TM 55-8145-202-14
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CROSS MEMBER REPAIR.
This task covers:
a. Straightening
b. Replacement
INITIAL SET-UP:
Tools:
General Mechanics Tool Kit (Item 1, App B)
Equipment Condition: Materials/Parts:
Refrigeration unit shutdown (TM 9-4110-258-13)
Rivets (Item 18, App E)
Generator set shutdown (TM 5-6115-585-12/34)
Barrier Tape (Item 3, App E)
The following limitations apply:
Inserts, sections, welded repairs and doubler plates are NOT allowed for cross members.
Replacement cross members and rivets should be of the same thickness
and material specification as the original.
a.
Straightening.
NOTE
Do not use heat.
(1)
Use a mechanical device such as a jack or straightening wrench.
(2)
Back the jacking device against an adjacent cross member supported with timber. Do
not jack against the subfloor (underfloor panel).
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