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Troubleshoot Stubborn Track Detensioning

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What happens here

If the track tension bolt remains stubborn and grease is not releasing, you may need to apply pressure to the track. Use a pry bar to push the track inwards, creating leverage against the idler wheel. This external pressure can help force out the old, hardened grease. Once the grease begins to flow, it will be easier to further loosen the bolt. It's helpful to have a plastic bag positioned to catch the expelled grease, keeping the worksite clean. Fully remove the tension bolt if necessary to allow complete grease release.

Goal: Release stubborn track tension by applying leverage and collecting grease

Tools and materials

  • Pry Bar — Applying leverage to the track to assist grease release
  • Wrench — Loosening the track tension release bolt
  • Plastic Bag — Collecting expelled grease to keep the worksite clean

What they say

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up hey don't get under the W what's that bag for well we got it figured out that bag that he's got shoved that plastic bag he's got shoved into that track hole is actually used to collect all of the grease because these tracks are actually expanded and fit in place tightened up with grease and so there's a bolt under there when you release that bolt all of the grease can come sometimes it comes shooting out like a rocket and you're going to hear Alex yelling at Zach to get the heck out of the way and other times it just kind of squirts out like right so the the bag collects all of the grease and keeps our work site pretty clean but Zach's better watch out what happens now that's Mr musle thinks he can do it like 3/4 turn bud until that once once you see that grease start coming out of there once you stand off to the side so that way if it blast off of there you're not right in the way of it let me get out of the way first I want to get shot with that that would hurt out for a mon East here all your hobes get this one from Ecuador don't GRE yet coming out of that see cuz some of them you take them all the way out and others you just take them yeah cat you just do it like a full one full turn I honestly think this one you have to take all the way out because I remember I just cracked it like that last time and then I rolled the the pad through there and all it did was just get it super tight because the grease wasn't coming out of there so I'm pretty sure you got to take it all the way out but just be careful that I think goinging it out of there yeah how much is coming out now a lot quite a bit why don't we just pull it all the way out I think or let's try it I guess go that pad there you can do it from the bottom but I've always done it from the

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