TM 9-2320-280-34
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AMBULANCE EXTERIOR BODY REPAIR (Cont'd)
c.
Left Front Nose Panel Repair
1. Using a 0.125in. (3.175 mm) drill, remove three rivets (9) from side panel (7) and window support (10).
2. Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm ) drill, remove twenty-one rivets (3) and side panel (7) from window support (10)
and body panels (1).
3. Remove adhesive residue and clean side panel (7), window support (10), and body panels (1).
4. Remove left nose cap (4) (para a).
5. Remove left side outer roofpanel (6) (para. b.).
6. Scribe two lines (11) centered over thirteen rivets (3) on front nose panel (5). Extend scribed lines (11) a
minimum of 1.00-in. (25.4 mm) onto body panels (1).
7. Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) drill, remove thirteen rivets (3) from nose panel (5) and body panels (1).
8. Remove front nose panel (5).
9. Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (1).
10.Position front nose panel (5) on body panels (1), and transfer scribed lines (11) marked in step 6 to panel
(5). Remove front nose panel (5).
11. Using scribed lines (11) marked in step 10, dril thirteen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (12) on front
nose panel (5).
12.Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to front nose panel (5) and body
panels (1).
13.Install front nose panel (5) on body panels (1) with thirteen rivets (2).
14.Position left side outer roof panel (6) on body panels (1) and front nose panel (5).
15.Using left side outer roof panel (6) as a template, drill seventeen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (12)
through front nose panel (5). Remove left side outer roof panel (6).
16.Install left side outer roof panel (6) (para b.).
17.Position nose cap (4) on body panels (1), front nose panel (5), and left side outer roof panel (6).
18.Using nose cap (4) as a template, drill nine 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (13) through front nose
panel (5) and left side outer roof panel (6).
19.Install nose cap (4) (para a).
20.Apply wicking sealant on thirteen rivets (2).
21.Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of silaprene adhesive sealant to side panel (7), window
support (10), and body panels (1).
22.Install side panel (7) on window support (10) and body panels (1) with three rivets (8).
23.Install side panel (7) on front nose panel (5) and body panels (1) with twenty-one rivets (2).
24.Spot paint side panel (7), front nose panel (5), and body panels (1).
25.Apply wicking sealant to twenty-four rivets (2).
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