Section III. LOCKING DEVICE/ALTERNATE LOCKS

TM 9-8140-381-14&P

(2) Adjust cage cover position until gas spring

(1) At the lower end of the safety bracket

(strut), loosen the nut located between the

slides off mounting studs. Immediately

retighten the lower nut on the stud.

mounting plate and the steel mesh side of

the WSC with a 3/4-inch wrench. A thin

wall (wrench thickness) 1/2-inch open-end

f. Apply a light coating of oil to surface and

wrench should be used to hold the stud

threads of both studs.

between the mounting plate and the lower

safety bracket strut. Do not remove the

g. Install new gas spring

following

reverse

nut.

procedures firom removal.

Section III. LOCKING DEVICE/ALTERNATE LOCKS

2-8.

DESCRIPTION

2-8.2. Each code wheel has 11 letters and a diamond

2-8.1. The locking device (fig. 2-3) is a cylindrical lock

symbol. Rotating code wheels to the correct 3-letter

consisting of three code wheels, a rectangular bolt, and

code and pulling knob to the left opens the lock.

a protective cover. The lock is not intended to be a high

security lock.

Figure 2-3. Locking Device with Protective Cover Rotated.

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