Portable Flame Thrower M2-2United States. War Department
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Portable Flame Thrower M2-2
United States. War Department
Flame throwers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; United States. Army -- Equipment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
(1) Place grip safety, valve lever, and rocker arm in position in
right valve grip. (Fig 48) Be sure the shorter end of rocker arm is
at the top. Place grip spring over spring pin. Slip short end of grip
spring in groove of rocker arm. Place long end of grip spring on
outside of grip safety.
(2) Put left valve grip in place and insert the two lower lock
washers and screws. Tighten the two screws enough to hold parts in
place and still leave space for moving long end of spring into the
groove in grip safety. Push spring into groove with a screw driver.
(Fig 49)
(3) With spring in place, fully tighten the two screws with screw
driver.
(4) Place grip support in position, and insert the two upper lock
washers and screws. Tighten screws, using screw driver.
(5) Attach valve grip to valve body, using the four lock washers and
inserting the four screws through the grip support. Make sure that
the yoke shaft of the valve-diaphragm assembly is in front of rocker
arm.
_d. Maintenance of valve grip._ No maintenance is required for the
valve grip other than replacement of worn or damaged parts, tightening
of screws, cleaning, and lubrication. (Par 49)
75. BARREL AND VALVE-BODY ASSEMBLY.
_a. Description and functioning._ (Fig 47) This assembly is part of the
fuel valve. It includes the barrel, valve body, and operating parts
contained in the barrel and valve body. The assembly consists of:
(1) _Valve body_, an aluminum housing, located at the rear of the
gun and mounted on the grip support by means of four screws and lock
washers. The valve body has four large threaded openings. The lower
opening leads into the valve grip. The side opening, which forms a
Y with the main portion of the body, is connected to the fuel-hose
assembly. The front opening is screwed on the barrel. The rear
opening is closed by the spring retainer and plug.
(2) _Valve-diaphragm assembly_, which transmits and reverses the
movement imparted to it by the rocker arm of the valve grip. (Par 74
_a_) It also serves as a seal, keeping fuel from entering the valve
grip. The valve-diaphragm assembly includes:
(_a_) _Yoke shaft_, on which the rocker arm bears at the lower end
of the shaft.
(_b_) _Yoke_, a Y-shaped metal part which fits on the upper end of
the yoke shaft and is held to it by a steel pin. The yoke transmits
motion from the shaft to the yoke block, and is located within the
valve body when the valve is assembled.
(_c_) _Diaphragm_, a synthetic-rubber diaphragm held in a steel
sleeve, which fits snugly in the lower opening of the valve body.
The yoke shaft passes through the diaphragm.
(3) _Diaphragm support, washer, and cap_, which hold the
valve-diaphragm assembly in place in the valve body.
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