PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-427
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 427
JUNE 1988
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-.±Place the four men like sO:
The ²³´ LOOK foR missing wedges, wedges
dRiveR staµts ¶he engine and wa·ms it up¸
nOt seated Right, and lOOse, bROKeN,
¹ne cRewmembeR stands in FOnt Of the
wOº OR missing end cOnnectORs¸
tanK tO seRve as a gROund guide foR the
.r
yOu'Re checKing Out an M60»
dRiveR¸
¼umbeR thRee man is the ReaR
se·ies
tanK,
yOu
can
bORROw
yOuR
gROund guide¸ ¼umbeR fouR½ ¶he in»
mechanic's end cOnnectOR weaR gage,
spectOR¾Oes the wORK¸
¼S¼ 4910»00¿795À7960¸ (The gage is
ÁÂÃe inspectOR watches the tRack as
paRt Of ¶he special tOOls shOwn in the
it passes OveR Äe cOmpensating idleR,
taÅk's Æ20P TM¸)
while the dRiveR mOves the tanK backÆ
ÇTO use it, measuRe the dRivenÈ
waRd¸ ChecK the Right side ÉiRst, then the
tRailingÊnd Of the end cOnnectOR¸
I
left¸ If sOmething lOOKs wROng, signal
the gage pin WOn't tOucH
the ËROnt gROund guide tO have the dRiveR
the end cONnectOR, that
stOp the taÌ͸ ÎaRK tÏe OutbOaRd side Of
end cOÐectOR is wOº
the end cOnnectOR foR RepaiR ReÑRence¸
past
acceptable
limits¸
Mark connector
Òhen haÓÔ OR mORe Of the
for repaIr reference
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PIn touch?
end cOnÕectORs aRe wOº On One endÖ
but withiN weaR limits On the OtheR
end½the entiRe tRacK must be ReveRsed¸
JUN 88
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¹n MÚ taÅKs, yOu can;t ReveRse
tRack, bEcAuse chevROn»tYpe tRacK Only
ÛUNs One way¸ TO get the mOstÜOmyOuR
eNd cOÐectORs, use them ON the OppOÝ
site tRacK when they'Re wOº On One
edge¸
_Þß
ChecK àR missing OR wOº tRacK
pads if yOu'áe dRiving an M60»seRies
tank¸ ¼O need tO Replace pads OR shOes
fOR chunking¸ âeplace ãeä Only when
åhe gROuseR begins tO maRK a paved ROad¸
æOR ÎÚ tRacK, theRe aRe nO pads tO
wOÛÛy abOut¸ âeplace a shOe when the
gROuseR begins tO maRK a paved ROad¸
çèéeep ¶he FOnt gROund guide aNd
dRiveR in the saäe pOsitiOns as in the
fiRst checK¸
»
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The ¼O¸
±
and 4 men each ObseRve
a FOnt idleR¸ They bOth watch the centeR
guides as they pass between ìÏe cOmí
pensatiNg idleR and the ¼O¸ 1 ROad wheel
while Äe d·iveR mOves the tanK foRî
waRd¸
ChecK foR missiNg, bent, bROKen,
cRacKed, wOº OR lOOse centeR guides¸
I
eitheR inspectOR Ëinds anY, signal the
gROund guide tO have the dRiveR stOp the
Look For
mIss±ng
pads oN
the M60
ÎaRK ¶Ïe centeR guide and Outî
bOaRd end cOnnectOR àR RepaiR RefïRî
ence¸
_ÞßðfteR yOu've ñnished up, checK
the wOº centeR guides again¸ âeplace
anY guide wOº less than One»haòf inch
thick (äeasuRe 1 inch óOä åÏe tOp)¸
Measure
here,
1
Inch
down
from top
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