Bobcat E10 track tensioner

[Polecat]

Checking a few things on the E10 while I was doing the greasing the other day & found the right side track to be a tad out on the tension whipped it up with the grease gun, then the left track was a little more its about a 33mm gap to middle roller.
But I can't get the gun on the nipple, it seems like the ram cylinder has spun a little & the nipple is jammed against the bottom metal plate of the access hole.
Is there any way I can spin it back round a bit without having to take the track off, access to the ram seems pretty restricted, ive tried to spin it a bit (carefully) with a small pry bar, but it doesn't want to move, ive not released any tension to the track as yet, as I didn't want to find out i couldn't spin the ram cylinder after releasing the grease, then I can't tension it back up.
As it is now, the machine is still usable

 

[Polecat]

See attached.

 

[doobin]

Catch 22. Unlikely to move unless you release tension.

Should only be a half hour job even if track needs to come off.

 

[Polecat]

Yep thought so.
I cant see a decent place to pry on the cylinder to spin it, when i release the pressure.
It does beg the question though, why has it twisted in the first place, has a peg snapped or retaining bolt come out, crap or stones getting lodged in the tracks & push it out of line.
I was just looking for a 5 min quick fix eh

 

[V8Druid]

See attached.

that's annoying

 

[Bri963]

It’s not a major job to get the track off and tensioner out. Personally I’d want to know if there’s something put together wrong inside the frame, or something broken, otherwise the minute you lose a track on a job, you’ve got a headache.