PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 436

MARCH 1989
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436 - Page 8 of 33
Tanks .±²
ou either dO it right, or you've got
lOose track! End connector weDge bolts
must be tightened by the book Or
you've set up your track to fil.
The track shoe must be in the rigHt
place at the right time when you tighten
the bolt Or the wedge won't Fit into the
notch cut in the pIn.
Plus, on M60-series tanks you've got
tO loosen t±e center guide nut be²re
tightening the end connector. ³ther´
wise, the track pin notch won't line up
with the WeDge. The wedge won't Seat,
the bolµ wiLl lOosen and sooner or Later
the track will FAil.
¶ere's how it goes ²r M60·series
tanks:
Move the µank so µhe end coNnec¸
tor to be tig±tened is between the ¹oº
1
roaDw±eel and t±e com»ensat¼ng iDler.
³2
,
"
.±²³
½Release the track tension¾
¿oosen t±e center guide nut.
MAR 89
into the pin nOtches¾ Move the end con´
nector Àn or oUt On the pÀns ÁÂtÀl the
wedge ÃÀts¾
.±± and make sure wedge
fits in the piN notcHes
•=
(
½ Änug up the wedge bOÅt anD mark
the eÂd coÂÂÆctOr.
mAr ´µ
¶3
½Çave your Èriver move the tank
BackwaÉd ÁÂt¼Å Êhe marKed end conÂecË
tor Às in the right pOsÀtÀo aÉOÁnd the
cOmpeÂsatÀng ÀÈÅer¾ This Às where the
shoes aÉe at 1ÌÍdegree aÂgles (between
8and11 oÎcÅOck posÀtiOns)¾ The wÆdge
will seat right onÅy at this ÏÅace. TorqUe
the BOlÊs tO 18ÐÑ2ÐÐ ÅBÍÒt.
ÓMOve the taÂk ²ÉwarÈ Unt¼l Êhe
ÅOOseneD center gU¼de Às between the
ÔO. 1 roadwheel and the ¼Dler. RemOve
the guide nÁt aÂd ÀÂstaÅÅ a Âew OÂe.
TOrqUe the Âew ÂÕt tO 35ÐÑ38Ð ÅBÍÒÊ.
Ö×hen aÅl ÊØack fÁÙÊs have Been
cOrrected, readjUst the tÉack teÂsion to
TM sÊanDarDs
(3-
to 9/ÚÛͼnch)¾
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