TM 9-1829A, April 1944
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2021-07-07
Push magnet back to original position and remove collar and rear thrust washer. Using fixture (T-170666)
with adapter (T-170666 Det 7) (fig. 61), tighten down handle to smooth out flare in magnet shaft.
Caution:
Care must be taken when using fixture to make sure that it does not come in contact with steel portion of
magnet, causing it to be weakened.
Figure 61: Smoothing out flare in magnet shaft, using fixture (T-170666 with Det. 7)
After smoothing out flare, use safety-edge file (T-170757) to remove any remaining burs from end of magnet
shaft (fig. 62) (to prevent scoring bearing surface in frame), then slip magnet and shaft out of frame.
Figure 62: Removing burs from magnet shaft