TM 9-2320-279-20-3
M978 Tanker Maintenance Instructions (Cont)
25-35. SP SAMPLING PROBE VALVE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.
This task covers:
a. Removal
c. Follow-on Maintenance
b. Installation
INITIAL SETUP
Models
References
M978
None
Test Equipment
Equipment Condition
None
TM or Para
Condition Description
Special Tools
TM 9-2320-279-10 Pump module rear access
None
doors opened.
Supplies
Special Environmental Conditions
Compound, sealing, pipe thread, Item 18,
None
Appendix C
Tags, identification, Item 48, Appendix C
General Safety Instructions
No smoking, flame, sparks, and hot or glowing
Personnel Required
objects within 50 ft (15 m) of vehicle.
MOS 63S, Heavy wheel vehicle mechanic
a. Removal.
(1) Remove end cap (1).
WARNING
Contact with fuel can irritate
eyes and skin. Do not let fuel get
into eyes. If fuel comes into
contact with eyes, immediately
rinse eyes with clear water. Wash
fuel off skin with soap and water
as soon as possible after contact.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Set valve handle (2) to open
position and drain fuel.
When fuel stops draining,
close valve handle (2).
Remove nut (3) and handle (2)
from SP SAMPLING
PROBE (4).
Remove coupling (5) from pipe
nipple (6).
Remove preformed packing (7)
from cap (1).
Remove two screws (8),
lockwashers (9), and
bracket (10).
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