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8.3 Replacement of The Whip Hose and
The Hose Coupling with Clamp.
The Whip Hose (14) and Hose Coupling
with Clamp (17) can be removed and re-
placed in the shop or in the field without
disassembly of internal Hole-Hog compo-
nents.
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To replace either of these components in
the field, refer to paragraph 11.1.
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To remove either of these components as
part of shop disassembly, follow the pro-
cedures 8.6 through 8.6.3.
8.4 Replacing The Body/Anvil Only
When replacing the Body/Anvil (1) only, it
is not necessary to disassemble the Whip
Hose (14) and tail assembly components.
1. Remove Striker (2) and the assembled
Whip Hose (14) and tail assembly as de-
scribed in paragraph 8.5.
2. Until the new Body/Anvil is installed,
place the Striker (2), Whip Hose (14)
and tail assembly where they will not be
contaminated with dust and dirt. Cover
or wrap them in cloth or plastic as re-
quired.
8.5 Removing Tail Assembly and Striker
1.
Place the Hole-Hog on a level surface
and secure it with a strap wrench or sad-
dle clamp. Block the Hole-Hog to pre-
vent rolling during removal of the End
Cap. Refer to Figure 8-2.
2. With the Body/Anvil (1) secured in
place, use wrench P/N 835758 to loosen
the End Cap (10). It may be necessary to
strike the wrench handle several times
with a hammer to loosen the End Cap.
3. R e m o v e t h e t a i l a s s e m b l y b y
unthreading the End Cap (10) and pull-
ing the Tail Assembly from the Body/An-
vil (1) as shown in Figure 8-3.
4. Place the Tail Assembly where it will not
be contaminated with dust and dirt.
Wrap it in cloth or plastic if necessary.
5. Remove the Striker (2) from the
Body/Anvil (1):
a. If it is unsafe or impractical to lift the
Body/Anvil and Striker, use a long
hook to pull the Striker out of the
Body/Anvil about six to eight inches
as shown in Figure 8-4. Otherwise,
perform step b.
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Apply Wrench 835758
to End Cap.
Apply Strap Wrench or Saddle
Clamp to Body/Anvil.
Block Body/Anvil to prevent
lateral movement.
Figure 8-2. Loosening the End Cap.
Figure 8-3. Removing Tail Assembly.
Figure 8-4. Access the Striker with a Hook.