PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
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Tracked Vehicles ±±²
eeping your tracked vehicle roLling
on serviceable track takes good man-
agement. As money gets tigHter and
tighter, these tips may keep you on the
move.
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Replace only defEctive sHoes±
those that are broken, badly cracked
or that have bad bushings.
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Just because track sHoes come in
s
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ections of eigHt sHoes does not mean
that's How to put tHem on. This wastes
tracK.
Don't RepLAcE
trACK in
sECtIonS ²³´
PIp YOU FoLl±W
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³yebal´ TM 9µ2530µ200¶24, Stan·
d¸rds fOr Inspection and ClassiFcat¹on
of
Tracks,
Track
Components
and
Soºid Rubber Tires, »r How to judg¼
track parts .
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Never toss oU½ good end con¾ec-
tors, pads or center guides. YoU can
Use tHem again. Do not Use wedges,
wedge Bo¿½s,
center gUide Bolts or
center gU¹de nUts aga¹n. CaÀrÁ a Âw
extras »r spares. Get tHem Ãom your
ÄecHan¹cs.
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WHen replacing sHoes that have
repLaceable paÅs, make sure tHe pads
on the two sHoes on either side are
aBout the same Height. If tHeyÆre not
aboUt the same heigHt, the new pads
wilL get chewed up rigHt away.
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WHen replacing pads, aLways put
tHem on in sets of twoÇon the same
shoe. Try to match tHe pads so you end
up with about »ur or five sHoes in a
row
witH pads
aLL
about
the same
HeigHt.
You may have to juggle pads around
to make it come out rigHt. ThatÈs why
you need to keep serviceaBle pads as
welL as new pads on hand.
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Én MÊ 13µseries veHicLes, do not
mix T130 and T130³Ê pads on the
same track. The viBration set up by
mixed pads can cause huLL cracks and
other damage.
Prevent this pad swapping probLem
by using pad, NSN 2530µ01µ130µ3366,
onLy.
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repLaces
BotH
T130
and
T130³Ë pads.
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Never reuse a pad nut. THatÌs a
sure way to lose tHe nut and the pad.
Íse a new nut and tighten it as best
you can. Then Let your mechanic know
so he can torque it to TM specs.
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