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SOFT TOP KIT.
This task covers:
a. Installation
b. Removal
Initial Setup:
Equipment Conditions:
• Parked on a level surface.
• Wheels chocked (para 2-8.1).
• Handbrakes applied.
Materials/Parts
• Soft top kit
Tools/Test Equipment:
• General mechanics tool kit
• Wrench, adjustable 8-inch open end (BII HMMWV)
a.
INSTALLATION
1.
Install front brackets (1) to trailer (4) with bolts (2) and washers (3).
2.
Install center brackets (5) to trailer (4) with bolts (6) and washers (7).
3.
Install rear brackets (1) to trailer (4) with bolts (2) and washers (3).
NOTE
The shortest of the four bows is installed in the front mount brackets.
4.
Install four bows (8) into brackets (1,5).
5.
Position the soft top (9) over bows (8) and secure to trailer (4) with attached straps and hooks (10).
b.
REMOVAL
1.
Detach straps and hooks (10) from trailer (4) and remove soft top (9).
2.
Remove four bows (8) from trailer (4).
3.
Remove bolts (2), washers (3), and rear brackets (1) from trailer (4).
4.
Remove bolts (6), washers (7), and center brackets (5) from trailer (4).
5.
Remove bolts (2), washers (3), and front brackets (1) from trailer (4).
NOTE
If cargo body riv-nuts used for mounting the soft top brackets are damaged or missing, perform steps 6
through 8.
6.
Using center punch, drive threaded insert through riv-nut (11) casing.
7.
Using pin punch, collapse two sides of riv-nut (11) flange toward the center. Remove riv-nut.
8.
Install new riv-nut per instructions enclosed in riv-nut package.
