Edgetech 3200-XS - Disassembling and Reassembling a Tow Vehicle; Disassembling a Tow Vehicle; Figure 4-1: Retaining Ring and Locking Sleeve; Figure 4-2: Retaining Ring and Locking Sleeve Removed

Disassembling and Reassembling a Tow Vehicle 4-3
4.3 Disassembling and Reassembling a Tow Vehicle
The procedures below describe how to disassemble and reassemble a tow vehicle to
access the transducers, hydrophones, transformers, inductors, spider boxes, spider
arrays, and preamplifiers. The tools required are a socket wrench, 7/16 and 1/2-inch
sockets, and a small flat screw driver. For information on where the components are
located, refer to Figure 4-3, and for their part numbers, refer to the drawings in “Wiring and
Connector Pinout Drawings” on page 4-12.
4.3.1 Disassembling a
Tow Vehicle
To disassemble a tow vehicle:
1. Using the blade of the
screw driver, pry out the
retaining ring from the
locking sleeve as shown in
Figure 4-1.
2. Remove the retaining ring
and the locking sleeve from
the connector as shown in
Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-1: Retaining Ring and Locking Sleeve
Locking sleeve
Retaining ring
Figure 4-2: Retaining Ring and Locking Sleeve
Removed