Hopper Gate Box Removal; Hopper Gate Box Installation - THRUSH S2R – G10 Maintenance Manual

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL

HOPPER GATE BOX REMOVAL

Ref. Figure 9-3
Remove the aircraft skins to gain access
to hopper gatebox bolts and nuts.
Disconnect dump fork,
adapter box and vent, emergency shut
off cable and spray pump. Remove the
nuts and bolts attaching the gate box to
the adapter box and pry off the two apart.
CAUTION
If bolts do not drive out easily,
turn bolts to break glue, and
then drive bolts out.
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Figure 9-2: Hopper Repair
spray tube,
Clean off all old gasket material by scraping,
being careful not to gouge mating surfaces.

HOPPER GATE BOX INSTALLATION

Ref. Figure 9-3
Before installing gate box, be sure that all
mating surfaces are clean and dry.
maximum strength, apply 3M Scotch-Weld™
DP-190 Translucent Epoxy adhesive evenly
to both mating surfaces and both sides of
gasket thoroughly. Using alignment pins to
hold gaskets in place and to help align gate
box, install bolts using large area washer on
hopper side and tighten nuts.
For
Effective: 03/26/2010