TM 9-2320-266-34
CHAPTER 9
REPAIR OF FRAME STRUCTURES
applied loads and road input by flexing and twisting. The
9-1. Description and Data.
main flex members are the siderails. Crossmembers, at-
The truck frame provides support for the body mounting
tached to the siderails to form the "ladder-type" frame, min-
and all chassis components. It also carries the payload while
imize twisting. Refer to figures 9-1 and 9-2 for frame
keeping deflections at a tolerable level. The frame reacts to
dimensions.
Figure 9-1. Frame Dimensions, 4X4 Model.
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