PS Magazine - AUGUST 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 333
AUGUST 1980
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Track tension should be between
If any end connectors seem bAdLy
7
/16
and
Yz
iNch As caLled for in the
worn,
your mechanic wilL hAve to
Preventive MaiNtenance Checks and
±eAsure the± with the end-connector
Services (PMCS) for your vehicle ²10
weAr gage, ³S³ 49´0²00²795µ7960.
TM¶
(The gAge is part of the speciaL tooLs in
CO±plete the inspection and mark
the vehicle ²20P.) If the piN of the
deFective parts before any repair is
wear
gage
won't
touch
the
eNd
±Ade·
connector, that end coNNector is worN
Drive the vehicle sLowLy bAckward
and ±ust be repLaced.
or
forward·
Crewmen
workiNg
oN
botH sides of the vehicLe mark with
cHalk Any end coNNectors with wedges
or bolts Loose or missinG.
tors are worN oN oNe si¸e oNLY, but
within weAr gAge ¹iºi»s¼½or Your
T¾42 hAs ´,500 ºiLes oN it¿the tracK
shouLd be reverse¸ to giVe you Àore
weAr out of Your eN¸Á coNNectors.
Âlways tigh»en both end connectors
on eAcH
shoe,
with
tHe
shoe
just
starting over the compensating idLer,
before tighteNiNg the center guide.
If YÃu ¸oNÄtÅ the WE¸ge WiLL LooseN
right uÆ ÇgAÈN. ÉiÊË»EN ÌEN»Er ÊuȸE
Nut
Wi»Ë
tËE
Êui¸E
BE»wEEN
»ËE
ÌoºÆENsA»iNÊ i¸¹Er ÇN¸ tËE ÍÃ. ´
roǸ wheeL.
To check for Loose
Î
wedÏes, Look for
·
shiny metAl ArouNd the boL» hea¸.
 we¸ge ±Ay No» be seated. Ðook
for a gap betweeN the wE¸ge And the
pins. Â gAp meANs the ceN»Er gui¸e
was tighÑened before the eNd connecÒ
torÓ
 wedge ºAy be noticeAbLy higher
than the otHers. This ºeAns the center
guide wAs tigHtened before the end
connector or a track pin is turniNg in
the liNkÔ
CENTER
ÕUÖ×ØÙÚRepLace
broken or badly beNt ones And those
worn
to
lEss
thAN
y
iNcH
ÛHick
(meAsure¸
1
inch from the top·Ü
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