TM-9-2610-200-14
CARE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND INSPECTION OF PNEUMATIC TIRES AND INNER TUBES
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT; MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SEPTEMBER 2000
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TM 9-2610-200-14
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2-21.
TIRE REPAIR LIMITS
Table 2-2.
PUNCTURE REPAIR LIMITS FOR TREAD CROWN AREA ONLY
PASSENGER CAR TIRES
LIGHT TRUCK TIRES
TRUCK/ BUS TIRES
1/4 inch (6mm) Max.
3/8 inch (9.5 mm) Max.
3/8 inch (9.5mm) Max.
Notes:
¾
A tire puncture is
defined as a penetration
by a foreign object
through the tire body.
¾
Repair units can not
overlap.
¾
Two or more injuries to
the same radial cable
must be a full section
repair
.
Radial Repair Areas
The sidewall repairable
area extends from the top of
the non-repairable area A to
approximately 1 inch from the
shoulders.
NON-REPAIRABLE
SIDEWALL
AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
CROWN OR
TREAD AREA
AREA
A
AREA
A
The sidewall repairable
area extends from the top of
the non-repairable area A to
the center of the shoulders.
NON-REPAIRABLE
Bias Repair Areas
CROWN OR
TREAD AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
AREA
A
AREA
A
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