6-22 Change 1
TM 9-2320-387-24-1
6-9. GEARED HUB REPLACEMENT
This task covers:
a. Removal
b.
Installation
a. Removal
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
General mechanic’s tool kit:
automotive (Appendix B, Item 1)
Maintenance and repair shop equipment:
automotive (Appendix B, Item 2)
Puller, mechanical (Appendix B, Item 157)
Materials/Parts
Three cotter pins (Appendix G, Item 34)
Lockwasher (Appendix G, Item 217)
Eight locknuts (Appendix G, Item 115)
Sealing compound (Appendix C, Item 62)
Sealing compound, anaerobic
(Appendix C, Item 58)
Personnel Required
One mechanic
One assistant
Manual References
TM 9-2320-387-24P
Equipment Condition
•Wheel removed (para. 8-3).
•Steering stop removed (para. 6-17).
General Safety Instructions
Geared hub must be supported during removal
and installation.
Maintenance Level
Unit
1.
Remove drainplug (29) from geared hub (12) and drain geared hub (12).
2.
Install drainplug (29) in geared hub (12).
3.
Remove capscrew (21), washer (20), and vent line bracket and clamp (19) from geared hub (12).
4.
Loosen clamp (6) and disconnect vent line (22) from geared hub fitting (7).
5.
Remove cotter pin (25), slotted nut (26), and washer (27) from tie rod end (28) and geared hub (12).
Discard cotter pin (25).
6.
Using puller, disconnect tie rod end (28) from geared hub (12).
7.
Remove access plug (11), washer (10), axle halfshaft retaining capscrew (9), lockwasher (8), and
disconnect halfshaft (13) from geared hub (12). Discard lockwasher (8).
CAUTION
Use of a pickle fork instead of the puller kit may damage
serviceable components (boots).
NOTE
• Have drainage container ready to catch fluid.
• The replacement procedure for front and rear geared hubs is
basically the same. This procedure covers the front geared hub.
