Section III. REPAIR OF LINKAGE ASSEMBLIES (GUNNER AND PILOT)

TM 9-1270-212-14&P

Section III. REPAIR OF LINKAGE ASSEMBLIES (GUNNER AND PILOT)

b. Remove two spring pins ( 12) by placing aft support

5-13. Removal of Linkage Assemblies (fig. 5-3).

(13) on a block and driving spring pins out with a 5/32 drift

pin.

a. Place the linkage arm assembly in the stow position

(fig. 2.10).

c. Remove rails (14) from arm assembly (15).

b. Loosen the captive screws and disconnect the cable

d. Assemble in reverse disassembly sequence. Place rails

connect or.

(14) in aft support (13) so that the grooves in the rails line

up with the spring-pin holes. Drive. in new spring pins (12)

c. Remove the self-locking nut, concave washer, convex

so that the slots on the pins are opposite the grooves in the

washer, and key washer that secure the front support to the

rails.

bracket.

The front end of the linkage assembly must be

supported while the mounting hardware is

removed from the aft support.

d. Remove the self-locking nut. concave washer. convex

washer. loop clamp (gunner linkage only), and key washer

that secure the aft support to the bracket.

Do not tip the front end of the linkage

assembly down or the front support and arm

assembly will slide off the rails.

e. Carefully lower the assembly, two convex washers,

and two concave washers from the two brackets.

f. Remove the two brackets from the airframe by

removing four screws. Retain the screws.

g. If the assembly is not to be reinstalled in the

helicopter at this time, reverse steps c through e to

reassemble the assembly and avoid loss of hardware.

NOTES:

FOR HSS XM128, EXTENSION-CABLE BRACKET ASSEMBLY

5-14. Pilot Linkage Disassembly and Assembly (fig. B-4).

MUST BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 5-6.

NOTE

2. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION AT FRONT AND AFT

SUPPORTS OF PILOT AND GUNNER LINKAGE ASSEMBLIES

Disassemble only items necessary to complete

ARE IDENTICAL EXCEPT THAT GuNNER-LINKAGE AFT

repair procedures.

SUPPORT HAS LOOP CLAMP.

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a. Remove items (2) through (11).

Figure 5-3. Linkage assembIy - removal and installation

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