TM-9-2350-311-34-2 Maintenance Manual for Volume 2 M109 Cab Download

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TM 9-2350-311-34-2 4 Install eye bolt (5) in top center hole of trunnion bracket assembly (2) and fasten with hex nut (6). 5 Attach hoist (7) to two fixed eye bolts (8) and eye bolt (5). NOTE When removing trunnion bracket, use care to clear variable recoil cover and housing group, dust shield, and bore evacuator. 6 Raise trunnion bracket assembly (2) slightly off trunnion roller bearings (9) and move it forward along can- non tube (10). To prevent damage to polished and finished surfaces, do not place tripod beneath bore evacuator or any other machined surface. 7 Using trunnion bracket assembly (2) to support cannon tube (10), reposition hydraulic tripod (11) towards muzzle end of cannon tube. Raise hydraulic tripod to support cannon tube. 8 Slide trunnion bracket assembly (2) toward muzzle end of cannon tube (10) next to hydraulic tripod (11). Use trunnion bracket assembly to support cannon tube and reposition hydraulic tripod (11) between trunnion bracket assembly and cradle (12) on a smooth portion of cannon tube remove trunnion bracket assembly from cannon tube. Change 2 11-9