Structure and Function Wear Mechanism

Structure and Function
Wear Mechanism
Section 2-2
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Basic Wear 　 Mechanism
● Wear criteria
● Contributing factors
● Undercarriage wear

Wear Criteria
● Contact
● Load
● Relative motion

Contact

Load

Relative Motion

Wear

Contributing Factors
● Abrasiveness
● Hardness
● Temperature

Abrasiveness
● Roughness between mating surfaces

● Dirt is the abrasive element

Hardness
● Material’s resistance to
penetration
● Rated in units of Rockwells
(Rc)
● Directly related to wear
resistance
● Inversely related to impact
resistance

D65 Link

Temperature
● Changes mechanical properties

of metals
● Warm temperatures
 Metals become soft and ductile
● Cold temperatures
 Metals become hard and brittle

Basic Wear
Wear criteria
Contributing factors
Undercarriage wear

Undercarriage Wear
● Forward drive cycle

 Forward drive side wear
● Reverse drive cycle
 Reverse drive side wear
● Root/radial wear
● Internal wear
● Pitch relationship
● Reverse/forward tip wear
● Chain tightness
● Other basic wear
 Links, shoes, rollers, idlers

Forward Drive Cycle
● Majority torque transfer at position A

● Bushings enter at A and exit at D

A ==> B
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative Motion: No
● Wear: No

B ==> C
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative Motion: No
● Wear: No

C ==> D
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative Motion: Yes
● Wear: Yes

Forward Drive Side Wear (FDS)
● Not a critical wear

● Affects bushings and
sprockets

Forward Drive Side Wear (FDS) video
Forward Drive Side Wear
Let’s have a look “How to wear forward drive side”

Reverse Drive Side Cycle
● Majority torque transfer at position D

● Bushings enter at D and exit at A
D ==> C
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative motion: Yes
● Wear: Yes

Reverse Drive Side Wear (RDS)
● Severe wear
● Affects bushings and
sprockets

C ==> B
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative motion: No
● Wear: No

B ==> A
● Contact: Yes
● Load: Yes
● Relative motion: No
● Wear: No

Reverse Drive Side Wear (RDS) video
Reverse Drive Side Wear
Let’s have a look “How to wear reverse drive side”

Undercarriage Wear

● Internal wear
● Chain tightness

Root / Radial Wear
● Forward/reverse direction
changes
● Root wear
 Root of sprocket
● Radial wear
 Radius of sprocket

Root / Radial Wear video 　
FDS, RDS and Root/Radial wear
Let’s have a look “How to wear on root/radial of sprocket”

Undercarriage Wear

● Internal wear
● Chain tightness
Internal Wear (Cont’d)
Wear Portion of Link Assy
C
A
A: Link Pitch (Wear on Bushing O.D. & Pin I.D.)

B: Link Height (Wear on Link Tread)
C: Bushing O.D.

Internal Wear
● Not a critical problem for LTS tracks

● Very critical for dry-seal track
Pin/Bushing Rotation

Forward Travel

Reverse Travel

Pin/Bushing Rotation
● Internal wear always affects forward

drive side, regardless of travel direction.
Sprocket Pitch
● Distance between every other tooth along the pitch circle

● Can increase from packing
● Can decrease from root wear

Pitch Relationship
● When machine is new link pitch = sprocket

pitch

Link Pitch
● Distance between two

adjacent pin centers
● Can only increase
 Link pitch elongation

Effects of Internal Wear
Link pitch elongation

● Increased link pitch
● Snaky track

Affect of Link Pitch Elongation

Wear by link pitch elongation video
Wear by link pitch elongation Advanced condition
Let’s have a look “How to wear by link pitch elongation

Reverse Tip Wear
● Most severe wear

● 4 Scenarios

Reverse Tip Wear
Scenario 1 Scenario 2
● Packing • Packing
● Forward travel • Reverse travel
● Bottom of sprocket
• Bottom of
● Bushings enter
sprocket
• Bushings exit
Reverse Tip Wear
● Link pitch elongation • Loose track
● Reverse travel – Back jamming
● Top of sprocket • Reverse travel
● Bushings enter • Bottom of
sprocket
• Bushings exit
Forward Tip Wear
● Similar to reverse tip

wear, but not as severe
● 3 scenarios

Forward Tip Wear
● Packing • Packing
● Reverse travel • Forward travel
● Top of sprocket • Top of sprocket
● Bushings enter • Bushings exit

Forward Tip Wear
Scenario 3
● Link pitch elongation
● Forward travel
● Bottom of sprocket
● Bushings enter

Wear by packed soil video
Wear by packed soil
Let’s have a look “How to wear by packed soil”

What happens if the track is installed in
reverse ? video
Installed in reverse
Let’s have a look “How to wear by track installed in reverse”

Chain Tightness
Forward Travel

Chain Tightness
Reverse Travel

Sprocket Teeth Replacement

Number of Sprocket Teeth

Link
● Tread wear
 Contact with rollers and
idler

Link Tread Wear
Scalloping Wear
A B
B A: Contact with Idler
B: Contact with T/roller
B
Quenching Portion

Shoes
● Plate wear
 Contact with ground
● Grouser wear
 Contact with ground

Track Roller Wear
● Tread wear
 Contact with link
tread
● Flange wear
sides

Carrier Rollers
● Tread wear
treads

Front Idler
● Tread wear
 Contact with link tread
● Flange wear
 Contact with link sides

Wear Measurement of Rollers

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● Roughness between mating surfaces

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● Changes mechanical properties

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● Forward drive cycle

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● Majority torque transfer at position A

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● Not a critical wear

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Forward Drive Side Wear

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● Majority torque transfer at position D

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Reverse Drive Side Wear

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● Forward drive cycle

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FDS, RDS and Root/Radial wear

Let’s have a look “How to wear on root/radial of sprocket”

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● Forward drive cycle

Wear Portion of Link Assy

A: Link Pitch (Wear on Bushing O.D. & Pin I.D.)

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● Not a critical problem for LTS tracks

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● Internal wear always affects forward

● Distance between every other tooth along the pitch circle

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● When machine is new link pitch = sprocket

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● Distance between two

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Link pitch elongation

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Wear by link pitch elongation Advanced condition

Let’s have a look “How to wear by link pitch elongation