Procedure For Replacing Batteries Or Battery Cables
Usage:
All 12 Volt Products Equipped With Batteries
When replacing the batteries or battery cables, use the following procedure to reduce the possibility of sparks at the battery or cable connections.
1. Turn off the start switch and all electrical loads such as wipers, heater motors, etc.
2. At the battery, disconnect the negative cable routed from the frame. When two or more batteries are involved, disconnect all negative battery terminal cables on all batteries that connect to the frame.
3. Complete necessary repairs to the system.
4. Do Step 2 in reverse order.
Caterpillar Information System:
1989/05/01 New Head Gasket Used
1989/05/01 New Valve Stem Seal Used On Inlet Valves And Added To Exhaust Valves
1989/05/01 Do Not Prefill Secondary Fuel Filter
1989/05/01 Keys For Power Modules Shipped Inside Air Louver
1989/05/01 New Crankshaft Thrust Plate Made Of Brass
1989/05/01 Use Care When Positioning Turbocharger Compressor Housing
1989/05/01 Two Retainers Used To Better Fasten Air Inlet Pipes In Turbocharger Compressors
1989/05/01 New Clamps With Grommets Used In Fuel Lines
1989/05/01 Check Valve Added To Fuel Injection Lines
1989/05/01 Fuel Manifolds Changed To Steel
1989/05/01 Longer Bolts Give More Life To Gaskets Between Water Cooled Aftercooler Housings
1989/05/01 New Heavy-Duty Air Cleaner Groups Available
1989/06/01 Maintenance Inspection Of Emergency Shutdown Systems Required Every 1000 Hours
1989/06/01 New Extension Assembly Used In Gas Engine Ignition Groups
1989/06/01 New Front Crankshaft Seal Requires New Installer Tool
1989/06/01 New Upper and Lower Seals For Folded Core Radiators In Cold Temperature Applications
1989/06/01 Vibration Measurement System For Caterpillar Products
1989/06/01 "CXP Fluids" Are Now "Cat Fluids"
1989/06/01 Identification Of Asbestos-Free Material
1989/06/01 List of Service Publications
1989/07/01 New Viton Rubber Seals Used
1989/07/01 New Connector With An Orifice Added To Fuel Injection Lines Groups To Help Prevent Cavitation
1989/07/01 New Seal Used In Auxiliary Fresh Water Pump Groups
1989/07/01 Damper Groups Improved To Help Prevent Leaks Of Viscous Fluids