PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 406
SEPTEMBER 1986
A
Snug up the wedge bolT and mark
The enD conNector.
a
Have your driver move t±e
t
bacKward until the marKed eNd con-
nector is in t±e right positioN around
PROpE/ ±M²$
MY/
SeCr³T W´µ
t²e compensating idler. ³his is Where
the shoes are aT
16°
aNgles (betWeen
8
and
11
o'clocK positions). ´he Wedge
WIll seaT righT onLy at This place. ´orque
the bolTs to
180-2¶
lbµf¶
... and
tighten
in this
area on
the idler
looseNed center guide is BetWeen the
·o.
1
roadwheel And the idLer. Remove
guide nut and install a new Nut. ´o¸que
the gui¹e nut to
350-380
Lbºf.
A
»hen
·l
¼racK Fults have been
correc¼ed, ¸eadjust the tracK teNsioN to
³M standa¸ds½
¾or M¿
¸,
thiÀgs a¸e a bit diÁerent.
¾or openers, you Don't have to ¸eLease tracK tension or loosen t²e TracK guide
to tighteN a WeDge bolt.
Âut, you do have to maKe sure you tighteN ¼he bolt at the righ¼ place and time¶
¹
ONce the wedge is iN place aNd snugged down, mark the eNd conNector.
¹
¾or outside coNNectors, have the driver move the
t
bacKwarD uNtiL t²e
Ãrward edge oÄ the shÅ BehinD the marked coÆector just touches the idler wheel.
º
³orque the wedge bolt to
320»380
lbÇf.
; ¾or inside coNneCtors to be ¼ightened at the same tiÈe, ²ave the driver move
Ãrward afe¸ the outside WedGe has been tighteneÉ. Stop the
t
When the inside
wedge is mi¹Way betweeN the idLer and the ·o.
1
roa¹Wheel.
¼
³ighteN the WeÉge to
320½380
LBÇf¶
A
Êfer the bolts are tiGhteNe¹, have the drive¸ move the
t
Ërward
6
Äeet
and bacKward
6
ÌetÍ Î¼op tÏe
t
at the right point to torque ¼²e outside
coNNectors agaiN ¼o
320-380
LBÇf. Ðo the same with
·l
iNside coNnectors to be
¼ightened at their right locatioN¶
i
Êfer
20
ÑÒles, torque tÏe bolts again to
320½380
lBÇfÍ
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