TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL
BODIES AND CABS
PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
WELDING ALUMINUM CABS, BODIES
AND STRUCTURES
INDEX
Subject
Page
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
Crack Repair.
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107
Finishing Weld Repairs.
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108
Sheet Alloys - Skin.
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107
Structural Alloys.
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107
ATTACHING UNLIKE MATERIALS
Bolts, Self-Tapping Screws.
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110
Gasket Material.
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110
Plug Welding.
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110
Steel (and Brass) .
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110
Wood .
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110
FIBER GLASS AND PLASTIC PUTTY REPAIRS
Plastic Putty .
..........................................................................................................................................................
109
Fiber Glass.
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109
PREPARATION FOR REPAIRS
Chipping.
................................................................................................................................................................
106
Fiber Glass Repair, Dents, etc.
..............................................................................................................................
106
Removal of Dinges, Dents .
....................................................................................................................................
106
Surface Preparation (Cleaning) .
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105
PREPARATION OF ALUMINUM FOR PAINTING
Cleaning and Painting.
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109
Undercoating.
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110
PROPERTIES OF ALUMINUM.
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111
SAFE PRACTICES AND PRECAUTIONS.
..................................................................................................................
110
THE MIG (Metal-Arc Inert Gas) PROCESS FOR
ALUMINUM WELDING .
..................................................................................................................................
104
WELDING TERMS .
......................................................................................................................................................
112
WELDING WIRE CARE .
..............................................................................................................................................
110
103