PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 346
SEPTEMBER 1981
M1±3A1 /m²1³a2
You adjust the track tension of the M1±3Al famiLy of carrieRs (except the
M548 and the M730) by one methoD. You adJust the track tension of the
Ml ²3A2 famiLy (pLus the M548 an³ the M730) by a diffeRent methoD.
TheRe's nothing in TM 9-2300´257´±0, with
C
±, to cLue you in on this. When
TM µ´2350´26±´10 (foR the M±13A2 famiLy) comes out, it'L
e the dope.
NO
MAITER
WHICh
VHicLe YOU hav±, yOu N²³D
t´ µ¶K ·no S¸¹l6º G»¼½¾
·
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Þßàk áâ ãräåæ
TEnSIO±(
Put tHe gage on to¶ of the seconD
Roa·wheeL. ADjust the tracK tension
untiL the bottom of¸the tRack Rests on
the 3Rd RoadwheeL and aLso touches the
gage.
omE sus¶EnS¹ºn an
coo »g SystEm parts aRE »tErc angEa
e
etween t e
Ml 13A¼ and M½ 13A2 carRieR famiLies. ¾oweveR, onLy paRts ¿ith the same paRt
number and
çèç
zre interchangeabLE.
CHanges aRe cominG to the TÀ 9´2300´257´20P and ´34P manuaLs to show
these paRts sepaRateLy for the Á Â3Al famiLy anD TM 9´2350´261´20P anD
´
34P foR the M±±3A2 famiLy.
In futuRe TM's, onLy the M±13Al vehicLes wiÃL be coveRed in thÄ TM 9Å2300´
257Æ20P and ´34P manÇaLsÈ Parts fOr the M±13É2 seRies wiLL be in TM 9´2350´
261´20P due Êut this yeaR.
é8
Position tHe
Ë
gage so that tHe Lug
with tÌe hoLe thRough it is resting
LightLy against the bottom of the tRacK
ÍÎ
at
the
centeRLine
of
the
second
RoaD wheeÃ. Adjust the track tension so the track tension adjusteR to tighten
Ë
Ï
that the tracÐ REsts on the 3Rd up the tRack. If youR tRack is too tight,
RoadwheeL anD the suRface of the 2nd bLeeD gRease thRough the pressure
roaÑwheeL can be seen through the
êë
ReLief vaLve.
Òhe boLtNhat hoLd the transfer gear case to the transmission and en ine on
Ó
a Lot of vehicLes aRe vibrating Ôoose
±
²
because theyÕre not toRque³ Öight×
TØrque them to 21´25 LbÙft nÚw and
Ë
check and retorque them at every
quaRÛerLy serviceÈ
This incLudes the 10 boLtS connecÜ
ting the transfer gEarcase
Ý
to the
engine and the 8 boLts connecting thÞ
transmission to thE traßsferà
ìí
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