TM 3-4240-286-20&P
2-14. M 56 GAS-PARTICULATE FILTER UNIT - M AINTENANCE lNSTRUCTIONS (CONT).
LOCATION
ITEM
ACTION
REMOVAL
NOTE
The unit commander or senior officer in charge of maintenance personnel assigned to remove and
dispose of the contaminated gas and particulate filters must prescribe the necessary protective clothing
(TM 10-277) to be worn during this operation. He must also prescribe the necessary safety measures to
be followed including the decontamination operation (TM 3-220) that must be performed before the new
filters are installed.
M56 Gas-Particulate Filter
Particulate and
Set POWER switch (1) on the compartment control
Unit
gas filters
module to OFF.
Loosen screw (2).
Pull catch (3) outward and swing retaining bar (4) away
from inner cover (5).
Using handles, pull inner cover (5) from access
cover (6).
Pull particulate filter (7) from filter housing (8).
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