Reassembly Of The Swing Tongue Catch - Kirby Morgan 77 Operation And Maintenance Manual

Kirby Morgan 77
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To replace the spring, you will also need to remove
the screw on the starboard top of the tongue on
the helmet. To access this screw, you will need to
either remove the pod/regulator, or use a 90 degree
screwdriver.
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8.12.2 Reassembly of the Swing Tongue
Catch
Note: A drop of Loctite
used in the assembly of the swing tongue catch.
1) Insert the washer between the tongue on the hel-
met and the swing tongue catch.
2)Place the looped end of the spring on the top sur-
face of swing tongue mounting plate as shown. In-
sert the mount screw through the loop and tighten
the screw.
Align the straight section of the spring with the
front edge of the mounting area and tighten the
screw to 20 inch pounds. This will properly position
the spring to align with the tongue catch and side
mounting hole.
The threads of the spring spacer should be lightly
coated with Loctite
All of the screws in the swing tongue catch
assembly should be lightly coated with Loctite
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should be used on all bolts
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prior to assembly.
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prior to assembly.
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