TM 9-243
REPLACING THE HANDLE - Continued
REMOVING OLD HAMMER HANDLE
1
If the handle is split or broken, remove it from the
head.
2
If the handle is too tight to pull loose from the head,
proceed as follows:
Place hammer in vise.
Saw off handle (1) close to head (2).
Drive the remaining handle out through the large
end of the head (3) using drift pin. Save the wedges.
INSTALLATION OF NEW HANDLE
WARNING
WEAR EYE PROTECTION AND WATCH
THE FINGERS.
NEW HANDLE
WOODEN WEDGE
METAL WEDGE
2
Insert handle (1) in head (2).
1
Obtain new handle and wedges.
21-14
3
Seat handle in head with a rubber mallet (3).
