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HULL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES — CONTINUED

3-5.7

Maintenance of T-154 Track — Continued

d. Installing Track — Continued

Personnel raising track with crowbar must stand to side of track. Do not allow personnel in front

of track. Injury could result if track suddenly separates.

Place an end connector on end of the track, and with the use of track fixture handle, lift end of track over

idler wheel until it rests on top of last roadwheel.

6 Remove stop blocks.

Raise end of track with crowbar to prevent damage from it getting caught between road wheels.

Start engine, place shift lever in forward (F-1), with steering turned in direction of removed track. Move

vehicle forward slowly, allowing track to rest on roadwheels, lifting up on end of track to prevent it from

getting caught between roadwheels.

Lay end of track on drive sprocket, turn steering wheel to opposite track and accelerate at low speed.

This will clutch brake opposite track final drive, pulling track forward.

Stop engine when track fixtures can be connected to both ends of loose track and apply parking brake to

hold sprocket in place. A crowbar may be used to pry down or up on loose track to install track fixtures.

Install two fixtures over link pins one on inside and one on outside of track. Release brake. To connect

track, refer to paragraph 3-5.7e.

e. Connecting Track

Tighten track fixtures (7) evenly until link pins (6) are close enough to install end connectors (2).

Connect track shoe with end connectors (2) and remove two track fixtures (7).

Reposition track fixtures (7), one at a time, and continue to tighten evenly until link pins (6) are close

enough to install end connectors (2).

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