ARMY TM 5-6675-308-12
MARINE CORPS TM 08837A-12/1A
(b) Using the 9/16-inch wrench, install four
3/8-inch diameter, l-inch long screws, flat
washers, and lockwashers through subfloor
plate into mounting frame holes.
To prevent injury to personnel or damage to
equipment, all rings, watches, bracelets, etc.,
must be removed. Disconnect ground cable
b. PADS Installation Install PADS in the prepared
first, before working with, or around, batter-
vehicle as follows:
ies. protect the ground cable from accidental
contact with other battery cables or posts.
When finished with work, connect ground ca-
Place PADS battery box (figure 2-8), with batter-
(1)
ble last.
ies installed in accordance with paragraph 2-10,
on the subfloor plate within the angle brackets (see
NOTE
correct position.
To allow power cable W7 to be routed to the
vehicle battery box, two 1-inch holes must be
Secure battery box with belt assembly (item 13,
(2)
drilled in the transmission tunnel forward of
the existing radio cable. If these holes are not
ure 2-13 for operation of the belt assembly.
present, PADS modification must be per-
formed on the vehicle by direct support main-
tenance personnel.
Place PADS primary pallet (figure 1-4) on sub-
(3)
floor plate with plumb bob arm (item 6, figure 1-4)
facing to the rear.
(a) Remove the front commander's seat by opening
Slide PADS primary pallet into the pins of the
(4)
latch and lifting seat out of vehicle.
alignment pin bracket (see figure 2-31), either for-
ward or rearward as appropriate. Ensure that the
(b) Using a 9/16-inch wrench, disconnect ground
pins of the alignment pin bracket are fully mated
connection of the battery.
in the alignment pin receptacles of the bottom rail
of the primary pallet.
(c) Remove the cable interconnecting the positive
post of one battery and the negative post of the
NOTE
other battery.
(d) Install grommets on each branch of the W7 ca-
If alignment pins do not fit freely into recepta-
ble. Slide a grommet up each branch of the cable
cles, adjust in accordance with paragraph
to approximately 6 inches from the fork of the
cable.
(5)
Secure the front or rear bottom rail of the primary
(e) Route the end of each cable branch through the
pallet frame, not secured by the alignment pin
two l-inch holes in the transmission tunnel (see
bracket, to the subfloor plate with two clamping
brackets and T-handles (item 13, figure 1-4) re-
through the 1 l/2-inch hole in the battery box.
moved from the primary pallet, as shown in figure
This hole is located just below the current shunt
2-31.
mounted on the inside wall of the vehicle battery
compartment.
Install the plumb bob bracket on the driver's side
(6)
Route the branch of the W7 cable with the black
(f)
of the vehicle, approximately 13 1/2 inches for-
band (wire marked negative) to the rear of the
ward of the rear of the driver's door edge as shown
battery compartment and connect to the negative
in figure 2-32. To hold the bracket in place,
post of the battery (see figure 2-34). Install the
tighten thumbscrew in drain hole below first re-
hardware so the W7 cable battery connection
cess in body panel.
can be removed without removing the existing
battery connection. Tighten the hardware using
the 9/16-inch wrench.
Install power cables as follows:
(7)
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