PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1986

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 406

SEPTEMBER 1986
PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1986 - Page 3 of 35
Tanks .±±
You either do it right, or it's wRong!
ENd connector wedge bolts must be
tightened by the book or you've set up
your track to
fi.
The track shoe must be in the right
place at the right time when you tighten
the bolt or the wedge won't ft i±to the
notch cut in the pin.
Plus, on M6-series
t
you've got
to loosen the center guide nut beFre
tIghtening the end coNnector. Other²
wise, the ³rack pin notches won't line
up with the wedge´ The wedge won't
seat, the bolt wIll loosen and sooner or
later the track will
Fa±
Here's how it goes Fr Mµ0-series
ta¶s:
A
Move the tank so the end coNnector
to be tightened is between the ·o¸
1
roadwheel aNd the compensatI±g idleR¹
A
ºelease the track tension.
²
LooseN ³»e ceNteR guIde Nut¼
I
LooSeN Nut
i
LooSeN the wedge bolt²
.
. f
INt½ the pIN no³ches¾ Move ³he eND coN¿
Nector IN or ½ut oN ³he piNs UNtIl the
wedge f³sÀ
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