TM 5-4310-354-14
4-15. Air Cleaner Service. Service the engine and air
compressor air cleaner as shown in figure 4-6.
TS5-4310-354-14/4-6
DRY OR DUSTY
B. OILY OR SOOTY
C. INSPECTING FOR DAMAGE
A
ELEMENT CLEANING
ELEMENT CLEANING
THE FOLLOWING APPLICABLE TO BOTH
THE
MOVING NOZZLE UP AND DOWN WHILE
ENGINE AND COMPRESSOR AIR CLEANER.
ROTATING ELEMENT.
STEP 1.
REFER TO FIGURE 3-12 AND REMOVE
OILY OR SOOTY ELEMENT: SOAK THE
THE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT.
ELEMENT IN A SOLUTION OF WATER
AND NON-SUDSING TYPE HOUSEHOLD
DETERGENT FOR 15-MINUTES. RINSE
CAUTION
WITH GARDEN TYPE WATER HOSE, 40
PSI
MAXIMUM
PRESSURE,
UNTIL
DO
NOT
RUPTURE
ELEMENT,
THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND RINSED.
DAMAGE
FINS
OF
SEALING
AIR DRY OR USE WARM FLOWING AIR,
SURFACES. DO NOT ALLOW DUST
MAXIMUM 160F (71 C).
OR DIRT TO DEPOSIT ON CLEAN AIR
SIDE (OUTSIDE) OF ELEMENT. AIR
STEP 3.
AFTE R
ELEMENT
IS THOROUGHLY
PRESSURE USED FOR CLEANING
DRYED, PLACE A BRIGHT LIGHT INSIDE
SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 PSI.
ELEMENT
AND
ROTATE
ELEMENT
STEP 2.
CLEAN ELEMENTS AS FOLLOWS:
SLOWLY TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE. IF
ANY RUPTURE, HOLES, OR DAMAGED
DRY OR DUSTY ELEMENT: USE COM
FINS OR DAMAGED GASKETS ARE
PRESSED AIR HOSE TO BLOW CLEAN,
FOUND, REPLACE ELEMENT.
DRY AIR THROUGH ELEMENT IN
OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF NO NORMAL
STEP 4.
REMOVE THE BAFFLE FROM DUST CUP
AIR FLOW. (BLOW FROM INSIDE OUT.)
ASSEMBLY AND CLEAN ACCUMULATED
KEEP NOZZLE AT LEAST ONE INCH
DIRT FROM DUST CUP. WIPE CLEAN
AWAY FROM ELEMENT
WITH CLOTH SOAKED WITH SOLVENT,
FED SPEC P-D-680, TYPE II.
STEP 5.
INSTALL BAFFLE IN DUST CUP. REFER
TO FIGURE 3-12 AND INSTALL THE AIR
CLEANER ELEMENTS.
Figure 4-6. Air cleaner service.
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