Soucy S-TECH 7016 - Track Alignment

7.4TRACKALIGNMENT
1.Dothisprocedureifrubbertracklugsareoverheating,andonaatsurface.
2.Drivethevehicleat30kmh(20mph)for2.5km(1.5miles)inordertodeterminewhetherthetrackisaligned.
3.Handfeelthelugstocheckiftheyareoverheating.Ifthelugsarenotoverheating,noadjustmentisrequired.Ifthe
temperatureishigherononeside,itmeansthelugsarerubbingagainstthewheels,aresultofthetrackpushing
onthatside.
NOTICE
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THETEMPERATUREOFANOVERHEATINGLUGIS60°CORMORE.THELUGWILL
BETOOHOTTOKEEPABAREHANDONITFORMORETHANAFEWSECONDS.
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IFTHETEMPERATUREISHIGHERONONESIDEBUTITISLOWERTHAN60°C(140
°C)AFTER10MINONTHEROAD,THESYSTEMCANBEOPERATEDANYWAY.
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CHECKOVERHEATINGONBOTHSIDESOFTHELUG.
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PROPERALIGNMENTISREQUIREDTOENSUREDURABILITYOFTHETRACK.
4.Thefrontalignmentcangenerallybecorrectedbyadjustingthetoe.Iftheinsidesurfaceofbothfronttracklugare
hot,increaseprogressivelythetoe-inuntilthetemperatureoneachsideareeven.Dotheoppositeifheatisonthe
outsideofbothlugs.trackdeection.
5.Alignmentcanalsobesetbymodifyingthecamberoftheundercarriage,proceedasfollow;
6.Turnthesprocketuntilthereisaccessforthepivotaxlebolts.
INSTALLATION,OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCEGUIDE
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