PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 312
NOVEMBER 1978
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Drive sprockets on those Cat
tractors do wear. 'o much tooth
wear will let the sprocket jump the
track chain -
even tho the track
Is adjusted right±
But how do you know when
they²ve reached a point of no re³
turn?
SiMple´
Gage ²em´ You can get a drive
sprocket wEar gage Fr your D4,
D5, or D6 with µSC¶
ãä083 på
5p86ä6:
µor your D7, Db, or D9,
use µSC¶
ää083 på 5p86ä7æ
These gages cost a·out a ·uck
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apiec¸ and you get ²em ¹om SºC´
Check the drive sprocket at
least every
ä000
hours - or When
the track can no longer ·e ad»
justed ¼
like so:
Set the point of the gage marKed
½r your tractor ·etWeen the teeth
of the drive sprocket¾ ¿f the point
doesnÀt touchÁ the sprocket is
ìkí
¿f i does tOuch Ã
yUck! Get your
DSÄ to replace the sprocket¾
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