Maintenance
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4.4.2 Substitution
DANGER: Never work with the machine raised on a jack or suspended, ra-
ther always place it upon suitable trestles that can maintain the weight of
the machine before starting work.
For the substitution of the tracks, pro-
ceed as follows:
Raise the side of the machine on
which you wish to work using hy-
draulic jacks or a crane;
Position the machine on suitable
trestles, and check to see that it is
stable;
Take off the cover “B” by unscrewing
the screws “A”;
Using two wrenches, loosen the
counter-nut “C” and completely unscrew both the counter-nut and nut “D”;
Take off the track “E” starting from the “Z” part;
Mount the new track lining it up with the teeth in the drive wheel “F”;
Fit in the “Z” part of the track onto the neutral wheel “G”;
Register the tension by working on nut “D”;
Check that the arrow is at 20mm;
When the registering is done, block the counter-nut “C”;
Put the cover back on.
fig. 35 - Replacing rubber tracks