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23-9. REPAIR OF BONNET, BODY ARMOR SYSTEM EOD
Repair of the bonnet is limited to restitching of the NOMEX® cover and drawstring replacement. Replacement items
are shown in Figure 23-8 and the item numbers correspond to the materials listed in Section Ill. Table 23-6 contains
stitching instructions and finished measurements are in Table 23-7.
1. CLOTH, Aramid
2. CLOTH, Ballistic
3. BRAID, Tubular
Figure 23-8.
a. Restitching The Inner And Outer Covers.
LEGEND
4. WEBBING, Nylon
5. LABEL
Replaceable Items on Bonnet
(1) Remove all loose or broken threads from the seams to be restitched.
(2) Use the types of stitches, thread size and stitches per inch as shown in Table 23-6 below,
b.
Drawstring Replacement.
(1) Remove defective drawstring (3) by pulling through eyelet(s).
(2) Cut appropriate length of replacement drawstring and fuse cut ends.
(3) Insert one end of drawstring through eyelet and feed it through the drawstrng tunnel until the leading end
can be extracted from the second eyelet.
(4) Tie large knots at both ends of drawstring,
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