TM-9-2350-311-34-2 Maintenance Manual for Volume 2 M109 Cab Download
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TM 9-2350-311-34-2 CAB - CONTINUED b. Installation Use a lifting device with a capacity of at least 15,000 pounds (6804 kg) to avoid possible injury or death. A lifting device with insufficient lifting capacity could break due to stress. Personnel should wear steel-tipped safety shoes and safety glasses to avoid possible injury. 1 Attach four shackles (9) and turret lifting sling (10) to four cab lifting eyes (11) as shown. 2 Raise cab (8) slowly and position over hull (12). NOTE A guide rope may be used to aline race ring alining pins with alining holes on race ring. 3 Aline bolt holes (13) in cab (8) with race assembly (14). Aline alining hole (15) with race locating pin (16). 4 Lower cab (8) onto hull (12) slowly. 5 Detach four shackles (9) and remove turret lifting sling (10) from four cab lifting eyes (11). 3-4 Change 2