverely
replaced.
ALVE(Fig.35).a.Function.The
vesasa relaystationtospeedup theapplica-
erbrakesandalsoprovidesa meansofauto-
erbrakesincasethe trailerbreaksaway
onistooperatesoas todeliverandmain-
inthetrailerbrakechambersas thebrake
rsto it.
heoperationoftherelay-emergency
eair pressuredeliveredtoitbythe brake
sdeliveredto therelay-emergencyvalve
dentersthe cavityabovetherubberdia-
ecausethiscavityissmall and,therefore,
nairpressure,the actionofthevalvein
ssureisalsovery rapid.
relay-emergencyvalveassumesthree
eration.Thesethreepositionsarethe:
enthevalveisactuallydeliveringair
mbers.
nthevalveismaintainingorholding a
akechambers.
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NUAL
henthevalveisreducingorreleasing
rakechambers.,
valveisso arrangedthatitcanassume
eEmergencyPosition.Themechanismonly
nsomeabnormalcondition,suchasatrailer
pintheairpressure inthetraileremergency
ns,thevalvepermitsfulltrailer reservoir
railerbrakechamber,applyingthetrailer
me,preventsloss oftrailerreservoirpressure
emergencyline.
achof thesepositionisasfollows:
airpressurefromthebrakevalveonthe
servicelineon thetrailerandentersport (1)
hgm(2),thepressuredevelopeddepressesthe
mthussealstheexhaustport(3) under-
tscenterisdeflected,forcingthediaphragm
top ofsupplyvalve(5).Continuedmove-
veoffits seatandpermitsairpressurefrom
ngport(6),to flowthroughcavityA,past
outport(81)to thetrailerbrakechambers.
oonastheair pressurebeingdelivered
alsthepressurebeing deliveredtotherelay-
rakevalve,thepressureaboveandbelow
andthe centerofthediaphragmliftsand
n.Thispermitsthe supplyvalvespringto
ngtheair pressurebeingdeliveredtothe
hesamepressurebeing deliveredtotherelay-
actorbrakevalve.Inthisposition,actionof
ragm(2)makestheouteredgeof the
stport(3).Thusthe valveisinits Holding
ameairpressurein thetrailerbrakecham-
thetractorisdeliveringtoit. Ariseinbrake
sameactionuntilthehigher pressureinthe
milarlyestablished.
hebrakevalvepressureabovedia-
trailer brakechamberpressurebelowthe
epressureabovethediaphragmandthedia-
is opensexhaustport(3)permittingthe
kechamberstoexhaustuntilalowerbalanced
brakevalve pressureontopofthe diaphragm
ay-emergencyvalvealsoreleasesallpressure
mbersthusfullyreleasingthe brakes.
Thetraileremergencyline,connectedto
gencyvalveisdirectlyconnectedthroughthe
etractorreservoir.Anysuddendrop in
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RGENCYVALVE.
ergencylinewillcausetherelay-emergency
positionandapplythe trailerbrakes.Nor-
reis presentaboveandbelowtheemergency
ndrop inpressureinthe traileremergency
appedabovediaphragm(10)forcesitsouter
ntingthefurtherlossof airthroughport(9)
ine.Thispressurealso depressesthecenter
gthesealat (12)andclosingtheemergency
fromthe trailerreservoirthroughcavi-
8) tothetrailerbrakechambers,applying
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erbrakesare thusappliedautomatically,
emergencylinepressure.
onditions,itsometimeshappensthatthe
reservoirwillfallbelowtheair pressurein
differenceinpressuredevelopstoasuffi-
n howanundesiredemergencyapplication
uardagainstthis,apressureregulatingcap
y.Thevalveinthiscapnormallyremains
ureisabove70to 80pounds.Thispermits
m(10)toequalizewithpressurebelowthe dia-
ssureisabove70to 80pounds.However,
elowthis point,thevalveinthepressure
eventinganyfurtherequalizationofpressure
opin pressurebelowdiaphragm(11)will
trailerbrakeapplication.Thusifleakage
kesystemor thetraileremergencylinebe-
ompressorandsuchleakagecausestheair
kesystemto dropbelowasafelimit,the
aticallyappliedtostop bothvehicles.
-
G
GENCYVALVE-
V.
agms(2)and(10) shouldbereplacedonce
hragm(2),(Fig. 35):
mlyinavise,removetop cover(A).
guidering(Fig.37),removecotter
gtbediaphragmto theguide.Liftoutthe
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GENCY
HRAGM
GENCY
SPRING,
theprocedureoutlinedabove.
kevalve(5).(Fig.35.)
thapair oflongnosepliers.
hragm(13).(Fig.35)
ngcap,springanddiaphragm.
tdiaphragmanddiaphragmfol-
dreplace.
ngtheprocedureoutlinedabove.
aphragm(10)andwashingstrainer
verbody(Fig.40).
ner(Fig.41).
g.35.)Insertscrewdriver intoslot-
vediaphragmlocknut(Fig.42).Pullout
agm(Fig.43).
diaphragmincleaningfluid.Installa
ry.
ngtheprocedureoutlinedabove.
Thecompletevalveshouldberemoved
d,thoroughlycleaned,anddiaphragms(2)
dat leastonceayear.
ovedandcleanedin cleaningfluidabout
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RGENCY
ER
RGENCY
AINER
RGENCY
RGENCY
KNUT
(1)Withbrakesreleased,cover
s.Leakageiscausedby supplyvalve(5)
verexhaustportwithsoap suds.Leak-
m(2)not seatingproperly.
s(Fig.35). (1)Withfullpressurein
nnectemergencylinebetweentractorand
dapplyautomatically.Thisfeatureshould
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osecouplingat frontoftrailerwith
kage.Leakageiscausedbydiaphragm(10)
.
gencyposition,coverexhaustportwith
essofthat evidentintestoneis causedby
rly.
tswithsoapsuds,a3-inch bubbleinthree
akagemaybecausedbydirt onthevalves,
ordiaphragmseatsandmaybecorrectedby
ausedbyworndiaphragms,valves,orseats.
bereplaced.Wornvalvesorvalveseats
ngwithBendix-Westinghouse(Grade1000)
sthewearisexcessive.Ifsuch procedure
e,thevalvesandvalveseatsshouldbereplaced
replacedwitha repairexchangeunit.
Whenairlinetubing becomeskinked
gedsectionandsplicein anewone,using
usesleevetype%"tubeunion.
Replacementofpackingrings.Hose
hrubberpackingrings whichactasgaskets
me,usuallyaboutayear,thesebecomeworn
replaced.Simplypryouttheold packing
s.
rspreventstheentranceof foreignmatter
heyshouldbeused wheneverthehosesare
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on(Fig.44).Airfiltersaremounted
ermainframe,towardrearof unitnearaxle,
doneinemergencyline.Filteris designed
oilfrom air,therebyincreasingthelifeofthe
ergencyrelayvalve.
stmentsarenecessary.However,filter
000miles.Drainingof filterisaccomplished
mof filter.Thefiltershouldbedisassembled
leaningfluidevery 5,000miles.
onnectthelinesleadingintothe filters.
ingfilterto bracket.
rews(1)holdingcup (2)touppersec-
cup,separatingcupfromuppersection.
(3);removecleanerseat(4)and pull
blyisinreverseof disassembly.When
esuretoinsert itinthegrooveprovided,in
SEVALVE.
VE.a.Operation.(I)Quickrelease
ramebetweenthebrake chambers.
eis operatedbyairpressurefromthe
hecavityabovethediaphragm.Asthe air
itforcesthe exhaustseatofthediaphragm
xhaustport,sealingtheexhaustandpermitting
brakevalvetopasstothe brakechambers.As
the airpressureandtheforceof thespring
ngtheexhaustseatfromthe exhaustport
ureaccumulatedinthe brakechambersto
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ybrakes,coverexhaustport(opeaonly
ds todetectleakage.Athree-inchbubble
missible.Leakageiscausedeither bydirton
lveseatorbya wornexhaustvalveseat.Dirt
bycleaningtheexhaustvalveseat.However,
ornexhaustvalveseat,replaceentirevalve
vecanbedisassembledwithoutremoving
cover,removespring andliftvalveassembly
E.a.General.Thehandparking
htsideofsemi-trailer,aheadofthe rearwheel.
llingthelevertowardtherear ofthetrailer.
GBRAKEEXPLODED.
KINGBRAKE(Fig.47)._
rakerequireslittle attention,theminor
areofparkingbrakeadjustments.However,
quired,itconsists,essentially,ofshortening
holeoftheslackadjuster arm.
B)on brakerodandturnclevis (2A)so
ut1/4".
lackadjusterarmandturn wheelswith
off"positionto determinewhetherthey
yindicates thatthebrakerodhas been
ouldbeadjusted accordingly.
lstill turnsfreely,settheparkingbrake
holdfirmlyshortenthebrakerod until
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NUAL
OSSSHAFT(Fig.47).a.Disconnect
)atthelevers(14).
brakerod(3).
oldingcrossshaft journals(9)toframe,
embly(21)out.
olts(15) intwolevers(14)and (18).
collars(7)andtapthe twocollars(7)
nd18)offshaft(21).
SSSHAFT(Fig.47).a.Reassembly
eofdisassembly(paragraph21,thissection).
antthatcrossshaftworksfreely.Be-
C,2and 3)testtheoperationof thecross
andcross shaftassemblyforwardandback-
nda dragisfelt,tap thejournals(9)for-
crossshaftworksfreely.
ods,placealight filmofgreaseonthe
tjournals(9).
stment(paragraph2,this section).
ASSEMBLY(Fig.47).a.Disconnect
).
IX),uncouplespring(23) andliftthe
VERASSEMBLY.^*.Reversere-
dintheprecedingparagraph.
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nosisandRemedy.
ECAUSE
e.
rcylinder.(2)
mberorcyl-(3)
rakeapplica-(3)
ylinder.
kadjuster.(6)
stvalveor(7)
n.
ealso results
on.
ctornot (3)
slackad- (4)
velisexces-
hose.(6)
vesandrelay (7)
gtohold.
valve,dia-(1)
alvestem.
rewheels.
ver oncross(1)
sorrods.(2)
aking..(5)
inghot.
hub. (1)
ever.(2)
n levers.(3)
vispins.(4)
pleteoffposi-(6)
ods. (7)
n.(8)
se,not (9)
actorcoupl-
not be
rapplica-
nmainte-
re.)
ment.
ose.
eplace
gm.
cemanual.
ractor
ly.
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WINGINSTRUCTIONSAPPLYTO
OLLYGEARFRAMEONLY.
emovetheboltsholdingbaseand side
e.Liftthecouplerassemblyoffconvertergear.
lacementofcouplerisinreverseof
placementcouplerinuse,spreada
heembossedportionof couplerandworka
ok.
MOVALDOLLY.
TINGPLAYINHOOK(Fig.49).
ymaybeencounteredwhenuncoupling.
ionalpartsofthe coupler.Thetroublelies
kingpinis binding011thehook.Thisis caused
beingasfarapartas possiblewithoutactually
snecessarytoovercomethedifficultyis to
onthehookhandle priortouncoupling.
omesworn,thecouplerwilldevelopan
motion.Thefollowingrepairsshouldthenbe
aybemadewith couplerattachedto
oupleris easilyremoved,werecommendthat
tergearandturnedupsidedown,whenper-
emoval.1.Removecotterpins(12
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PLODEDDOLLY.
outtotheunlockedposition.
ews(14)andlift hookhandleguideoff
d,removeeyebolt(1).
6)offbolts(10) andliftthehook
7.Placealightfilmofgrease
ers(29),and onthesurfaceofhookplate.
hookpin(17).
kpin (17).
overbolts(10).
erhookpin (17)withtheembossed
etwonuts (11)onthebolts (10).
ohookhandle(7).
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ANUAL
betweentheeyeboltinhookhandleand
rew(23).
onofhook.Itshouldmovefreely
ay.If thehookmovestoofreelyandthere
veashim(25and26). Ifhookbindsadda
10).Afterproperadjustmentcontinuethe
throughpin(17).
, placeguideplate(13)in position,
capscrews(14).
khandle(Fig.49).1.Whenper-
onnectconvertergearfromtrailer.
andle(16)byremovingthe drivepin
hreadedlockstem(6).
7).
overplate(22).
ked"position.
ock(6)andtapthe endofthehooklock
ckspring(28) willcomeout.
eslantedorbeveledpartof thelockmust
le.
NTOWINGVEHICLE(Fig.50).a.
thwheel)is ofasemi-automaticuniversal
eavycoilsprings(25)whichhold 5thwheel
hendisengagedfromtrailer.
e5thwheelcanbeeliminatedbyadjustment
derwalkingbeam(26).
onstruction.Supportbracketshaft(30)
machinedandgroundtoaccuratelimits.
nd 16)semi-automatictypewhichem-
ekingpin whenlocked.
redby 5thwheelexceptfortheusual
UNGERSPRING.a.Removal.
slottednutfromplunger stud(35).
udwasheroffstud.
ring assemblyoutofcouplerbase.
gershaft.
tplungershaft,plunger,andwasher
rereassembling.
eversalofremovalinstructions(para-
1)Removethetwo%"cotterkeys
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PLODEDTOWINGVEfflCLE.
6)andjaw pinwashers(13).
tbottomandtopsides ofjawswith
ft-handjawsareplacedonpropersides.
determinedbypostswhichprotrudefrom
).
reverseofremovalinstructions(para-
.Removal. (1) Removetheeight
ruckframeassembly.
ermountingplate.
seats.
ureisareversalofinstructionsfor removal
.
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ANUAL
AFT..Removal. (1)Remove
tsideofwalkingbeam.
t,usingaflatend barandsledgeham-
e about1V&"indiameter.)
tshaftcareshould betakennotto
.Abent shimwasherwillbedifficultto
allationsmaybefoundbetweenwalking
etheprocedureoutlinedinparagraph9,
ingthereshouldbenoside motion
kingbeam(26)as itwillcauseexcessivewear
playisdetected,placemoreshimwashers
gbeam.
emoval. Removethesupport
dinparagraph9,this section,anddrive
ementoflateralshaftisareversalof
agraph9,thissection).
teralshaftbesure sectionmilledout
ise,supportbracketshaftwillnotpassover
EDONTOWINGVEHICLE.
medy.
ECAUSEPROBABLEREMEDY
(1)Replace.
.(1)Replace.
(2)Straighten.
Lubricate.
play.
haft.(1)Replace.
Replace.
Replaceandadd moreshims.
NDOLLY.ServiceDiagnosisand
ECAUSEPROBABLEREMEDY
couplerandtrailer.
n wornout.(1)Replace.
ace.
lerbase.
dgouged.(1)Checkuppercouplerfor burrsin
ouging.
e.
rnuts.(1) Checknuts(11and31),tighten.
tenmountings.
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s
eralelectricalcircuitdiagramshownin
alloftheelectricalcircuitsusedon this
,thevariouscircuitscanbetracedand
de.Allelectricalunitsareshownintheirrela-
the electricalsystemisofadistinctive
will befoundonthecircuitdiagram.
a.Batteryandwiringsystemof
scussedin thismanual.Sourceofcurrent
HITETRACER
OWN
AMSEMI-TRAILER.
edasbeinga jumpercablesocketatrearof
,inlocatingtroublestartatthissocket.The
roubleshootingistheeliminationofone
afteranotheruntilthe troublehasbeen
lightswitchtothe"on"position.Place
ied"position.Withtheuseofa lowreading
esteachlightbladein socketatrearoftowing
ereisaflowof currentineachlightblade,
he socket.Testtheflowofcurrentat the
ble.Ifcurrent flowsthroughjumpercable
per cableisingoodcondition.
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AMDOLLY.
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eftasfaras possible.Thiswillgive
socket.Removethecapfromthesocketand
ghtterminalsaremarked"SL"for stop-
ortaillight,and "BK"forbrake.)Should
anyof theseterminalsitindicatessomething
hatparticularbladeofsocketwhichleadsto
wsthroughthe socketitindicatessocketisin
tomakesimilarteststhroughouttheunituntil
.Terminalmarked"BK"ishot butnotused,
cleisequippedwithanelectricbrakehandor
gequipmentonthissemi-trailerin-
earancelights,fourclearanceblackoutlights,
tstopandtaillight,onecombinationservice
kouttaillight.
estopandtaillight andblackouttail
thandrearofthe trailer.Thecombination
s mountedattherighthandrear ofthe
ULBUNIT.
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sameasthoseonsemi-trailer,exceptdolly
outandstandardclearancelights.
uttail lampisdesignedtoproducetwo
that whenonetruckisfollowinganother
tance,thesetwobeamswill mergeintoa
fconstructionnecessarytoproducethis
to thelensretainerandthe lensandfilterare
orm acompleteunit.Whenthebulbis
ytoreplacethecompletebulbunit.
(Fig.53).a.Removethetwo
ousing.
SASSEMBLY.a.Turnthetwo
gtolight assemblyinacounter-clockwise
eeof assembly(Fig.54).
s tohousing,towardtheouteredgeof
Fig.55).
LIGHTSDISASSEMBLY,STEP1.
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LIGHTSDISASSEMBLY,STEP2.
sfromplate(Fig.55)and pulltheassem-
refrommainline, andseparatethe
Fig.56).
cedureforeitherblackoutorstandard
.
RANCELIGHTS.a.Reassemblyof
eof removalprocedure.
ensinblackoutlightbe surethe
downand thattheword"BOTTOM"isat
shownin(Fig.56).
Thedollyblackoutswitchislocated
3).Semi-trailerblackoutswitchislocatedin
de(Fig.4).
itha coinorscrewdriver.Itiseither at
position.Thereis no"off"position.Flowof
elight switchonthetruck..
val. (a)Removenutonoutsideof
toframe.
gwirefromterminalsmarkwiresfor
ckofassemblyandremovenutshold-
wires offandswitchisfree.
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LIGHTSDISASSEMBLY,STEP3.
ELLOWWITHBLACKTRACERS
ITHWHITETRACERS
ACKWITHWHITETRACERS
WITHBLACKTRACERS
DOLLY.
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ollyfusepanelislocatedonthe rear
efusepanelis locatedatleftsideonmain
nt.Thepanelisprotectedbya steelbox
twowingnuts.Fusesareofl1/^ amperes
ratefusepaneldiagrams,witheachwire
pose.
nosisandRemedy.
ECAUSE
ectedat
rtrailer.
ken.
burning.
ketorjumper
ketorjumper
et.
broken.
et.
meterasin-
ssection.
meterasin-
ssection.
ycloth.
ycloth.
8volt.
esocket
BLACKOUTSTOP(BS)
VICESTOP(SS)
RVICETAIL(ST)
LACKOUTTAILANDCLEARANCE(BTC)
RANCE(BQ
RANCE(SC)
SEMI-TRAILER.
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CEMANUAL
oltedtoFrame"Parts
exceptionallyruggeddesignofthe
rylittleattentionisrequiredto maintainits
trailerswhichhavebeeninacollision,upset
remay havebentortwistedcrossmembers
n.
a.Therearethreemethodsofrivet
owedwhenservicingthisunit:Drilling,cold
ethod,oracetylenetorchmethod.
",%",%")madeupinseverallengths
sarenot availableboltsmaybeused
ersize.When determiningthesizeofthe
ll torememberthatitshouldnot bethe
places.Forexample,ay2"rivetwouldbe
ea boltcanbeusedin thesameholethe
%e"and a%e"boltshouldbe used.The
trequiresa tightfit.Donot boltkingpin.
8,Sub.paragraphC.)
laceaheavycenterpunchmarkin
htherivet.(Thishole maythenbe
erusea 1%z"drillandfinishdrilling
tusea 2%2"drill.Fora%"rivet usea
Cutheadofrivet offwithacoldcut
.
apunchandsledge hammer.
method. (1)Cutouterheadsofrivets
ngtorchequippedwithaNo. 2cuttingtip.
thaheavypunchandhammer.
ntheholeandwill notcomeout,do
emetalaround itmaybecomebentanddam-
rheadoff andblowtheremainderofthe
utwitha %"longtaperedpunch.
ngthrougharivetdonot holdtorch
eatwillbackupandcausethe tiptobecome
d.
eredwhenblowingtherivetthrough
ldbeblownfrombothsides.
FRAMEMEMBERS.a.Frame
enedthroughtheuseofheavyI-beam,jacks
t isrecommendedprovidedthemetalisnot
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GERINNERSHACKLEOUTERSHACKLE
SPACER
LLY.
otconcentrateheatin ashortspace,spread
ed.Extremeheatweakensthestructural
emembers.
MBERS.Severelybentandtwisted
tandreplaced.-..
FAMEMBER.a.Cutacrossthe
ctionata 30degreeangle,insertthesplice
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uttingata 30degreeanglethecutand weld
terarea,the resultisastronger weld.
withaplateorchannelreinforcement
hsideof thejointonthe innersideofthe
terholein everyfoursquareinchesofspace
nnel.Theseholesaretobeused forplug
ectionsplicesandreinforcementsshould
disrecommendedforallframe repairs.One
uldbe weldedsolidwithbareweldingrod.
eldinguse acoatedrod.
S-DOLLY(Fig.59): a.NOTE.When
rauxiliaryspringbracketsdisconnectdolly
TERSHACKLE
MI-TRAILER
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ameParts
nger.Removalprocedureforrear
o thatoffrontspringhangerexceptthat
removed.
Fig.59). (1)Removeouterandinner
wheelsremovedthehangeris muchmore
lywhenrivetsarebeingdriven.
titon threehorses;twoatrearlength-
swiseof frame.
tfront endonly.
ameandaxleto holdweightofthe
eeparagraph2,thissection.)Itis recom-
don dollyspringhangers.
,sub-paragraph8,thissectionfor
ns.
ghangerhas beenreplaced,itisnec-
ment(Paragraph6,sectionII).
MI-TRAILER(Fig.60).a.NOTE:
gersorauxiliaryspringbracketsit isnot
ollyfromsemi-trailer.
nger.Removalprocedureforrear
o thatoffrontspringhangerexceptthat
removed.
Fig.60). (1)Removeouterandinner
wheelsremovedthehangeris muchmore
lywhenrivetsarebeingdriven.
tfront endonly(Fig.61).
anddriveupperandlower shacklebolt
).
ameandaxleto holdweightofthe
Usinganacetylenetorch,withaNo. 2
ter headsoffrivets.
o driverivetsoutwitha puneh;but
gportion,thuscleaningthehole.
eholesusinga %"longtaperedpunch
ramewithahammer.
einterchangeablefromrighttoleft.
tand lefthandandarenot interchangeable.
makecertainhangerismountedproperlyby
hillustratesleftbandfronthanger.
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ACKLEANDPINASSEMBLY.
(a)Boltthereplacementhangerinto
olts.Placeoneholt inthecenterofvertical
hesecondholefromthe topateachsideof
ptight,and checktomakecertainspring
frame.
es witha1%s"taperedreamer.
N:Whendrivingrivetsdrivethe
eris notavailablereamholesto%e"
washers.
sshouldbe usedastheycanbe prop-
rand buckingbars.Lengthofrivettobe
noroversizeofthe holetobeusedand thick-
ed.Conditionoftherivetingjackisalso a
ck,projectingpastthesurfaceofthepart
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CEMANUAL
goffordrivingtheserivets,guard
chipsout ofuppercouplerpriortousing
onestandbyholeinfloor toactinthe event
adsfromcounter-sunkusingacetylene
merdriveup onkingpin,andremove
nallslag,greaseand otherforeignmat-
per5thwheelplatenext tothekingpin hole.
hholewithsmallflangeextendingout
r.
in kingpinholeuntilrivet holesin
upper5thwheelplate areinalignment.
ppositeeachother,andtighten.
es to1%a"diameter.
ngthemthroughhole infloor(para-
),thissection).
mholesto1%2//diameter,andcontinue
ofrivetsflush with5thwheelplate.
xBl/2"x8%",andinstall plateover
atheadscrews.
placement(Fig.63).Removedraw-
etwobolts holdingdrawbartodrawbarframe
undersideofdrawbarusingacetylene
vilwithbottomsideup.
rivetsoutwithpunch,ratherdrive down
dgehammer.
positionusingtwo%" boltsandream
offsetbuckingbar.
ontinuedrivingrivets.
AIRINGSAFETYCHAINS(Fig.63).
tothe frontcrossmemberwitheyebolts.
ersideof eyeboltwithanacetylenecutting;
haincanbereplaced.
edand bentbacktotheirnaturalshape.
cuttingthelink nexttothehookandby
Anypartofthe chaincanbespliced,or
useofcold shutlinks.Whenevercoldshut
ds shouldbeclampedtogetherandwelded.
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ody
nnelsteelunderjointfromend toend,
eandseal upseam.Usearubbermallet work-
orsimilarhardwood.
ACEMENT.Thisisamajoropera-
temptedincompletelyequippedrepairsta-
mblyisthekey toefficientrepair.Itis with
mationwhichfollowsis included.Itshould
ementofmajorbodyunite.
ure. (1)Weldtubularsideframeas-
eframe.
assemblytobaseframeandsideframe
odyside frameusinga1"woodfiller
sideof roof.
s.
roovedflooring.
g frameassemblywithhardware.
on outsideoftubing.
,after paintingtheirinnersurfaces,in
eenroofbows.
l down.
makeweathertightall joints.
apjoint betweenroofandrearroofcap.
.
apjoint betweenroofandfront
.
utoutwindowholes.
ngretainers.
andwindows.
g.
ationbetweenbodyframetubingand
rinsulationpaper.
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ACKOUTPANELANDFRAME.
y....No.
s.....No.
No.
g,-No.
No.
mes...
ng..JVo.
o.
er...-No.
ersunkflathead...!Kn"
ntersunkflathead....%2"
apping_ %a"
apping.No.21
tapping_...No.19
apping1%4"
%z"
%2"
ng%2"
ng%2"
pingNo.21
ngNo.21
pingNo.21
ngNo.21
tapping.No.21
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L
UIDECHANNELSCREWS.
Becauseproperscrewholesizeis
ndassembly,wehavepreparedthechart
edin connectionwithmajorandminor
holesarecalledfor.
VAL(Fig.64.)a.Removescrews
assembly;liftblackoutguideandpanel
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NDOWGLASS.
twoodpanel,pullout onpanelandplace
and windowframe(Fig.65).
mbothsidesofwindowguidechannel.
ig.65).Raisewindowandcontinueremov-
ionofwindowguidechannel.
echannelandlowerwindowframe
ment.a.NOTE:Windowglassisnot
rameglassandframeassemblyarebuilt
wunitisinreverseof removalinstructions
b-paragrapha,thissection.Whenreplac-
nwindowguidechannelsaredrivenhome.
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.Thepintlehookisboltedtoa mount-
Byremovingthenutand washerfromhook
anbepulledout ofsleevesandspringwhich
ction.
a.Placeshaftendofhook(1)
fromlatchanddriveout latchpin(7).
andnut(12) fromthelockbolt(9) and
ASSEMBLYOFPINTLEHOOK.
yprocedure.
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REW
EXPLODED.
cealightfilmof greaseonlatchpin,and
hiswillpreventrustfrom formingandinsure
ock.
NDSLEEVE,REMOVAL(Fig.67).
ngchanneltoboxsection.
sherfromshaft ofhook.
fspring andsleeves.
NDSLEEVE,REPLACEMENT.
edure.
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aileranddollyunder constructionare
odseach,thoseon dollyareadjustable.One
eon thesemi-trailer.Service,removaland
eachisidenticalexceptthatthefrontend of
yarenotmountedin rubberbushing.
espindlelockscrewsfromeachendof
t,spindleboot,andthetwo concave
wisttherubberbushings offthespindle.
diusrodswithapunchand aheavy
(a)NOTE:Oneendofradiusrod
einthe end.Theotherendhaslockscrew
adiusrod inpositionwiththeend holeto
.Theotherend,whichfitsintobracketat
eendofradius rodismoredifficultto connect,
ledfirst.
REMOVAL.
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EXPLODED.
positioninradius rod(10).
esure thetwoinnerflatretainer
weeneachsideof radiusrod(2).
rnspindle untillockscrewholein
holeinradiusrod.
d tighten.
bber bushings(5)overspindle.
veretainerwashers(5)andspindle
pindleboltuntilafterboth endsofradius
sareinterchangeableasallfourare
encounteredwheninstallingrubber
ubricanttoworkbushingsintoposition.With
ebushingsintoplace.
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LSEMI-TRAILER(Fig.71)._
memberatside fromwhichyouintendto
notherjackunderaxle toholdtheaxlein
mU-bolts.
rshackleboltnuts,and driveupperand
oneunit.
outshackleboltassemblykeepclear
llto ground.
blyfromoppositeendandpullspringout.
(a)
ngis
springmakecertainspring chairis
ndthat dowelpinisplacedin springchair.
clipboltstowardcenterof trailer.When
awrench withatleast3ft. ofleverage.Itis
beverytight. Itisimpossibleto stripthese
VALSEMI-TRAILER.
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VALDOLLY,STEP1.
PRINGSEMI-TRAILER(Fig.
ossmember.Donotjackunderaxle.
sandremoveU-boltspacerplatelo-
ring.
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VALDOLLY,STEP2.
boltsforwardatanangleof about60 aa
osecureclearanceunderframemember.
pring chair.
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ANUAL
verseremovalinstructions,outlinedin
OLLY.-^a.Springreplacementcanbe
edtothe semi-trailerandwiththehuband
rameandjackunit upuntiltensionhas
ng.Placesecondjackunderaxle.
drivedownonU-bolt plate(Fig.72).
wnonU-boltplatehit frontandrear
ydrivingplateoff inthismannerpossibility
sisminimized.
hackleboltsfromupper endofshackle.
rdsrearoftrailer(Fig.73).
r ofunit,andpullspring assemblyout
rakechamber,restingspringonaxle.
ightofthe springitwillrequire three
twoatfrontendandone atrear.Move
olly, usingcarenottodamagebrake
T DOLLY. a.Replacementof
ovalinstructions(paragraph1,thissection).
the headsofclipboltsin toward
ngshackleboltsdonothitthemwith
are hardenedandwillchipveryeasily.
helossof aneyeorotherinjury. Insteadof
peroneorplaceapieceof woodoverthehead
buffer.
ningU-boltnutsmakesuretheyare
enchwithabout36"ofleverage.)Itis im-
byhand.
ththespringontwowoodhorses
nearspring centerbolt.
centerboltand driveouttheboltusing
eavyhammer.
tsand clipspacers.
cksandbreaks.Replace.
oose,heatrivetswithaheatingtorch
enhammer.
NGS.a.Whenreplacingboth
hespringsprior toinstallationitcanvary
thespring withthegreatestamountofarch
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prings
eepthe springclipboltstothe insideandnuts
sare mounted.Thiseliminatespossibletire
tboardasalevel,placeit acrossthemain
urethe distanceatthecenterboltfromboard
erminethearch.
ngsshouldbegivenfrequentvisual
vice.Springsshouldbecheckedimmediately
l.
bedrawnup tightenoughtotakeupall
otso tightastopreventfree actionofshackles
ghtcheckedfrequently.LooseU-bolts
ng breakage.
ould alsobekepttightat alltimes.
eavesin alignmentshouldbetight,but
eemovementofleaves.Frequentinspection
d theyshouldbetightenedupwhennecessary.
oshift,whichmaycauseshearingof spring
elostsomeof theirresilienceorelastic
acethemwithnewones.Anyattemptat
archbyheating,bending,and temperingis
reinthehands ofacompetentblacksmith.
NDHANGERSSEMI-TRAILER.
pringtensionisrelievedonsprings.
sandlift innershackleoffshacklebolts
acklepinsout inoneunitusinga copper
wear.Ifworn,reverse themwhenreas-
placethesmoothsideof eachshackletoward
otchangethepositionof theshacklefromthe
hespring.
yremoved.Removethetwopinchbolts
ns.
ingdriverinbushinghole anddrive
heavyhammer.
verthe smallendofthebushing driver
betweentheshoulderofthebushingdriver
t asastopwhendriving,preventthe bushing
preventtheendofthe bushingfrombecoming
s beeninstalled,reamto1"diameter.
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DSPRINGHANGERSDOLLY._
trailer.
me usingadoublespreadchainand
relievedfromsprings.
tsandshackles.
singa1%"x1V" bushingdriver.
ream tol1/^"diameter.
bolts andshackles,inspectforwear.
rshacklescanbe reversedbyplacingsmooth
nger.
tendof springassembly.
agnosisandRemedy.
ECAUSE
n.
n.
eaves.
eaves.
n.
es.
tedcapacity.
quirelubrica-
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operlylubricatedsupportswillrarely
sourceofdamagecomeswhentraileris
supportsdown,andalsowhenthevehicleis
the "down"position.
pttoworkonsupport unlesstraileris
ctor,orelseproperly blockedupatits
GASSEMBLYATTACHEDTO
sdownuntilstopisreached.Placescrew-
;openlockringandpry itoffconnecting
epinout.
emovingtwocapscrews(Fig.75).
tsandonecap screwholdingconnecting
uthousing(Fig.76).
uter endofoperatingshaftwhichholds
kets.Removefourboltsfromgearhousing
pleteassemblyoffI-beam.
RATINGASSEMBLYATTACHED
llgearhousingwitha lightgradeof
bearingsleeve(10)intorearbearing
mall daubofchassislubricantintobearing.
ctionsasoutlinedinparagraph2,this
BRACKET
ONNECTINGRODPIN.
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BRACKET
SINGRISERSCREWNUTDOWEL
PPORTSLIDEBRACKET.
RATINGMECHANISMEXPLODED.
ATINGASSEMBLY(Fig.78).a.
nedinparagraph2,thissection.
ws(30),lift cap(32)offofgear hous-
ffscrew(14).
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MANUAL
(24A)attached,outofgearhous-
woodblockanddrivepin (25A)outof
pered%e"punch.
th gear(24)attached,outofhousing
rosswoodblockandwiththe aidofa
rivepin(25) outofgear(24)and tapgear
ATINGASSEMBLY(Fig.78).-
2) withgearteethtooutside(Fig. 78).
h holeingearandshaft.
0)overendof operatingshaft(2)with
bearing(11)overoperatingshaft(2) with
vexsurfaceofbearingsleeve.Placeshaft
using(26).
4A)are interchangeable;bearings
hangeable;drivepins(25)and(25A)are
sleeve(10)and(10A)areinterchangeable.
er screw(14)withteethfacingthread
to riserscrew,usingdrivepin(25A).
hholein gearhousing(26)sothat teeth
bearingcap(32)withconcavesurface
into bearingwithflatsurfaceout.
ndof riserscrewandfastencap,using
ightgradeofchassislubricantassem-
edonI-beam.
ELANDAXLEASSEMBLY(Fig.
ectingrods(19)and slidebracket(20).(See
omouterside ofpin(5)and driveout
rut(9) andwithaheavyhammerdrive
mpin (6);removebolt(7)andtap
faxle.
atedin Fig.79areinterchangeable
versa.
pection,priortoplacingthisunitin
avebeenworkedupon,tomakecertainall
ace,andtightendown.Checktomakecertain
donall hingepins,seeFig.79 forpositionof
gs.
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EELASSEMBLY.
LANDAXLEASSEMBLY.a.Reas-
ssemblyisin reverseofdisassemblyinstruc-
6,this section.Besurethatalllock rings
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allbolts aretight.Placealight filmofgrease
wheels.
PAIRS.Bentsupportconnectionrods
tened.Measurementofthestraightenedrod
ensionsoutlinedinFig.80.
BEAM.Minordeflectionsinthe
aightenedwithasledgehammerand acety-
ereplaced.
eldsholdingitto crossmembers.
n;I-beamshouldbecentralizedat both
his,measurethedistancefromtheframe
DWHEELS.a.Removethebolts
addlemountedstruts.
thetopofthe straddlemountedstrut
y.
axleandthewheelscanbeslid off.
AYOUTFORSUPPORTCONNECTINGRODS.
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TIRECARRIER(Fig.81).a.
7) fromstudbolts(14),usingl argeendof
EXPLODED.
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TENANCEMANUAL
wrenchoverend ofratchet(24).Shove
)downtothe releasedposition.Lowertireto
heelwrenchhandle.
o falltoground;instead,unwind
IER(Fig.81).a.Removethetire
vethefourbolts (19)holdingtirecarrier
EPLACEMENT.a.Removebolt
um (11).Removethecableclamp(8)
addle(9).
able,placecenterofcableonbolts
sare thesamelength.Shouldonesideof
her,the tirewillnotwindup level;extra
willbe placedonshortendofcable.
IERRATCHETRELEASEHAN-
andwasher(23).Pullbolt(21) outof
).Pullspring(26) offhandle.
nremovingwheelsfortirerepairs,
sand nutsaremarkedwithletters"L"or
right.Whilenuts arenotinterchangeable,
heymaybeusedasinner orouter,rightor left.
etermineswhetherthe hubisright
rchangeable.Studsarenot,duetothefact
eft"hand threads,dependingupontheside
yare tobemounted.
carriedouttowheelsthroughthestuds,
wup wheelnutstightandwithequal pres-
atight wheelfit,followthissimple
nkholesin wheelsareclean,freefrom
ednuts whichholdinnerwheelinplace.
llnutsby progressivelytighteningopposite
ytight.
drawupouterstudnuts inthesame
.
ewhenmountingwheelstoplacevalve
rtofacilitatetireinflation.
WHEEL.a.Removewheelfrom
oescapefromtire byremovingcorefrom
re toolinslotprovidedfor thepurposeon
ping oppositesideofrimwitha hammer.
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resandTireCarrier
flatebeforeinstallingtire andwheel
akesurethatlockring isproperlyseatedin
asafetychainlooselyaroundtire
uardsagainstpossibleserious injuryshould
ginflation.Lackingthis,inflatetireswith
you.
OFTIRESANDTUBES.^a.All
ttosustainweightof theloadedtrailer.
mendedpressureismaintained,tireswill
andconsequentlysafe,economicaloperation
stbefollowedif excessivetirewearisto
ectair pressure(75Ibs.).
ortruerunning.
ps.
design.
slidetires.
ts,etc.
tires.
tedcorrectly.
noradjustments.
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donthis unitrequirenoservicebar-
nt.Shouldanywheelbecomedamageddue
atherthananyattemptatrepairis
RNORBROKENSTUDS.a.Remove
ndplaceon thefloorwiththeinside of
orstuds) whichyouwishtoreplace.
out brokenorwornstud.
randplacenewstudin position.Make
isplacedsothatit willfitintogroovein hub.
sing acopperhammer.
mup, andtightennut.
HEELASSEMBLY.
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BLY.Toremoveaxlehubassembly
ocedureisrecommended.
teor woodplankunderbothdualtires
ovalofhuband wheelassembly.
crewsonhubcap,pullcotterkeyfrom
utby turningitina counter-clockwise
erunderouterbearing,prygentlyand
er(Fig.82).D-washerandbearingmay also
ed off.
sedskid platetofacilitateitsremoval.
eelyonceouterbearingisremoved,it is
oesaredragging.Thisdragis easilyremoved
djustmentthroughcounter-clockwisemove-
gwrench.
MBLY.Beforeinstallingwheelson
ewashedin cleaningfluid,astiffbrushem-
nmatter,andbearingsthoroughlyinspected
wear.Alldirtapt togetintohubs should
ollows(Fig.83):
betweenthetwo cupswithnewgrease
bouta %"layerofgreaseoninner andouter
othinnerandouter bearings.
g(5)in hub.
WHEELASSEMBLY.
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UP.
(6)withits flangedsidetowardthe
aseretainer (7)nexttocompressionring.
axlespindleandlockintoplaceby
9)whichfits intoasloton spindleanda
nowreadytoslipon.
e, slidewheelonspindle.Placeouter
allD-washer(3).
t,thenslackoffabout1/3 turn.Test
eabar.Rest oneendonfloorand liftup
barup anddownwhileholdingonefinger
xcessiveplayisquicklydetected.
djusted,fitcotterkey(1) intowheel
reaseandreinstall withcapscrews.Turn
freelycheckforbrakedragbymeansof
o correctthetrouble,feltgreaseretainer
ceduringassembly.Tocorrectthis diffir
blyandreinstall.
UPS(Fig.84).Placeasoftsteel bar
ofcuptoberemoved.Usinga heavyhammer,
dthenthe other.Byalternatinginthis
straightwithcupbore. Dangerofwedging
d.
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heels,HubsandDrum.
UPS.a.Withwheelonits side,
bore sothatitssmallestinside diameterwill
ace.
odorsoftsteel overcup,driveitin
dgeof hub.
verthe newoneinthesamemanneras
cupinuntil itisabsolutelytightwith cup
upis properlyseatedbecauseifitis notit
nbearingcentersandmakeimpossibleproper
earingcupbecomeslooseinhub, re-
pairofloosecupscanbeaccomplishedby
ucediameterof bore.Simplyuseaheavy
t12punchmarksper squareinchaboutthe
cupborewherecupnormallyfits.
ECTION.Bearingsandcupsshould
whereverwheelsareremoved.Pittedor
houldbereplaced.
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ntbytelephone
waysbeconfirmed
onmarked:"Con-
ata)"
SPAREPARTS"
r righthandcor-
equisitionform.
Mtur,JUek.QrjJi*t.on,Dti'lnt1oD.Ifdif-
tddrt**):
undlag
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TIONS
correctformfor submissionbythe
sshownontheoppositepage.
DINMAKING
ationofwork,PropertyOfficersmay
preparerequisitionsinfinalform,leaving
blankforcompletionbyPropertyOfficer.
WILLBEOBSERVED
REQUISITIONS
sitionforeachdifferentmachine.
upperrighthandcornerof requisition
onbyuseofoneof thefollowingterms:
tionofauthorizedallowances.
bsequentrequisitionstomaintain
nsfornecessaryrepairsnotcoveredby
nstructions.
ureofmachine,andmake,model,serial
umber.
nddate deliveryisrequired,immediately
ine.
dergroup headingsasshowninmanufac-
artsnumbersandnomenclaturedescriptions
y.Donotuseabbreviations.
ems.
sentbytelephone,telegraph,orradiomust
ediatelywithrequisitionmarked:"Con-
ata)."
mustbeaccountedfor.
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