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A.
REMOVE - Continued.
NOTE
It may be necessary to use crowbars
to rock vehicular bumper in order to
remove hex head cap screw from
straight headed pin and to remove
straight headed pin from main frame
pivot point. Weight of vehicular
bumper may be pinching hex head
cap screw and straight headed pin.
e.
Remove self-locking hex nut (10) and hex
head cap screw (11) from straight headed
pin (12). Discard self-locking hex nut.
f.
Remove straight headed pin (12) from
main frame pivot point (13) and vehicular
bumper pivot point (14). Drive pin out by
tapping up on the bottom of the pin with a
hammer.
Use extreme caution when removing
vehicular bumper from main frame
pivot
point.
Vehicular
bumper
weighs approximately 600 lbs (272
kg) and may move suddenly while
removing from main frame pivot point
causing serious injury.
Do not allow vehicular bumper to
swing while hanging from overhead
hoist. Vehicular bumper may strike
personnel and cause injury.
g.
Raise overhead hoist (9) just enough to
take the weight off main frame pivot point
(13).
h.
With the help of another person, slide
vehicular bumper (7) off main frame pivot
point (13).
i.
Lower vehicular bumper (7) so that it is
sitting squarely on cribbing.
j.
Disconnect overhead hoist (9) from sling
straps (8).
k.
Disconnect sling straps (8) from vehicular
bumper (7).
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