Section III. ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE

Table 6-1. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

Section Ill. ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE

6-6. Special Tools and Equipment

b. Slide Fasteners. Replace slide fasteners as

follows:

The case does not require special tools, parts, or

(1) Remove the six rivets (1, fig. 6-3) holding the

equipment.

outside hinge (2) which secures the cover to the body

of the bag.

(2) Open the outer seams (3) holding the fastener

6-7. Replace

tape to the cover and the body and remove the

defective slide fastener (4).

a. Base Building Board.

(3) Place the new slide fastener in position. Sew

(1) Remove the ten screws that secure the

building board cover to the, base assembly, see step 1,

on duplicating the original stitching with type 301

figure 6-2. Remove the cover, step 2. Do not remove

stitch, six-or seven-stitches per inch.

(4) Replace the outside hinge in the original

the exterior screws that secure the frame to the bag.

(2) Fabricate a new base cover identical to the

position on the cover flap (5) and body. Secure the

hinge with new caps and rivets peened into place.

original cover. This can be requested from higher

c. Buckle. If the buckle on the carrying strap (6) is

echelon. The new cover will be the same size as the

missing or damaged, replace it with a new buckle.

original cover and the screw holes will be drilled to

The method for replacing the buckle loop chape is

duplicate those in the original. Also fabricate two

described in paragraph 6-9c.

blocks 13 inches by 1% inches by 1 inch for

d. End Clip. Replace a missing or damaged end clip

reinforcement.

on the carrying strap. Cut off a small portion of old

(3) Move the insulation to the center of the base

webbing so it will be straight and flat at the point of

and install the two wood blocks as shown in step 3.

entrance into the end clip. Insert the webbing into

(4) Install the new cover and secure with the ten

the end clip and flatten.

screws.

Section IV. DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE

6-8. Repair Parts, Special Tools

6-9. Repair

and Equipment

a. Side Reinforcement Webbing. To replace the

a. Special Tools and Equipment. The military

webbing around the base of the case, remove the 18

water can case does not require special tools and

screws and washers (1, fig. 6-4) securing the side

reinforcement webbing (2) to the base. Cut a new

equipment.

piece of 1 inch wide webbing using the old webbing

b. Repair Parts. Repair parts issued with or

authorized for the water can case are listed in the

as a pattern. Put the new webbing into position and

replace the screws and washers.

Repair Parts List, Section VI.

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