Case CX490D - Page 269

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4.Operatethetravelcontrollevertomovetheraised
trackforwardandbackwardandshakeoffthemud.
5.Repeatthesameoperationsfortheothertrack.
SMIL14CEX2854AA4
Checkingthetension
1.Ifthetrackisnotyetraised,performthesamepro-
cedureasforcleaningtoputthemachineintothe
requiredposition.
2.Operatethetravelcontrollevertomovetheraised
trackrearwardforawhile.
3.Stoptheengine,andremovethestarterkey.
4.Atthecenterofthetrack,measuretheslackbe-
tweenthebaseoftheundercarriageandthepad.
Thevaluemustbewithin350–370mm(13.8–
14.6in)
5.Adjustthetensionasnecessary,thenlowerthe
tracktotheground.
6.Repeatthesameoperationsfortheothertrack.
SMIL14CEX2855AA5
Adjustingthetension
Toincreasethetension:
1.Cleanthegreasettingadapterandthegrease
tting.
2.Connectthegreasepump.Injectthegreaseto
obtaintherightamountoftracktension.
3.Removethegreasepumpandcleanthegrease
tting.
4.Repeatthesameoperationsfortheothertrack.
SMIL13CEX2749AA6
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