INSPECTION - TM-9-2320-285-24-10342

TM 9-2320-285-24-1

2-31. LIGHT SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE (CONT)

a. Headlights (cont).

STEP

LOCATION

ITEM

ACTION

REMARKS

INSPECTION

a. Headlight (6)

Inspect

Replace if filaments burned

out, or headlight broken.

Polish corroded terminals

to brightness with fine

sandpaper

b. Lampholder (14)

Inspect

Replace headlight assembly if

and housing

cracked, broken, or

(12)

distorted

c. All other parts

Inspect

Replace if cracked, broken,

distorted, or threads

damaged

REPAIR

NOTE

Perform step 5 below only if necessary for replacement of headlight housing assembly (12 thru 16) or

connectors (10 and 11).

Headlight

a. Plug (8)

Remove

From connectors (10 and 11)

housing as-

b. Electrical con-

Remove and

Only if necessary to replace

sembly (12

nectors (10

discard

connector. Cut wire as

thru 16)

and 11)

close as possible to con-

nector

c. Electrical

Strip

Strip 1/4 inch of insulation

leads (17,

from wire ends

18, and 19)

d. New electrical

Install

Crimp onto green electrical

connector

lead (17)

(10)

e. Two new elec-

Install

Crimp onto electrical leads

trical con-

(18 and 19)

nectors (11)

f. Plug (8)

Install

On connectors (11) with black

electrical lead (18) at

indexing key of plug (8)

INSTALLATION

NOTE

Perform step 6 below only if headlight housing assembly (12 thru 16) was removed.

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