PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 370
SEPTEMBER 1983
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BreaK tRacK.
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lot of tanKeRs ±Re cAusinG UNcle to lose
miLl²ns of dollars worth of Good tRAck eAch yeAR.
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DR´veRs destRoy tRacK RuBbeR by mAKiNG µNnecessaRY
p´vot steeR tµRns.
TRAcK shoes aRe ReplAced WHeN onLy tHe compoNents-
center guides, pAds ANd such¶aRe shot.
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Éhen you stop your ÊanKÆ give youR tRacK
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siMple walKËaround wilÌ do³
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ChecK for BroKenÆ Missing or loose end
connectOrsÆ Bolts and wedges. Shiny
Metal Where the Bolt touches the end
connector means a Ìoose wedge BoÌt.
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foR
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beNtÆ
ÎRAckedÆ bRokeN oR loose centeR
Gµ²desÏ Ðook foR sH²Ny ÍetAl At
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sHoes³ ÒF Yoµ see A ÓAGGeR¶Ô
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Úive youR tANk A Good goinG oveR
DRive YoµR tANK to A HARd leveL
At the end of the dAy.
A
4Ûman cReW
sµrface and coAst to A stop.
cAn mAke A seRies of
3
checks ²n
ÜhecK tRacK FoR metAlÆ Rocks, WiRe,
ABoµt
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m²Nutes.
If you f²Nd
tin cAnÝ And mudÞ If you see AnyÆ
pRoblßmsÆ f²x àem. Táen you cAn rµN
remove itâ
A
GunKedÛup tRAcK Wonãt
smootHLY All dAy tomoRRoW.
run smoothly .
FiRst Check
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PLace the
4
men like so: The
driver
starts
the
engine
and
warms it up. äNe crewmemBer
stands in front of the tanK to act
as a groµnd guide for the driver.
åuMBer
3
Man will Be the rear
ground guide. åuMBer
4
Manæ
the insçectorèdoes téhe worê.
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The insçector watches the tracK
as it çasses over the coMpensating
idÌerÆ while the driver Moves the
tanK BacKward. ChecK the right
side
firstÆ
then
the
left.
If
soMething looKs wrongÆ siGnal the
front ground guide to have the
driver stop the tënK. ìarK the
outBoard
side
of
the
end
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íooK FoR miss²nG Wedîes,
wedges Not seAted R²ghtÆ And
looseÆ bRokenÆ woRn oR missinG
end conNectoRs.
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Your
mecðAnicãs
end
conNector WeAR GaGeÆ ñSñ
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(The GAGe ²s
part of the special tools shoWn ²n
the tanKÈs ò20P Tì.)
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ìeasure the dóiven¶tRailinGæ
end of the end coNnectoR. If the
gage pin won't touch the end
connectoRÆ that ônd
coNnectoR is worn
past acceptaBle limits.
Éhen half or more
of the endõ cOnnectors
PIn touch?
are worn on
û
endÆ But within weaR
liMits on the other end, the
entire tracK must Be Reverseö.
÷eversing gives you MoRe mileage
from trøcK
componentsÆ
especially the end connectoRs.
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