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22-10. AMBULANCE EXTERIOR BODY REPAIR (Cont'd)
n. Right Lower Body Panel Repair
1.
Remove d oor weatherstrip (TM 9-2320-280-20).
2.
Disconnect battery ground cable (TM 9-2320-280-20).
3.
Remove backup light assembly (TM 9-2320-280-20).
4.
Remove tail lamp assembly (TM 9-2320-280-20).
5.
Scribe two lines (7) centered over thirteen rivets (5) on tail lamp housing bracket (6). Extend scribed
lines (7) a minimum of 1.00-inch (25.4 mm) onto body panels (9).
6.
Using a 0.187-inch (3.175 mm) drill, remove thirteen rivets (5) from tail lamp housing bracket (6)
and body panels (1). Remove tail lamp housing bracket (6).
7.
Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (1). Do not remove scribed lines (7) marked in
step 5.
8.
Position tail lamp housing bracket (6) on body panels (1) and transfer scribed lines (7) marked in
step 5. Remove tail lamp housing bracket (6).
9.
Using scribed lines (7) marked in step 8, drill thirteen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (8) in tail
lamp housing bracket (6).
10.
Scribe two lines (11) centered over fifty-three rivets (2) and (5) on lower body panel (9). Extend
scribed lines (11) a minimum of 1.00-in. (25.4 mm) onto body panels (1).
11.
Using a 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) drill, remove eight rivets (2) from lower body panel (9 ) and body panels
(1).
12.
Using a 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) drill, remove forty-five rivets (5) from lower body panel (9) and body
panels (1).
13.
Remove adhesive residue and clean body panels (1). Do not remove scribed lines (11) marked in
step 10.
14.
Position lower body panel (9) on body panels (1) and transfer scribed lines (11) marked in step 10.
Remove lower body panel (9).
15.
Using scribed lines (11) marked in step 14, drill eight 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) diameter holes (13) in
lower body panel (9).
16.
Using scribed lines (11) marked in step 14, drill forty-five 0.187-in. (4.75 mm) diameter holes (12) in
lower body panel (9).
17.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of adhesive sealant to lower body panel (9) and
body panels (1).
18.
Install lower body panel (9) on body panels (1) with eight rivets (3), sixteen rivets (10), and twenty-
nine rivets (4).
19.
Position tail lamp housing bracket (6) on lower body panel (9) and body panels (1).
20.
Using tail lamp housing bracket (6) as a template, locate, mark, and drill thirteen 0.187-in. (4.75 mm)
diameter holes (8) in lower body panel (9) and body panels (1). Remove tail lamp housing bracket (6).
21.
Apply approximately 0.125-in. (3.175 mm) thickness of sealant to tail lamp housing bracket (6),
lower body panel (9), and body panels (1).
22.
Install tail lamp housing bracket (6) on lower body panel (9) and body panels (1) with thirteen rivets (4).
23.
Apply wicking sealant to fifty-five rivet heads (4) and (10).
24.
Spot paint tail lamp housing bracket (6), lower body panel (9), and body panels (1) (TM 43-0139.)
25.
Install tail lamp assembly. (TM 9-2320-280-20).
26.
Install backup light assembly (TM 9-2320-280-20).
27.
Install battery ground cable (TM 9-2320-280-20).
28.
Install door weatherstrip (TM 9-2320-280-20).
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