Genie S-40 Service Manual page 151

Section 4 • Repair Procedures
idler wheel
tensioner
assembly
Illustration 2
8 Install the new track onto the undercarriage.
Note: Be sure the idler and bogey wheels are
aligned with the inside surface of the track.
9 Using a suitable lifting device, lift up on the
rubber track and rotate the half sprocket until
one of the sprocket teeth is engaging the track.
10 Continue rotating the half sprocket until it is fully
engaging the track.
4 - 60
half sprocket
bogey wheel
S-40 • S-45
11 Install the other sprocket half, removed in step
4.
12 Install the lug nuts onto the wheel hub and
torque to specification. Refer to Section 2,
Specifications .
13 Adjust the track tension. Tighten the tensioner
nut on both sides of the idler wheel until there is
about 0.75 - 1.0 inch / 19 - 25 mm of droop
between the inside of the rubber track and the
bottom surface of the bogey wheels.
Note: Make sure that both sides of the track have
the same amount of clearance between the rollers
and the track.
14 Tighten the jam nuts and idler axle bolts on both
tensioner assemblies.
October 2013
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