PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 358
SEPTEMBER 1982
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B Sure You Know!
You drivers can get into a heap o'
trouble in a hurry if you doN't heed the
warnings and cautions in
TM 9-2350-
255-10-2,
Pages
2-119
through
2-122.
•
Never move the steer conTrol
when the transmission selecTor is set
.
to N (neutral)± ²He tank will pivot
steer³
Especially, never shift the trans-
mission to N when the tank is
moving³ If you move the sTeeR
control, tHe tank will pivot steer³ ²hat
can throw a track, fliP the tank or
hurt somebody´or all
3²
•
Never TRy To pivoT the tank wµth
tHe transmission in neUtral³ ²he
tra¶smissio¶ mUst be set To ·V² to
FEnd±r SuppOrt bar
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b to
hold
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pivot turn the tank¸ Otherwise, the
,
c
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dRive train ca¶ be damaged and
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somebody coUld get hur¹
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Disconnecting the
±
final drives is
important wHeN you're getting ready
to tow tHe
MĿŀ
If you do it wrong, or doN't do it±
you'll tear up some high-priced
macHinery·²
DisconnecT tHe final drives by tHe
book³
TM 9-2350-255-Ł0-2,
Pages
łŃ
37ń
through
2-3ń0Ņ
´ere're some added cautions:
ņŇ
•
Whe¶ yoU reverse the fi¶al
drive adapter, be sure to put the
;±²
³´
µ
r
¶
¸
•
ºf the retainer µs damaged or
mµssing, never Try to move the tank»
Call your unit mechanic»
¼Moving the ta¶k with a da½aged
or missing retainer will l¾t the final
drive gears move in and out at the
point where they engage tHe
Transmµssion input shaF¿ ²hat can
caUse ½ajoR gear spline damageÀ
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ňʼn
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