PS Magazine - JUNE 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 379
JUNE 1984
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M 113-Series Carriers±.²
measurement procedures fOr Ml 13-
series carriers.
You adjust tension fOr the Ml 13A 1
FmiLy (except the M548 aND THe M730)
by one method. You adjust Tension fOr
the Ml 13A2 FmiLy (pLus the M548 and
M730) by a di±erent method.
And, you need a LiTtLe more infOrma²
tion than you can fIND in ³M 9´2300´
257-10 to make the checks. µt doesn't
give any infO aT aLL about THe Ml 13A2
adjustmeNt procedures.
UnTiL ³M 9¶2350¶261·10 (fOr tHe
Ml 13A2 FmiLy) comes out, here's aLL
you need to know ab¸ut adjusTing Track
tension on both FmiLies.
³o check tHe track tension on M901
and M901Al ¹ºproved ³»W vehicLes,
see your ³M 9-2350-259¼10. ChaNge
4, Pages 3´44 aNd 3½44.1, Has tHe infO.
m³³´A³, m577A³, m³06A³
,
m2³5Aµ
,
¶nd m74³
You need THe track and spr¾ket gage,
NSN
5120´01´041´9920, iN the
Bil
to
check track Tension.
¿rive your carrier onto smootH, LevEL
grouNd aNd Let It coasT to a stop witHout
using tHe brake. ReÀove THe track
shrouds.
Áut THe gage on Âop of the 2nd road²
wheeL. Adjust The Track tension untiL the
bÃtToº of tHe Track rests on THe 3Äd
roadwheeL and aLso touches THe gage.
m³³·¸¹
,
m577A¹, m³06A¹
,
m³¹5A¹, m548, m548º³,
m7´0 ¶nd m7´0A ³
You can use The track and sprockeT
gage or the handLe of tHe trÅck pin
puncH in your carrier's tooL bag To
cHeck tHe tension.
Again,
drive
Æ
your
caÇrier
oNto
smooth, LeveL grouNd and coast To a stop
witHout usIng tHe braKe.
¹f you use THe gage, pLace it so thaT
tHe Lug with the HoLe tHrough iT is
resting against THe boTtom of tHe Track ¹f The HandLe can be put iN ÈeeLy aÉd
aT THe centerLine of tHe 2nd roadwheeL.
THe Track ToucHes THe Top oÊ tHe 3rd
ADjust tHe Track tension so that The roadwheeL, tension is »ËÌ »therwise,
Track resTs on The 3rd roadwheeL and The adjust Track tension uNtiL tHe HandLe Íts
surFce of the 2nd roadwHeeL can be fÎeeLy aNd the Track toucHes tHe 3rd
seen ThrougH tHe Ï´in HoLe in tHe gage.
roadwHeeL.
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