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(5) Machine sew the sides of the center reinforcement to 'he tent with a straight stitch.
(6) Install the serviceable tiedown straps which were removed (para. 5-3).
5-6. Fabrication of Tent Securing Lines
a.
Remove the tent slips (8, fig. 1-1) from the damaged securing line (7) and remove the securing line from the tent.
b. Cut a 56-foot securing line from the 5/16 inch bulk rope.
c. Install the securing line through the dee rings (11 and 14).
d. End-whip each end of the securing line (TM 10-269).
5-7. Tent
a. Restitching.
When any seam on
the tent (5, fig. 1-1) has broken stitching, machine sew the entire seam with the
same stitch as the old one. (TM 10-269).
b. Machine Patching. Follow the machine patching procedures in TM 10-269 to machine patch holes and rips in the
tent.
5-8. Fabrication of Toggle Pin and Chain Assemblies and Eyebolt and Chain Assemblies
a. Ridge Assembly End Toggle Pin and Chain Assemblies.
(1) Cut a 6-inch length of chain from the bulk chain.
(2) Attach one end of the chain to a serviceable toggle pin (4, fig. 2-3) with a serviceable chain hook.
b. Ridge Assembly Center Toggle Pin and Chain Assemblies.
(1) Cut a 1-foot length of chain from the bulk chain.
(2) Attach one end of the chain to a serviceable toggle pin (4, fig. 2- ) with a serviceable chain hook and install
a chain hook in the remaining end of the chain.
c. Leg Assembly Toggle Pin and Chain Assemblies.
(1) Cut a 3-foot length of chain from the bulk chain.
(2) Attach one end of the chain to a serviceable toggle pin (4, fig. 2-2) with a chain hook (5) and install a chain
hook on the remaining end of the chain.
d. Brace Eyebolt and Chain Assemblies.
(1) Cut a 6-inch length of chain from the bulk chain.
(2) Attach one end of the chain to the eyebolt (14 fig. 2-2) with a chain hook (5).
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e. Spacer Eyebolt and Chain Assemblies.
(1) Cut a 10-foot length of chain from the bulk chain.
(2) Attach one end of the chain to an eyebolt (8, fig. 2-2) with a chain hook (5).
(3) Thread the remaining end of the chain through another eyebolt, and install a chain hook on the remaining
end.
5-9. Tent Support Coil Insert
a. Removal.
(1) Place the blade of the extractor into the damaged insert (12, fig. 2-2) and hit the top of the extractor until the
blade bites into the insert.
(2) Push on the extractor and rotate it counterclockwise to remove the damaged insert.
b. Cleaning. Remove any chips or foreign matter from the tapped hole.
c. Installation.
(1) Retract the mandrel and place an insert in the chamber with the tang end toward the tip of the inserter.
(2) Advance the mandrel until the mandrel slot fully engages the insert tang.
(3) Rotate the mandrel until it protrudes 1/32 inch from the tip of the inserter.
(4) Hold the inserter firmly and squarely against the hole in the tent support and rotate the mandrel until the top
coil of the insert is one-fourth to one-half turn below the top surface of the hole.
CAUTION
Do not push on the mandrel or rotate it to break off the insert tang.
(5) Place the punch end of the breakoff tool inside the installed insert against the insert tang. Strike the top of
the breakoff tool with a hammer to break off the tang.
(6) Remove the breakoff tool from the insert.
5-10. Fabrication of Tent Guy Lines and Tent Cover Lines
a. Tent Guy Lines.
(1) Cut a 14-foot length of rope from the 5/16 inch bulk rope.
(2) End-whip one end of the guy line (9, fig. 1-1) by following the procedures in TM 10-269.
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