TM-10-5411-205-13 HMMWV S-250/G Shelter Operator, Unit and Direct Support Download
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TM 10-5411-205-13 4-10. Repair of Small Skin Puncture or Cut. This task covers: Repair INITIAL SETUP Tools Materials/Parts General Mechanic’s Automotive Tool Kit Gloves (Item 1, Appendix D) Riveter Caulking Gun (Item 2, Appendix D) Caulking Cartridge (Item 3, Appendix D) Epoxy Resin (Items 4 & 5, Appendix D) Container, Unwaxed (Item 6, Appendix D) Cloth, Cotton (Item 10, Appendix D) Cloth, Emery (Item 13, Appendix D) Solvent, Toluene (Item 9, Appendix D) AIuminum (Item 19, Appendix D) Rivet, Countersunk (Item 16, Appendix D) Repair. (Figure 4-4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Select an aluminum skin patch that overlaps the puncture or cut by one inch in all directions. Position the aluminum skin patch over the puncture and lightly scribe the area of the patch on the shelter skin. Remove all paint or foreign matter from the puncture area and an area approxi- mately one inch around the scribed mark using an emery cloth and toluene solvent. With the aluminum patch over the puncture area, drill holes for 3/16 inch pop rivets (#11 drill) around the perimeter of the patch, 1/2 inch from the edge of the patch and on one inch centers. Roughen the skin surface with coarse grit emery cloth. Be sure that the area is completely clean. Do not touch the area with the hands or wipe with an oily cloth. Fill the puncture with a fiber filled polyester resin. Then, smooth out evenly as shown in Figure 4-4, B. Allow the resin to set thoroughly. Then, sand off excess flush of the skin surface. Use the aluminum skin patch as a template to mark pop rivet of the shelter, and drill #30 holes in the skin of the shelter. with the contour holes in the skin 4-11