TM 9-2359-287-10Removing Track Shoe (continued)WARNINGLubricant is under high pressure. Loosen bleed plug slowly toavoid injury to personnel.3.Decrease track tension (p. 3-30).4.Using 3/4-inch drive socket wrench and 1 1/8 inch socket, remove two bolts (8) from twoend connectors (7) on track shoe (2).5.Install straight pin (4) in end connector puller (5). Install end connector puller (5) throughbolt hole in end connector (7). Puller must rest flat on end connector (7) and straight pin(4) must engage bolt hole on both sides of end connector (7) so bolts of end connectorpuller (5) engage track link pins (6). Tighten or loosen straight pin (4) until end connectorpuller (5) is properly adjusted.CAUTION• Tighten bolts on end connector puller evenly, so endconnector is pulled evenly off track link pins. Failure to dothis can lead to damage to puller and track link pins.• When tapping end connector puller with hammer, strikebolts squarely to avoid mushrooming the heads of boltsand damaging puller.NOTETo help loosen end connectors, tap bolts of end connectorpullerwith hammer while moving or removing end connector.6.Using end connector puller (5) ,3/4-inch drive socket wrench, and 1 1/2 inch socket, moveend connector (7) about 1 inch away from track shoe (2). If bolts on end connector puller(5) bind, tap end connector puller bolts (9) with hammer.Change 13-35
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