ARMY TM 10-1670-282-23&P
AIR FORCE T.O. 13C5-30-2
NAVY NAVAIR 13-1-33
2-37.
Pack Tiedown Strap Loop.
This task covers:
a. Repair
b. Replace
Tools:
Equipment Condition:
Knife, Item 5, Appendix B
Inspected (paragraph 2-9, 2-13)
Pot, Melting, Item 14, Appendix B
Cleaned (paragraph 2-12)
Sewing Machine, Heavy Duty, Item 19,
Deployment bag laid out on work table
Appendix B
Materials/Parts:
Wax, Item 2, Appendix D
Thread, Nylon, Size 3, Item 25/26, Appendix D
Webbing, Cotton, Type 11, 1-Inch Wide, Item 31,
Appendix D
a.
Repair.
Restitching. Restitch broken or loose stitching, using a heavy duty sewing machine and size 3 nylon thread.
Stitch over original pattern and lock each row with 1/4-inch stitching.
b.
Replace. Replace a damaged pack tiedown strap loop at the pack bottom by fabricating as follows:
(1)
Remove the original loop by cutting the loop along the outer edge of the pack bottom panels.
(2)
On each side of the original loop location, cut and remove 1 1/2 inches of the pack bottom panel edge
stitching.
(3)
Cut and remove the stitching which secures the original loop material to the pack outside bottom panel.
(4)
Cut an 8 1/4-inch length of type 11 cotton webb, g and wax the ends.
(5)
Double the webbing length and at the original loop location, insert the a lined webbing ends under the original
loop material, between the pack outside bottom panel and the inside bottom panel.
(6)
Allow the folded end of the webbing to extend 1 1/2 inches beyond the outer edge of the bottom panels to
form a loop.
(7)
Secure the replacement loop between the pack bottom panels by stitching the bottom outside panel with a 2
5/8-inch long single-X-box-stitch formation according to the details in figure 2-63. Stitching will be made in
accordance with paragraph 2-17 and using the specifics in table 2-3.
(8) Restitch the pack bottom panel edge stitching removed in 2 above, according to original construction details
and paragraph 2-17 and using the specifics in table 2-3.
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