TM 5-6115-631-14&P
WARNING
When lifting trailer body, use lifting equipment with a minimum lifting capacity
of 1500 lb. Do not stand under trailer body while it is being lifted. Failure to
observe these precautions can cause injury to personnel or damage to
equipment.
(14) Using lifting equipment with a minimum lifting capacity of 1500 lb, lift trailer body (13)
off trailer frame (22).
b. Repair. Repair of the trailer bed and fenders is limited to replacement of footmans loops and
straightening, welding, and repainting bed and fender weldment. If required, repaint in accordance
with MIL-T-704, Type F or G, as applicable, color Green, No. 383 of MIL-C-46168. There is one
footmans loop mounted to the top of each fender. Replace footmans loop as follows:
(1) Remove two screws (29), two flat washers (30) and two self-locking nuts (31) securing
footmans loop (32) to fender and take off footmans loop.
(2) Position new footmans loop (32) on fender and secure with two screws (29), two flat
washers (30) and two self-locking nuts (31).
c. Installation.
WARNING
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When lifting trailer body, use lifting equipment with a minimum lifting capacity
of 1500 lb. Do not stand under trailer body while it is being lifted. Failure to
observe these precautions can cause injury to personnel or damage to
equipment.
Using lifting equipment with a minimum lifting capacity of 1500 lb, lift trailer body (13)
onto trailer frame (22) and aline mounting holes.
NOTE
There are 12 short screws and four long screws, securing trailer body to trailer
frame. Since corner screws must extend through trailer chassis rails, corner
mounting locations require longer screws (step (2)).
Working on top of trailer body, insert four long screws (26) with one flat washer (27) each
through trailer body (13) and trailer frame (22) rails at corner mounting locations.
Insert 12 screws (23) with one flat washer (24) each through trailer body (13) and rails of
trailer frame (22).
Working under trailer, install one flat washer (24 and 27) and one nut (25 and 28) on
each of 16 screws installed in steps (2) and (3). Tighten hardware to secure trailer body
(13) to trailer frame (22).
Install and tighten two screws (18) and two flat washers (19) securing each of two front
trailer body support brackets (21) to trailer frame (22).
Install and tighten 12 screws (18), 24 flat washers (19) and 12 nuts (20) securing
remaining trailer body support brackets (21) to trailer frame (22).
