TM 5-4310-378-14
This task covers:
Replacement
Materials: Brush, Cleaning (Appendix E, item 1)
Rag, Wiping (Appendix E, item 3)
Solvent, Dry Cleaning (Appendix E, item 2)
V-Belt set
Equipment Condition: Ignition switch pushed in (Table 2-1,8).
Belt guard assembly removed (Para 3-11).
Replacement. (Air compressor equipped with belt tension idler).
a.
Removal.
Disengage belt tension idler, slide V-belts off of pulleys.
b . Installation.
Place V-belts over the two pulleys, engage belt tension idler.
Install belt guard assembly (Para 3-11).
Replacement. (Air compressor not equipped with belt tension idler).
a.
Removal.
(1) Using 7/16-in. wrench and 7/16-in socket and handle, loosen strut adjustment bolt and nut.
(2) Using 1/2-in. wrench and 1/2-in. socket and handle loosen engine mounting bolts.
(3) Slide engine along the frame toward the compressor until the V-belts are slack.
(4) Remove V-belts.
b . Installation.
(1) Place V-belts over the two pulleys.
(2) Slide engine along the frame away from the compressor until there is 1/2- inch deflection of the
V-belts between the pulleys.
(3) Using 1-2-in. wrench and 1/2-in. socket and handle, tighten engine mounting hardware.
(4) Using 7/16-in. wrench and 7/16-in. socket and handle, tighten strut adjustment bolt and nut.
(5) Install belt guard assembly (Para 3-11).
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