Figure 8-5. Installation

TM 5-5430-209-12

(5) Place wedge gasket (5) on each side of

(3) Place a bolt retaining board (6) under the

the center support base at the joining edges of adapter

bolting channel.

plate (1).

(4) Install strip gasket (4) along the full length

(6) Set bottom adapter plate (2, fig. 8-5) in

of the joining seam. Allow a 11/2 -bolt overlap at each

position on center support base. The joining edge of

end.

adapter plate (2) should overlap the joining edge of

CAUTION:

adapter plate (1).

Wedge gaskets must be used whenever

three plates or sections are jointed

together.

BOTTOM ADAPTER PLATE

ME 5430-209-1`2/8-5

Figure 8-5. Installation

(7) Install steel recessed washer, cup side

inner plates and 37 outer plates. All inner plates are

down, and nut on each bolt protruding through bottom

interchangeable

and

all

outer

plates

are

adapter plate. Tighten bolts on center support base

interchangeable. The plates are first assembled by

flange first, then tighten lap joint bolts.

bolting the small end of the large plate on top of the

large end of the small plate. They are then treated as

(8) Place strip gasket around the outer bolt

37 one-piece sections, and are bolted to the center

circle of bottom adapter plates following the same

adapter plate assembly. When bottom is completely

procedure as in paragraph 8-lb (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7).

assembled, the section pattern reassembles a wheel.

Place wedge gasket under the gasket at lap seams of

bottom adapter plates. Insert 0-by 1/ inch bolts in 4-

b. Layout and Assembling Plates.

bolt hole channels. Insert channel assembly through

bottom adapter plates and gasket. Remove blocking.

(1) Place bolting channel under outer joining

seam of inner plate (1, fig. 8-6). Insert 1/2 by 1 /4 -inch

8-3.

Assembly of Bottom Sections

lap joint bolts (3) through all except the end boltholes of

the plate and channel.

a. General.

The assembled bottom section

consists of 74 Instapered, flat, steel plates. There are

37 inner of 74 tapered, flat, steel plates. There are 37

8-3