TM 1-1520-238-23
2-530
2.140.
STRUCTURAL SUPPORT STRUT DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY (AVIM) – continued
CAUTION
Do not allow sealing compound to enter
bearing or contamination will result.
l. Install new bearing (22) into end cap (21).
(1) Apply sealing compound to bearing (22). Use
sealing compound (item 156, App F).
(2) Install bearing (22) into end cap (21)
(TM 55-1500-322-24). Use arbor press.
(3) Form a fillet of sealing compound to the fay-
ing edges of bearing (22) and end cap (21).
Use sealing compound (item 156, App F).
m. Install rod end (2) on tube (3).
(1) Extend strut (8) to expose hole in tube (3).
(2) Secure tube (3) in vice.
(3) Apply a thin coat of sealing compound to
threads of tube (3). Use sealing compound
(item 173, App F).
(4) Install rod end (2) on tube (3). Aline holes in
rod end (2) and tube (3). Use strap wrench.
(5) Install spring pin (1) in rod end (2).
n. Check extension rate.
(1) Extension rate is 1.90 IN/SEC +0.50/–1.00
IN/SEC at 24 POUNDS maximum pull force
for the last 9.75 INCHES of stroke. Use
measuring tape, stopwatch, and scale.
o. Inspect (QA).
END OF TASK
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