TM-9-2350-311-34-2 Maintenance Manual for Volume 2 M109 Cab Download
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5-84 TM 9-2350-311-34-2 5-12 VARIABLE RECOIL ASSEMBLY - CONTINUED b. Disassembly 1 2 3 4 5 To disassemble variable recoil housing (17), remove two machine bolts (41), two flat washers (42), and two pawls (43) from variable recoil housing. Remove four machine screws (44), ring gear retainer (45), shim (46), spur gear sector (6), bearing (47), and ring spacer (48) from variable recoil housing (17). NOTE Do not remove bearings from variable recoil housing unless installation of new sleeve bearings is necessary. Remove cap screw (49), lockwasher (50), flat washer (51), spur gear (7), two sleeve bearings (52), and con- necting link (53) from variable recoil housing (17). Discard lockwasher. To disassemble connecting link (53), remove three spring pins (54). Discard spring pins. Separate straight shaft (55), front universal joint (56), straight pin (57), and rear universal joint (58).