11-37. LEFT REAR UNDERBODY ARMOR MAINTENANCE
This task covers:
a. Removal
c.
Installation
b. Inspection
INITIAL SETUP:
Applicable Models
M1114
Tools
General mechanic’s tool kit:
automotive (Appendix B, Item 1)
Maintenance and repair shop equipment:
automotive (Appendix B, Item 2)
Materials/Parts
Twelve locknuts (Appendix G, Item 178)
Sealing compound (Appendix C, Item 72.1)
Adhesive (Appendix C, Item 2.1)
Personnel Required
One mechanic
One assistant
Manual References
TM 9-2320-387-24P
Equipment Condition
• Left side rocker panel armor removed (para. 11-34).
• Tailpipe removed (para. 3-48).
• Tailpipe hanger bracket removed (para. 3-53).
• Left front underbody armor removed (para. 11-36).
• C-pillar bottom left side armor removed (para. 11-46).
General Safety Instructions
Left rear underbody armor plate is extremely heavy
and must be supported during removal and
installation.
Maintenance Level
Unit
TM 9-2320-387-24-2
11-70
Change 1
WARNING
Left rear underbody armor plate is extremely heavy and must be
supported during removal and installation. Failure to do so may
result in injury to personnel or damage to equipment.
NOTE
Note location of screws, nuts, spacers, and brackets for
installation..
1.
Remove capscrew (10), washer (9), socket-head screw (8), and tiedown (7) from wheelwell (14).
2.
Remove two locknuts (24), capscrews (5), and washers (6) from left rear underbody armor (18) and
wheelwell (14). Discard locknuts (24).
3.
Remove three locknuts (19), capscrews (15), and washers (16) from bracket (22). Discard
locknuts (19).
4.
Remove three capscrews (20), washers (21), and bracket (22) from left rear underbody armor (18).
5.
Remove seven capscrews (36), washers (35), and bracket (34) from left rear underbody armor (18).
6.
Remove four socket-head screws (28) and two plates (26) from rubber strips (25), left rear
underbody armor (18), and bracket (31).
7.
Remove three locknuts (23), capscrews (12), and bar (11) from left rear underbody armor (18) and
wheelwell (14). Discard locknuts (23).
8.
Remove eighteen socket-head screws (27), left rear underbody armor (18), and armor plate (17) from
rocker panel (4) and wheelwell (14).
9.
Remove three capscrews (2), bar (1), and spacer (30) from rubber strip (29) and body.
NOTE
• Perform step 10 if clamps and/or brackets are damaged.
• Mark bracket locations for installation.
10.
Remove four locknuts (33), clamps (32), and two mounting brackets (31) from frame rail (3). Discard
locknuts (33).
a. Removal
