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TM 9-254
CHAPTER 3
GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
Section I. DRILLING AND REAMING FOR TAPERED PINS
3-1.
Tapered Pins and Tapered Holes.
a.
General. A tapered pin (fig. 3-1) may be defined as a metal rod with a diameter that decreases uniformly.
Tapered pins are used to secure one part to another in a positive relation to each other, such as the securing of a knob to
a shaft.
Figure 3-1. Assortment of Tapered Pins
b.
Numbering System. All tapered pins are tapered similarly (1/4 in. per ft.) and certain diameters are identified
with numbers. All pins with the same number would then have the same maximum diameter; therefore, the longer the pin
(of any one number), the smaller the minimum diameter.
c.
Preparation of Parts to Receive Tapered Pin. When preparing parts to receive a tapered pin, a hole must be
drilled and then reamed with a tapered reamer. The larger the drill used, within the scope of the taper, the less reaming
will be required. Before drilling any hole for a tapered pin, it is necessary to know the minimum diameter of the pin to be
used so that a drill may be selected accordingly. Refer to figure 3-2 and table 3-1 for selecting the proper drill size
required for a tapered hole. When the proper drill size has been determined, the hole should be drilled and then reamed
with a tapered reamer of the correct number.
Figure 3-2. Selection Drill for Tapered hole
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