b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair.
c. Reassembly and Installation
Reassemble
(1) Clean all parts and dry thoroughly.
and install bail and sheave by reversing procedures in a
(2) Inspect all sleeve bearings for scoring
above.
or excessive wear. Inspect braces and dipper shell for
bends, cracks, breaks, or holes.
6-9. Dipper Handle
(3) Repair by straightening bends, welding
a. Removal and Disassembly.
cracks, breaks, or holes, or replacing defective
(1) Remove dipper handle (TM 5-3810-
components and mounting hardware.
201-12).
(2) Refer to figure 6-6, remove plate (13),
c. Reassembly and Installation. Reassemble and
anvil (12), three bumpers (11), and three plates (10).
install dipper by reversing procedures in a above.
(3) Remove two nuts (16), lockwashers
(14), bolts (9), and four bumper blocks (8) from dipper
6-8. Bail and Sheave
handle (2).
(4) Remove fitting (3) from bushing (4)
then remove bushing (4) from dipper trip lever (5).
a. Removal and Disassembly.
(5) Remove cable eyelet (6) from trip
(1) Remove bail and sheave (TM 5-3810-
lever (5), then remove trip lever (5) from dipper handle
201-12).
(2).
(2) Remove sleeve bearings (9, 15, and 19, fig.
6-5) as required.
b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repairs.
(1) Clean all parts and dry thoroughly.
b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair.
(2) Inspect bearings for scoring or wear.
(1) Clean all parts and dry thoroughly.
Inspect teeth on arms of dipper handle for chips, cracks,
(2) Inspect sleeve bearings, fittings, and
or breaks. Inspect bumper blocks for wear. Inspect
couplings, for wear or damage. Inspect mounting
mounting hardware for burs or stripped threads.
hardware for burs, stripped threads or other defect.
(3) Repair
by
replacing
defective
(3) Repair by replacing worn or defective
components, or mounting hardware.
bearings, fittings or couplings. Replace a worn or
defective sheave. Replace defective mounting hardware.
c. Reassembly and Installation. Reassemble and
install dipper handle by reversing procedures in a above.
Figure 6-6. Dipper handle, exploded view.
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