TM-55-2320-280-14 HMMWV Transportability Guidance M998 Series Download
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25 August 1988 TM 55-2320-280-14 5598408-D UPPER BRACKET (2 REQUIRED) 55983734-C LOWER BAR (2 REQUIRED) 5598406-C TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLY (2 REQUIRED) 559807-C 18-INCH WRENCH 5591543-B LUBRICANT REAR SUSPENSION ONLY GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. INSERT UPPER BRACKET CASTINGS AS SHOWN 2. INSERT S-SHAPED LOWER BARS IN HOLE IN REAR LOWER ABSORBER BRACKET AS SHOWN 3. APPLY GREASE TO THREADS OF TURN- BUCKLE 4. INSTALL TURNBUCKLES WITH EYE OVER, S- SHAPED LOSER BAR AND WITH HOOK OVER UPPER BRACKET CASTINGS AS SHOWN 5. ROTATE TURNBUCKLE WITH WRENCH PRO- VIDED UNTIL OVERALL HEIGHT OF VEHICLE IS 102 INCH MAXIMUM AS SHOWN 6. VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ABOARD AIRCRAFT AND SHIPPED WITH TURNBUCKLES IN PLACE 7. AFTER ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION AND VEHI- CLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OFF AIRCRAFT, THE TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE RE- MOVED REAR SUSPENSION ONLY Figure 4-1. Snubbing device for reducing height of shelter carrier. 4-6. Typical Loads The following diagrams (figs. 4-2 through 4-4) and tiedown data (tables 4-1 through 4-3) provide a guide for securing the HMMWVs aboard US Air Force aircraft. Actual placement of the vehicles on the aircraft and tie- down procedures will be at the discretion of the loadmaster. 4-2