yo . ' ok RESTRICTED * 1. 0. NO. 01-25¢K-3 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DIST: 5, 7 . "FILE: BEGHT ‘ ‘ OVERHAUL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARMY MODEL -..P-40K Series © MoTtCE The document contine information afletng © at me unted CM and 32, tants In ony manner fo on Natal Defense se, OCTOBER 5, 1942 | REVISED MAY 30, 1943RESTRICTED - 1. ©, No, 01-25¢K-3 . LIST OF REVISED PAGES ISSUED vy Latest 4 . Page Revised Date ‘ . 3 cnconnsnnenanene MAY 30, 1943 wt n May 30, 1943 a 4 NOTE: A heavy black vertical line, co the left of the rexe ” : : ‘on revised pages, indicates the extent of the revision. This ~ : i is omitced where more than 50 percent af the page is : : . revised. 4 we ‘THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE USED BY PERSONNEL RENDERING. 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ADDITIONAL COPIES ( Revised May 30, 1943T. 0, No, 01-25¢K-9 Section IV (5) Empennage (Com) (6) Application of Dope to Fabric Surfaces (2) Materials (B) Workshop Condisions (e) Prepac (2) Application of Dope (6) Precautions (f) Patching Tora Areas (7) Refinishing Metal Suefaces 2. Wing ~ 4, Disassembly “" 4. Inspection (2) Wing Panels 2) Wing Tips (3) Ailerons (8) Wing Flaps 6 Repair 4. Assembly 3. Empeanage 4. Disassembly | Inspection (1) Stabilizers (2) Elevators and Rudder 4 Repaie a. Assembly 4. Fuselage and Engine Mount a Fuselage (2) Disassembly (2) Tospection. ©) Repair 4, Engine Mowne (1) Disassembly (2) Inspection (3) Repaie (A) Assembly 3. Cowling 4, Inspection ion of Materiale : RESTRICTED. i TABLE OF CONTENTS > Section Page oo UL Iatreduction 1 Jo Wh Hest-Treated Parts and Finishes wit 4 1, Heat-Treated Parts 113, i a. Aluminum Alloy 1 : 4, Stoel Parts Lise 43 pod 2, Finish Specification—General “ © SAIL Dismantling, Cleaning, and Inipection 14.19 A, General : “ 20° 2. Dismancling wy : © a. General “ 5, Precautions and tnstructions 419 . (1) Precautions uM (2) Insteuctions 1419 3. Cleaning » 4. Inspection—General y 9. Disposition of Equipment Submerged in Water ” IV Disassembly, Inspection, Repair, and ne “Asiembly ©, General ‘20.48 4. General Tnsenuctions 20 4, Disassembly 20 4 Special Airplane Tools 20 4, Major Repsie d 20-46 (1) General 20 © (@) Tubing, +20 (8) Fasteners 20 (6) Bushings 20 2) Steuerurst 2027 @) Wing . 2745 (a) Sesingers a7 (2) Skis 2 (©) Outboard Bulkhead 245 (4) Wing Tip 6 (4) Fuselage é 4“ | (a) Stringers : “6 (B) Bulktheads 4s (e) Skin 45 (1) Engine Section Cowling “6 1648 46 46 46 46-47 47 48 484 48 4854 48.56 34 > of 34 54 5458 54 54.55 3455 cy 38 38 5859 38 38 38 38 2 39 39 2 39.60 39.60 59.60 RESTRICTED»_ RESTRICTED Section Vv (2) Cowl Flaps ont), Repair 6. Spinner Assembly 7. Landing Gear 44, Disassembly and Inspection (1) Scrat Assemblies (2) Wheels and Brakes (a) General (b) Tires anid Tubes (G) Hydeautie Brake System b, Reprir and Assembly 8. Tail Whect : 4. Disassembly and Inspection 2b, Repair nd Assembly 9, Engine and Accessories 4, Disassembly (1) Engine 2) Carburetor Ait Intake System 3) Accessories 4b, Inspection (2) Engine (2) Exhaust System (3) Carburetor Aie Invake System «Repulse —Exhause Systema 4. Assembly 10. Engine and Propeller Controls, 11, Propeller and Hub 2, 1g System © 13, Cooling System 4. Cowl Flaps 4, Oil Temperature Regulator Air Scoop (1) Disassembly (2) Inspection and Repait’ 14, Oil System 15, Fuel System - 1.0, No, 01-25¢K-2 Page 6 o @ aot a @ e a ae a 2.66 6 65 6 6 6s 6 65 6s 65 6 65 6s 6 65 6 os oe on a cy “8 8 ° © ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. Section Page IV 16. Engine and Aeronautical Instruments 69 (C17, Surface Contcols 6-70 4. Dissssembly 970 4. Inspection 70 ¢, Repair and Assembly 70 18, Hydraulics yos11 a System 70 4, Hydraulic Pump—Mocor Driven 70 €, Hydraulic Pump—Haad Operated 70 4. Control Valve yo. . Restricted Fitsings, Check Valve, and Relief Valve ~ n J, Landing Gear Retracting Serut™ "72 g. Tail Wheel Retracting Sértt n 1, Wing Flap Actusting Cylindse a 19. Ignition and Electrical System n 20, Fuselage Equipment na 4. General a 4b, Miscellaneous Faquipment n 6, Furnishings R Q) Windshield 2 2) Cockpie Erelonure 2 21. Heating and Ventilating System n 22. Oxygen Equipment n 23.Communications. Equiperent n 24, Bombing Equipment 2 25. Photographic Equipment—Gua Camera 72-73 26, Gunnery Equipment n ‘Vo Final Assembly B 1. Instructions mB 2. Torque Loads a VI Additional Overbeud and Major Repair Instruction: 4 ” VIL Storage \ 0 RESTRICTEDRESTRICTED Figure 1 PAOK Aisplane ‘Auxiliary Hydraulic Text Equipment 3 Portable Hlectrcal and Hydraulic ‘Test Equipment Postebie Electrical Test Box—Panel J 5. Postshle Flectrical Test Box— ; Fuselage—Lett-Hand 6 Portable Flectrcsl Test Box— i Faselage—RighHand ‘Auxiliary Test Box—Control Stick Major Disascembly fing Hoisting Sling 10. Wing Pancl on Horizontal Cradies © LL Wing Panel Separated at Center Line Bulkhead 23 Fuselage on Cradle i 13, Bushing Chare Meese 15 Wing Suingess—"Z"—s4016 and 75-03-063—Splice 16 Wing Stringer Wing Stringers Angle and Chaancl—Splice 28 "—87-05-591—Splice T. ©. No, 01-25¢K-3 ILLUSTRATIONS Page | Figure IV | 23, Fuselage Skin—Small Patch 15 | 24 Fuselage Skin Insert 25 Wing—Flush Skin Pacch 16 | 26 Flush Skin Patch at Overlap 17 | 27 Wing—Skin Repair Data 28. Inspection and Access Doors—Wing ” a 29. Wing Showing Consteuction “ tg | 3 Trailing Edge of Wing—Bottom View te | 34 RightHand Wing Flap Skeleton— * “Top and Bottom Views 2 | 52 tote tend Aleron Skeleton 33 Vertical Stabilizer 2 34 Horizontal Stabilizer 35 Elevator Skeleton—Top View 36 Radder Skeleon 37 Inspection and Access Doors—Puselage 2B “2426 38 Fuselage—Top Section Before Assembly 29 | 39. Fusslage—Bottom Section Before Assembly. jusz | 40. Attaching Covering to Elevator "a7 Wing Stringer—"Z"—87-03-178A—Splice | 33-34 | {2 Tensionometer Installed on Elevator Cable ©. ae Wing Spar Repaie Data ~a5.ag | 42 Engine and Mount Assembly Sappore Stand +1119 Capsuip—Jay Section Splice 37-38 | 43 Fagine Mown: Disastembly y 20: Capsttip—Angle—Splice— 44 Lending Gear Disassembly Spats No.2, 3 and sodo | 45 Tall Wheel Disassembly | 21 Cap-strip—Angle—Splice—SparNo,1 41-42. | 46 Engine Mount Vibration Absorber Front “22 Faselage—Steinger Insert at Ballchend 4 | 47 Engine Mount Vibration Absorber Rear Page 4% “a 44 4s 9 30 3 st 32 82 33 33 84 55 36 37 37 38 59 o a QRS a RESTRICTEDRESTRICTED T. 0. No, 01-25¢K-3 co PUM fon RESTRICTED ee aRESTRICTED SECTION II T. 0, No, 01-25CK-3 SECTION | INTRODUCTION 1, This Technical Order is the Overhaul Instructions: for the Model P-40K and P-40X-1 Pursuie Airplanes. Ie includes all necessary information for the major over. haul of these aieplanes, Overhaul personnel will read and_be familiar also with the information contained in TOs 01-25CK-1 and 01-25CK-2, which form a pare of the complete overhaul inscructions SS HEAT-TREATED PARTS AND FINISHES 1, HEAT-TREATED PARTS, 4, Alusrimusy Alloy —Alunsiouns alloy 24ST Acsny Specifextion No, $7:1526 type Mi snd 2450. Army Specification No. $7-152-6 type T constitute the major materials used ia the construction of the wing and fase: lage. All forgings, extruded sections, and bar stock, ‘with few exceptions, ate 14ST aluminum alloy Speci feation No. QQ-A-367, grade 5. Specification No. 98- 10026 covers both the eancaling and heat treatment of these materials, All rivets wsed ia external covering and Seings are AI7ST ‘or 17ST slumioum alloy. Rivets used op the incernal structure are lat head, round head, brazier head, oF modified brazier head rivets of 17ST, AA7ST, oF stel, solid or tubular rivets. Fuel, ven, oil, and coolant lines aze of 5280 aluminum alloy Specifies . Nomenclature Part No. Actuator-Tail Wheel Retracting Strut Piston 7537-024 Adaprer-Reat Mount-Inboard Wing Gun 87-69-548 Adaprer-Rear Moun-Outhoard Wing Gun 87-69-346 Angle Support Intermediate Seation ee, Angle-Tapping-Nose Rib Rudder i ai nsors tion No, $7-187-3, with the exception of sone lines oF parts of lines which are of copper. b, Steel —The beater tubes and cuss assemblies of the engine mount ate constructed of X130 cheome- molybdenum steel tubing, Specification No. 57-180-2; the bearer bes have been heat iccated 1 180,000 pounds per square inch, while the truss assemblies are hheat created to 150,000 pounds per square inch The steel pacts of doe landing gear, landing gear ce acting strut and lading gear retracting mechsaiim are heat treated from 120,000 to 180,000 pounds per square inch, This also applies to ¢he tail wheel. ALI pars mentioned above are hext treated according to Specifica tion No, 98.10025, The following is a list of sceel parts which have been heat treated to the tensile serengths as, soted. Heat Treat Tensile Serengeh Next Ponds Assembly Materiat Per Square Inch 87.37.9085, 1062 150,000 87-65-917 — AN-QQ-S-756 Condition © 150,000, 87-69-500 AN-QQ-$-756 Condition © 130,000 87.0309 AN.QQS757 0,000, 8703901 AN.QQ.6-757 £0,000 BT-AGOL —_AN.QQ-S-685 65,000 sr-i4-d0t —_AN-QQ-S-583 S00 8705-014 57-107-18 120,000 87-3505 57-1368 125,000 RESTRICTED