PS Magazine - AUGUST 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 345
AUGUST 1981
Now you're ReadY to put the track
back togetheR. Use the tankeR's baR
and lift the tRack bacK,Imo place. Put
on the tRack fixtuRes. Tighten theM
alternAtely until you can pu± on ²the
end connectoRs. ³f you don't´ the
fµxture jaW can bReak and flying Metal
can injuRe you. Drive theM on until
·
they are against the fixtuRes .
¶ Put ¸h! center g¹ide baCk. Don't
tighten it yet.
..just snug up the nut.
Take the ºRack fixtuRe ofF
»
¼Rive the
They May have to be Moved in oR out
on the pins foR the Wedges
»
to fit into
the pins no½ches.
SoMe tankeRs tighten the end
connectoR¾ ¿nd centeR Guides at the
Àpoint of reÁLaeMent.
This's
ÂROÃÄÅ
The Wedges Won't seat. The tRÆck
shoes have to be in exactly the right
position-at a 16ÇdegRee angleÈ
When you tighten the bolt. ÉtherWise
the WeÊges Will not fit into the notches
cut Ën the pins. The Wedges'll Ride
higH: The bolts Ìill loosen up Right
aWay and track failure staRts Right
aWayÍtoo.
There's only one place aRound the
eÎtire tRack Where the shoe pins aRe at
the Right angle. That's fRoM
8
to 11
o'clock on the coMpensating idleR. The
,±
"'
Put iÏ the Wedges and the bolts but
don't tighten theM doWn. Snug theM
up like you did
Ð
the centeR guide nut.
,.-±²³nck
T
e1
s
i´
µ
¶
·
r-
.
ÑoVe the tank foRWard on a
S
Place a stRing With WeightÒ oveR
haRd´ level suRface and coast to a stoÓ the end connectoRs at the No. 1 anÔ
Without applÕing the bRakes or steeRÖ
No.
2
suppoRt R×lØeRs. The stRing has
10
to exteÙd beyond both RoØØeRs.
pRobÚeM is´ you can only tighten the
8
and
9
o'clock inboaRd end connectoR
Wedge bolts. Ûou can'Ü get a WRench on
the otheR
2.
NoW Move the tank backWaRd until
the shoe With the end connectoRs to be
tightened is on the ÝoMpeÃsatÞng
idleR. ßet the tàRque WRench fRoM youR
Mec aác aÃd âãRqäe âhe bolt âo
±8²-
2²²
lbåæt. Too MäÝh toRqäe is as baç as
tão Øittle. ³f yoä äse âoo Mäch âoRqäe´
Õoä caà tWist oææ a boØt anç have to
staRt agaiÃ. ³f Õoä äse âão lÞâtle´ the
ToRque
new pads
to 260±
280 lb²ft
bèléØ Øoosen äp Right aêay.
BefoRe Õoä täRÃ ën â e tãRqäe
Ñove the tank æoRWaRd änâiØ the ìrenchí tîRque all the neW paçs oR thE
centeR gäiçe âã be tighâened is jäggled pads to
26²-28²
lbÖæt.
djuSt
m
EN¸
³´µ¶.·¸
3
ÑeasäRe tïe dëstaÃce beâWeeÃ
4
ðfteR yoä geâ the RÞghâ tensiãô
the stRiÃg anç the eÃd ÝãÃnecâoR tighten the a
ñ
djästÞng _òiÃk ØockiÃg
MidêaÕ beâêeen the
2
säppoRt RãØØeRs.
óhe MeasäReôeÃt shoäld be
¥
âã
9
/1¹
iÃÝh.
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