acmoc

ACMOC Membership Benefits

  • FREE quarterly magazine filled with content about antique Caterpillar machines
  • FREE classified listings
  • ACMOC store discounts and specials
  • Full Bulletin Board Access
    • Marketplace (For Sale/Wanted)
    • Technical Library
    • Post attachments

$44 /year ELECTRONIC

$60 /year USA

$77 /year International

D4 7U Steering Clutch issue

More
1 week 2 days ago - 1 week 2 days ago #256326 by SkyMoCo
I just acquired a D4 7U that was parked in a machine shed in the 80's when the right steering clutch would not work.   After cleaning the old gas that turned to jelly in the past 35 years, it fired right up.   All the gauges work even.

The right hand steering level pulls all the way back with some effort, but not much.    I took this picture, (sorry about the quality, the video I took did not turn out).   When I move the levers the joints with the red arrow move just fine.    When I move the left level the trunnion that the green arrow points to moves.   But when I move the right lever the trunnion that the purple arrow point to do not move at all.

I am thinking the pin that moves the trunnion may be broken and this means pulling the cab and transmission cover....   See attached photos...
 

 
Attachments:
Last edit: 1 week 2 days ago by SkyMoCo.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
1 week 2 days ago #256331 by trainzkid88
do you have a boroscope inspection camera. if not get one it might just save you some work by giving a look in there at what is really happening with out having to dismantle it to get a proper look.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.136 seconds
Go to top