CHAPTER 6
REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
Section I. TENT FABRIC, TENT LINER PIPES, AND WELDING
6-1. Tent Sections, liners, and Covers
b. Thread each end of the pipe.
For repair instructions on the tent sections,
c. Install galvanized end eyes on
liners, and covers, refer to TM 10-267, TM 10-
269, and TM 10-633.
pipes.
6-2. Tent liner Pipes
6-3. Welding
end of the
Fabricate liner pipes as follows:
All welding or repair of broken welds will be
a. Cut 3/8-inch or 1/2-inch aluminum pipe in
accomplished with an inert gas shielded are
48-inch or 7-foot Iengths, as applicable.
Section
6-4. Parts Secured by Spring Pins
u. Use an appropriate pin drive punch and
hammer and remove the spring pin and unser-
viceable part from the assembly.
b. Insert a new part in the proper position
and drill each hole using the appropriate sized
drill. Take special care to position and drill
holes in the new part with such precision as to
insure proper fit.
c. Replace the spring pins.
6-5. Parts Secured with Drive Screws
a. Using a chisel, vise grip pliers, claw ham-
mer, or crowbar, pull the drive screws from the
assembly and remove the unserviceable part.
b. Place the new part in the proper position.
Drill a new hole within 1/4-inch of the old hole
and secure with new drive screws.
6-6. Door Winch and Transom Chord
Assembly
a. Hoist Assembly, Disassembly and Reas-
semble.
(1) Refer to figure 6-1 and remove the six
machine screws that secure the hoist cover to
welder as described in TM 9-237.
II. FRAME
the hoist support and remove the hoist assemb-
ly cover.
(2) Remove the four bolts (1, fig, 6-1)
that secure the hoist bracket to the hoist sup-
port. Lift the hoist assembly to disengage the
roller chain (2) from the winch sprocket, and
remove the hoist assembly from the transom
chord.
(8) Remove the hoist chain (4).
(4) Remove the roller chain (2).
(5) Reassemble the hoist assembly in re-
verse order of disassembly.
b. Transom Chord Assembly, Disassembly
and Reassembly.
(1) Remove the machine screws (1, fig. 3-
32) that attach the gusset plates (2) to the
transom chord (3) and remove the gusset plates
and gusset plate shim from the transom chord.
(2) Remove the nuts and lockwashers (6,
fig. 3-31) from the capscrews (5) that attach
the nylon bearing brackets (1) to the transom
chord. Remove the capescrews and nylon ring
brackets from the transom chord.
6-1
