TANK SHIMMING

DESCRIPTION 6. After alignment of tank to chassis is as

This section outlines and explains the body
shimming process of the MTT. It is important to
familiarize the installation crew on the process
and reasoning for correctly shimming the MTT.
1. Remove front rocker/mount pad shims and
reattach pads to mounts.
2. Modify hand rails, fenders, hoods and
remove components that might cause
interference with MTT when lowering to
chassis.
desired, shim main body pads as required.
Amount of shims required may vary greatly.
Ensure the shims are installed to distribute
the entire weight of the MTT evenly on all
main body pads.
7. Ensure ½” to ¾” clearance is maintained
between the front rocker pads and the tank.
If the clearance is less than the required
minimum, add more shims to main body
pads to maintain this clearance.

3. After rear pins are installed, but before final

lowering of the MTT, ensure the body pads
are located correctly on the chassis rails
without shims and loosely attached to MTT
mounting rails with proper hardware.
Ensure front rocker pads experience NO
contact (½” to ¾” clearance is required). If
weight is distributed to the front rocker pads
or the frame rail body pads are not loaded
evenly structural damage to the tank may
occur.

For ease of installation and to prevent the

possibility of frame contact, place body pad
bolts up through the pad and mounting rail.
This will place the lock nuts on the top of the
mounting rail to prevent any bolt contact
with the frame.
Some body pads and shims may need to be
trimmed to fit pad configuration or gain
clearance for chassis components.

4. Lower tank to chassis.

When raising or lowering MTT on chassis

always use a spotter and hoisting policies.
Failure to use a spotter when raising or
lowering the MTT can cause MTT to be
lowered on a chassis component that from
the operators position cannot be viewed,
causing damage to chassis component or
MTT.

5. Step back from the MTT/truck assembly and

observe the alignment of the tank to chassis.
Make sure the tank appearance is correct.
The tank should roughly align at the same
Ensure ½” to ¾” clearance is maintained
angle as the chassis.
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8. After all shimming is complete install

fasteners and torque properly.