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22-10. AMBULANCE EXTERIOR BODY REPAIR (Cont'd)
1.
Scribe two lines (6) centered over seventeen rivets (3) on nose cap (1). Extend lines (6) a minimum of
1.00-in. (25.4 mm) onto body panels (2).
2.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) drill, remove seventeen rivets (3) from nose cap (1) and body panel (2).
3.
Remove nose cap (1).
4.
Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (2). Do not remove scribed lines (6).
5.
Position nose cap (1) on body panels (2) and transfer scribed lines (6) marked in step 1. Remove nose
cap (1).
6.
Using scribed lines (6) marked in step 5, drill seventeen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (5) in
nose cap (1).
7.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of silaprene adhesive sealant to nose cap (1)
and body panels (2).
8.
Install nose cap (1) on body panels (2) with seventeen rivets (4).
9.
Spot paint nose cap (1) and body panel (2) (TM 43-0139).
10.
Apply wicking sealant to seventeen rivets (4) installed in step 8.
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