TM 5-3610-287-10
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ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION FOR USE (CONT)
CAUTION
Do not expand Section if inclinometers show Section
is not level. Equipment damage may result.
Do not force handcrank. Damage to gears and
expanding side seals may result.
Two people are required to observe side retraction.
Inside observer should watch that expanding side
clears all parts of Section ceiling and Printing
Press. Outside observer should watch that top,
bottom, and both sides of expanding side retract
evenly. If sides are not retracted evenly, they
will contact Section body and become jammed.
NOTE
The same handcrank is used to operate both roadside and
curbside drive mechanisms.
1. Check inclinometers to make sure that Section is level. Level
2. Insert handcrank (1) into drive mechanism (2) and extend sides (3)
of Section, turning handcrank to right. Check periodically that sides
expand evenly without contacting edges of Section body. Side is fully
expanded when rubber seal (4) and metal plate are tightly sealed.
Store handcrank in Section.
3.
Repeat step 2 for opposite side.
4. Remove removable floor sections (5) from curbside folding floor
(6) and install in Section.
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