TM 5-3805-262-2010-11. DATA PLATES AND DECALS MAINTENANCE a. D a t a P l a t e s.This task covers touch-up, and where necessary, removal and in-s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e d a t a p l a t e s.TOOLS: No. 1 Common Organizational Maintenance Tool KitS c r e w d r i v e r s e t , c r o s s t i p , s t r a i g h t , a n d o f f s e tS l i p j o i n t p l i e r sT w i s t d r i l l s e tPneumatic portable drillArtist’s brushes, number 1 and 2MATERIALS/PARTS: Clean cloths (Appendix C, item 1)Detergent (Appendix C, item 3)Marking ink (Appendix C, item 17)REMOVALNOTEAll data plates are attached by either two or four pop rivets. Removalor installation procedures for any data plate are the same.O n l y r e m o v e a n d r e p l a c e a d a t a p l a t e i f l e t t e r i n g i s t o t a l l y i l l e g i b l e.I f l e t t e r i n g c a n b e t o u c h e d u p i n l e s s t i m e t h a n i t t a k e s t or e m o v e / r e p l a c e t h e d a t a p l a t e , d o s o .R e f e r t o s t e p ( 4 ) b e l o w f o rtouch-up procedure.( 1 ) U s i n g 1 / 8 i n c h d i a m e t e r d r i l l b i t , d r i l l o u t h e a d o f p o p r i v e t s s e c u r i n gdata plate (1 through 23) to be removed.(2) Using slip joint pliers, crush pop rivet head then remove pop rivet .(3) Remove and discard data plate. If necessary, useder data plate to free data plate from pop rivetage finish of mounting surface.( 4 ) I f d a t a p l a t e l e t t e r i n g c a n b e t o u c h e d - u p , c l e anscrewdriver slipped un-taking care not to dam-data plate using cleancloth moistened with detergent. Be sure all grease and dirt is removed.Touch-up lettering using marking ink and a number 1 or 2 artist-s brush.Be careful not to smear ink before it has dried. If necessary, refer todata plate illustrations on following pages for data .INSTALLATION(1) Position new data plate (1 through 23) on its mounting surface.( 2 ) S e c u r e u s i n g t w o p o p r i v e t s .10-73
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