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PALLETIZED LOAD SYSTEM TRAILER (PLST) M1076 A1

TECHNICAL MANUAL; FIELD MANUAL

OCTOBER 2012

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AIR LINE TIGHTENING PROCEDURE - Continued

2

1

ALIGNMENT

MARKS

Figure 4.

Air Line Tightening.

6.

Tighten nut (Figure 4, Item 2) until mark on nut (Figure 4, Item 2) has rotated correct number of turns (refer to

Table below).

END OF TASK

AIR LINE TIGHTENING

Table

2.

Air Line Tightening.

Air Line O.D. Size

Additional Number of Turns from Hand-Tight

1/4

3

3/8 and 1/2

4

5/8 and 3/4

3 1/2

END OF TASK

FASTENER TIGHTENING SEQUENCE PROCEDURE

NOTE

If a component has a critical tightening sequence it will be illustrated in that particular task;

otherwise, use the general sequence charts provided below.

1.

Installation Torque.

a.

Tighten nuts twice in a criss-cross pattern using a torque wrench. The first time nut is torqued, apply

approximately 75 percent of the final torque value.

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