TM 9-2320-209-20-3-2 16-5. PINTLE HOOK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. TOOLS: 8-inch slip joint pliers Prybar 2 3/16-inch socket wrench SUPPLIES: None PERSONNEL: One EQUIPMENT CONDITION: Truck parked, engine off, handbrake set. a. Removal. FRAME 1 1. Using pliers, take out and throw away cotter pin (1). 2. Put prybar (2) through pintle hook (3) to keep pintle hook from turning. Hold prybar. 3. Using 2 3/16-inch wrench, unscrew and take off nut (4). Take off washer (5). Take out prybar (2). 4. Pry pintle hook (3) out of bracket (6). END OF TASK 16-10