PS Magazine - AUGUST 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 345
AUGUST 1981
DEAD TRACK SHOE
tank forward.
A
dead shoe rides cockeyed-oNe enC or boTH ends lower t±an T±e
·
shoes next to it. Dead shoes are caused by worN bushings or broken shoe pins.
If you find shoes thaT Look bad buTyoR're not sure, get the Track bus²ing wear
gage your mechanic made fOr you.
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Put one poiNT of the gage on t±e chamfer at The end of T±e pin in The suspect
shoe and The oTher point on the other shoe pin³ If The gag Won't fiT on The pin
COMPLEI Te
1N9p±ction a²D mRK
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PARTS
¹fºr»
MaKING
¼½Y
ÓÔPÕÖ×Ø!
Move the Tank until the bum part is
between the compensating idlEr and
the ´o.
Ù
roadwheel.
µoosen the locking screw on the
track tension adjusting link. ¶ith the
track link adjusting wrench, loose·
track ¸e¹Sion.
¾¿ÀÁ:
You don't neeD To
brak-±iscoNnect²the tRAcK tO
ReplAce AN en³ coNNEcToR, but you
must use ´He µRAc¶ fIxtuRes. ·ou
¸on¹t hAve tº loosen oR Remove the
en± conNeCtoRS to RePlAce juST A
cen»eR gui¼e½
Use the mechanical end connector
puller, ´º»
5ÙÚ0-0ÙÛ0Ü0ÛÝÞÙ8ß
It¼s
½arT of your tank¾s basic issue items.
¿Pull off The end connecTor on each side
´
about
Ù
inch. Don¾t pull them off
compleTely! Àhe cenTer guide will be
Á
all that¾s holding the track togetherÂ
and it might not hold.
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