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22-10. AMBULANCE EXTERIOR BODY REPAIR (Cont'd)
m. Right Rear Side Corner body Panel Repair
1.
Remove door weatherstrip (TM 9-2320-280-20).
2.
Remove right rear door assembly (TM 9-2320-280-20).
3.
Remove rear hinge assemblies (TM 9-2320-280-20).
4.
Remove right rear lower/upper body panel (para. o.).
5.
Scribe two lines (4) centered over seventeen rivets (4) on rear side comer body panel (1). Extend
scribed lines (4) a minimum of 1.00-in. (25.4 mm) onto body panels (2).
6.
Using a 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) drill, remove seven rivets (4) from rear side corner body panel (1) and
body panels (2).
7.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) drill, remove ten rivets (3) from rear side corner body panel (1) and body
panels (2).
NOTE
Five rivets that secure rear side corner body panel to vertical
support braces are not visible because they are covered by body
panels.
8.
Separate body panels (2) from rear side corner body panel (1).
9.
Transfer five lines (4) onto exterior side of body panels (2) and center punch locations.
10.
Drill five 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) diameter pilot holes through body panel (2) marked in step 9.
11.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter drill, remove five rivets (3) marked in steps 9 and 10.
12.
Remove rear side corner body panel (1).
13.
Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (2). Do not remove scribed lines (4) marked in
steps 5 and 9.
14.
Using rear side corner body panel (1), locate, mark, and drill eight 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter"/
holes (11) in rear side corner body panel (1).
15.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to two reinforcement
assemblies (10) and rear side corner body panel (1).
16.
Install two reinforcement assemblies (10) in rear side corner body panel (1) with two existing rear
hinge assemblies (6), eight washers (8), and screws (7).
17.
Using holes (11) drilled in step 14 on rear side corner body panel (2) as templates, drill eight
0.187-in. (4.5 mm) diameter holes (11) through two reinforcement assemblies (10).
18.
Secure rear side corner body panel (2) and two reinforcement assemblies (10) together with eight
rivets (9).
19.
Remove eight screws (7), washers (8), and two rear hinge assemblies (6) installed in step 16.
20.
Position rear side corner body panel (1) to body panels (2) and transfer scribed lines (4) marked in
steps 5 and 9. Remove rear side body panel (1).
21.
Using scribed lines (4) marked in step 20, drill seven 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) diameter holes (13) in
rear side corner body panel (1).
22.
Using scribed lines (4) marked in step 20, drill twenty-two 0.187-in. (4.5 mm) diameer holes (15) in
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rear side corner body panel (1).
23.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to rear side corner body
panel (1) and body panels (2).
24.
Install rear side corner body panel (1) to body panels (2) with seven rivets (14), five rivets (16), an
seventeen rivets (12).
25.
Install lower/upper body panel (para. o.).
26.
Spot paint rear side corner body panel (1) and body panels (2) (TM 43-0139).
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