TM 10-5430-243-12&P
0027 00
0027 00-1
Change 1 – 28 April 2002
UNIT MAINTENANCE
TANK, FABRIC, COLLAPSIBLE, WATER STORAGE,
20,000 AND 50,000 GALLONS
FILLER/DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY (RELIANCE AND MPC MODELS)
REMOVAL, SERVICE, REPAIR AND INSTALLATION
INITIAL SETUP
Tools
Equipment Condition
Tool Kit General Mechanics
Filler/Discharge Hose Assembly removed
(Item 1, WP 0033 00)
(WP 0023 00)
Torque Wrench (ft-lb)
(Item 3, WP 0033 00)
Mandatory Replacement Parts
Gasket
Materials/Parts
(Item 1, WP 0041 00)
Detergent, General Purpose
Gasket
(Item 2, WP 0039 00)
(Item 11, WP 0041 00)
Rags, Wiping
Gasket
(Item 4, WP 0039 00)
(Item 12, WP 0041 00)
Silicone Compound
Lockwasher
(Item 6, WP 0039 00)
(Item 6, WP 0041 00)
O-Ring
(Item 10, WP 0041 00)
DISASSEMBLY
CAUTION
Be sure to take off closure plate before removing the flanged adapter. Flanged
adapter is bolted to the closure plate and suction stub. If the flanged adapter is
removed first, the hex head nuts bolted to the suction stub will fall into the tank.
NOTE
The filler/discharge fitting on the discharge end requires a female/male elbow. The
filler/discharge fitting of the fill end requires a female/female elbow.
1. Remove 4-inch elbow (1) by pulling outward on cam-lever arms (2), and lifting elbow (1) from flanged
adapter (3).
2. Remove and discard elbow gasket (4) from inside elbow (1).
3. Remove twenty screws (5) and washers (6) from closure plate (7). Lift closure plate (7) from tank
compression fitting (8).
4. Remove and discard o-ring seal (9) from the packing groove located in tank fitting (8).
NOTE
MPC Model Tanks use an additional eight gaskets on the screws for mounting the
suction stub.
5. Remove eight nuts (10), lockwashers (11), screws (12), and gaskets (13) from suction stub (14),
flanged adapter (3), and gasket (15). Discard lockwashers (11), gaskets (13), and gasket (15).
6. Remove and discard gasket (16) from inside dust cap (17).
