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RA PD 18386

Figure 90 Tension Screw and Springs Removal

(j) (k)

Lift Out Tension Screw and Springs (fig. 90 ). Remove Idler Post Nut and Cotter Key.
WRENCH, 2*/2 -in.

PLIERS

Remove cotter key and remove shackle shaft nut.

RA PD 18387

Figure 91 Loosening Idler Post Brace Lock Nuts 180

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RA PD 18388 Figure 92 Idler Post Brace Removal

(I) Loosen Idler Post Brace Lock Nuts and Loosen Adjusting Nut (fig. 91). WRENCH, end, iy8-in. Loosen lock nuts and adjusting nut of idler post brace.

(m) Remove Idler-Post-Brace-to-Frame Bolts. WRENCH, %-in. Remove four bolts, nuts, and washers holding brace to frame.
(n) (o) Remove Idler Post Brace ( fig. 92 ). Remove Shackle and Idler Shaft,

(p) Remove Bolts from Idler Stop Screw Bracket to Frame. WRENCH, 7/8 -in. WRENCH, 1-in. Remove three bolts, nuts, and washers from idler stop screw bracket to frame. (q) Remove Idler Stop Screw and Bracket (fig. 93). (r) Remove Track Tension Spring Support Bracket Bolts. WRENCH, y8 -in. WRENCH, 1-in. Remove four bolts, nuts, and washers from tension spring support bracket to frame. (s) Remove Bracket.
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RA PD 18389 Figure 93 Idler Stop Screw and Bracket Removal

c.

Idler and Track Tension Mechanism Installation.

(1) (2)

EQUIPMENT. PROCEDURE.

Use same equipment as listed for removal in subparagraph b above. (a) Install Tension Spring Bracket and Bolts at Frame. (b) Install Idler Stop Screw Bracket and Bolts at Frame. (c) Install Idler Shackle and Shaft on Idler Post. (d) Install Shackle Idler Post Brace and Bolts at Frame. (e) Install Idler Post Nut and Cotter Pin. (f) Tighten Idler Post Brace Adjusting Nut to Pull Idler Post Back at End y le -inch. Tighten lock nuts securely.

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Figure 94 Measuring Casting Depth

RA PD 18306

(g) Place Tension Screw and Spring Assembly in Position and Insert Tension Screw Taper Pin in Shackle. (h) Install Tension Screw Taper Pin Nut. (i) Tighten Idler Stop Screw to Compress Tension Springs. (i) Install Idler Bearings, Spacer, and Seal. Install Idler and Install Lock Washer and Lock Nut. (1) Install Idler Cap and Gasket. (m) Install Track (par. 55). (X) Adjust Track (subpar. d below).
d. Track Adjustment.

Proper tension of the track is maintained by means of the adjusting idler mechanism. Correct band track tension is denned as that track ten sion which allows a 150-pound load, placed on the center of the track midway between the top roller and the idler, to produce a %-inch deflec tion or sag, measured between the top surface of the track and a straight line tangent to the top surface of the track at the top roller and the idler. The tension of the track is governed by the tension springs, which, when correctly adjusted, have a compressed length of from 13% inches to 13 s/s inches. Track tension is increased by moving the track idler to the rear and decreased by moving the idler forward. The correct idler
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