TM 5-5420-228-24
GENERAL MAINTENANCE (Sheet 8 of 33)
Cutting Nuts (Sheet 1 of 1)
Cape chisel
TOOLS:
Screw threading set
Ball peen hammer
Adjustable wrench
1.
Using hammer and cape chisel, cut flat
side of nut (A).
2.
Stop cutting when nut (A) spreads apart (B).
3.
Using adjustable wrench remove nut (A).
NOTE
If nut (A) was removed from end of a bolt, throw bolt away if
damaged. If nut (A) was removed from a stud or threaded
shaft, do step 4.
Using die (C) from screw threading
4.
set, clean up threads (D).
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