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8-3 Repair
Latch Replacement
Latch Removal
To remove a latch from the purge manifold:
1. Perform steps 1−3 in
Latch Pawl Replacement
.
2. Disconnect the air lines from the purge manifold clamping cylinder.
3. See Figure 8-3. Grasp the cylinder clevis and pull the cylinder shaft out to the
fully extended position to extend the latches and provide access to the latch set
screws (3).
6
3
1
4
2
5
7
Figure 8-3 Latch Replacement
1. Pawl
2. Latch body
3. Set screw 4. Pawl mount
5. Socket screws 6. Hex shaft
7. Mounting block
4. Loosen the set screw (3) securing the latch to the hex shaft (6), then remove the four
button-head socket screws (5) securing the latch body (2) to the mounting block (7).
5. Remove other latches as needed if the broken latch is not the last latch on the shaft.
Slide the latch(es) off the end of the hex shaft.
Latch Installation
1. Make sure the clamping cylinder and the new latch are fully extended and that the top
surface of the latch pawl (1) is flush with the top surface of the pawl mount (4). Adjust
the pawl position if necessary by loosening the Philips-head screw in the pawl recess.
2. Slide the new latch on the hex shaft so that the bottom of the latch body is parallel to
the surface of the mounting block.
3. Position the latch body over the tapped holes in the mounting block and install the
four socket screws.