TM 9-2320-363-34-2
HOOD SMC REPAIR (CONT)
NOTE
If damage extends to joint where part is bonded to another, separate part with
heat gun and putty knife before cutting.
4.
USING SABER SAW, CUT OUT LARGE, STRAIGHT-SIDED PANEL (8) CONTAINING DAMAGED
AREA.
NOTE
If damage is next to, but does not include, headlight reinforcement, remove
headlight reinforcement from replacement section, not from hood.
5.
FROM SCRAP HOOD (9) OR NEW PART, CUT PATCH (10) FROM SAME AREA SLIGHTLY
LARGER THAN ORIGINAL PANEL (8). TRIM PATCH (10) TO FIT BOTH SIZE AND CONTOUR OF
ORIGINAL PANEL (8).
6.
SAND PATCH (10) EDGES TO ALLOW 1/16-1/8 IN. (2-3 mm) GAP (11) AROUND PANEL (8).
7.
ON ENGINE SIDE OF HOOD (12), USE ROUTER BIT ON GRINDER OR DRILL TO GRIND AWAY
SHALLOW RECESS. GRIND RECESS TO ONE-QUARTER DEPTH OF LAMINATE (13) AND 1/2 IN.
(13 mm) OUTWARD FROM ALL SIDES (14) OF PANEL (8) AREA. GRIND 1/2 IN. (13 mm) INWARD
FROM ALL SIDES (14) OF ENGINE SIDE OF PATCH (10). SLIGHTLY TAPER OUTSIDE EDGE OF
GROUND AREA AROUND PANEL (8) AND INSIDE EDGE OF GROUND AREA ON PATCH (10).
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