TM 9-2320-280-34
22-10. AMBULANCE EXTERIOR BODY REPAIR (Cont'd)
i. Right Front Nose Panel Repair
1.
Using a 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) drill remove three rivets (7) from side panel (8) and window support (13).
2.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm ) drill, remove twenty-one rivets (3) from side panel (8), window support
(13), and body panels (14).
3.
Remove side panel (8).
4.
Remove adhesive residue and clean window support (12) and side panel (8).
5.
Remove right nose cap (par j.).
6.
Remove right side outer roof panel (para 1.).
7.
Scribe two lines (15) centered over thirteen rivets (3) on front nose panel (1). Extend scribed lines (15)
a minimum of 1.00-in. (25.4 mm) onto body panels (14).
8.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) drill, remove thirteen rivets (3) from nose panel (1) and body panels (14).
9.
Remove four capscrews (10) and washers (9) from heater support bracket (11) and front nose panel
(1).
10.
Remove front nose panel (1).
11.
Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (14). Do not remove scribed lines (15) marked in
step 7.
12.
Position front nose panel (1) on body panels (14) and transfer scribed lines (15) marked in step 7.
Remove nose panel (1).
13.
Using scribed lines (15) marked in step 12, drill thirteen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (12) in
front nose panel (1).
14.
Apply approximately 0.125-in (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to front nose panel (1).
15.
Install front nose panel (1) on body panels (14) with thirteen rivets (2).
16.
Install four washers (9) and capscrews (10) on front nose panel (1) and heater support bracket (11). -'
17.
Position side outer roof panel (4), removed in step 6, on body panels (14) and front nose panel (1).
18.
Using side outer roof panel (4) as a template, drill seventeen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (16)
through front nose panel (1). Remove side outer roof panel (4).
19.
Install right side outer roof panel (para L).
20.
Position nose cap (5) removed in step 5, on body panel (14), front nose panel (1), and side outer roof
panel (4).
21.
Using nose cap (5) as a template, drill nine 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (12) through front nose
panel (1) and side outer roof panel (4). Remove nose cap (5).
22.
Install right nose cap (para. j.).
23.
Apply wicking sealant to thirteen rivets (2) installed in step 15.
24.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to side panel (8), window
support (13), and body panels (14).
25.
Install side panel (8) on window support (13) and body panels (14) with three rivets (6).
26.
Install side panel (8) on front nose panel (1) and body panels (14) with twenty-one rivets (2).
27.
Apply wicking sealant to twenty-four rivets (2) and (6) installed in steps 25 and 26.
28.
Spot paint side panel (8), front nose panel (1), side outer roof panel (4), nose cap (5) and body panels
(14) (TM 43-0139).
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