Tracks

[David brown]

I have a Volvo ec15 and can’t get that racks to go out any help would be good thanks have just bought it ,it has been stood 3years

 

[doobin]

All I know is that this is a common problem talked about with those machines and hopefully someone will be along shortly with the answer!

I think it might usually just be dirt jamming them from memory.

 

[Storrsy]

It’s a basic system- perhaps take the idler out and remove the little piston that tensions the track. Perhaps it’s seized- I’m just doing mine at the moment and loads of crud had built up around the track tensioning ram causing it to rust and become pitted

 

[Diggerdavey]

Or if you mean expanding the track frame I had the same problem. Build up of dirt and corrosion. Only solution for me was to remove track assemblies from housing and clean out all the built up muck. I have now coated the inside of the frames with waxoyl to prevent it happening again

 

[Smiffy]

Or if you mean expanding the track frame I had the same problem. Build up of dirt and corrosion. Only solution for me was to remove track assemblies from housing and clean out all the built up muck. I have now coated the inside of the frames with waxoyl to prevent it happening again

As well as this some of the expanding carriage machines can wear a lip on the male part that then won't let them move although I think this is more often stopping them retracting rather than expanding