Service Information
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LITTER TOP REMOVAL
Required Tools:
1/2” Socket w/Extension 3/8” Drive Ratchet Standard Screwdriver
1. Using the foot pedal, pump up the litter top to full height.
2. Remove the stretcher mattress
3. Remove the round, black hole plugs from the jack supports at each end of the litter to expose the jack
support tube truss head screws.
4. Using a 1/2” socket, and a 3/8” drive ratchet, remove the truss head screws holding the jack support tubes
to the jack shafts.
5. Thread a 7/16−20 fine thread bolt far enough into the top of the jack supports to separate the litter top
from the jack shaft.
6. With the assistance of another person, lift the litter straight up to remove it from the jack shafts and set
it aside.
BIG WHEEL CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL
Required Tools:
1/2” Socket 3/8” Drive Ratchet Needle−Nose Pliers
1. Remove the litter top from the stretcher (see above).
2. Lift the base hood off the base frame.
3. With the brake/steer pedal in the steer position, remove the clevis pin and rue ring cotter connecting the
brake rod to the brake rod drive link at each end of the stretcher.
4. Remove the two clevis pins and rue ring cotters connecting the brake rods to the drive arm at the center
of the base near the cam bracket assembly.
5. Pull the brake shafts straight out away from the base.
6. Remove the four hex washer head screws holding the cam bracket assembly to the base frame and re-
move the cam bracket assembly.
NOTE
On a base with 4−sided brakes, remove the rue ring cotter and clevis pin connecting the side control big wheel
linkage assembly to the yoke weldment on the end control brake pad at the foot end of the stretcher.
7. Remove the two hex washer head screws holding the carriage weldment to the base frame and remove
the carriage assembly.
8. Reverse steps 1−7 to reinstall the carriage assembly.
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