D5M Track-Type TractorPower Train Caterpillar

Removal Procedure

Start By:

1. Remove the front track roller frames. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Front Track Roller Frame - Remove" for the machine that is being serviced.

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1. Remove the bolts and retainers (1) from front roller frame (2) .

2. Remove cylinder (3) from the front roller frame.

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3. Remove bolts (4) and plate assembly (5) .

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4. Remove O-ring seal (7), valve (6), and valve (8) from cylinder (3) .

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5. Remove plug (9) from cylinder (3). Remove the O-ring seal from the plug.

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6. Remove piston (11) .

7. Remove seal assembly (10) from cylinder (3) .

   Note: Flat Surface (X) must be aligned for installation purposes.

Installation Procedure

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1. Install seal assembly (10) in cylinder (3). Install the seal assembly with the lip toward the inside of the cylinder, as shown.

2. Align the flat Surface (X) on piston (11) with the flat surface inside the cylinder. Install piston (11) in cylinder (3) until Surface (X) is deeper than the lip of seal assembly (10) .

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3. Install the O-ring seal on plug (9). Install the plug in cylinder (3). Tighten plug (9) to a torque of 300 ± 40 N·m (221 ± 30 lb ft).

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4. Install valves (6) and (8). Put O-ring seal (7) into position on cylinder (3) .

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5. Put plate assembly (5) into position on the cylinder and install two bolts (4) .

6. Use the following procedure in order to evacuate the air from the track adjuster:

   1. Fill the track adjuster with SAE 30W oil.

   2. Position the track adjuster on the floor with the piston downward.

   3. Open the valves. Push the cylinder downward on the piston until all the air is removed from the track adjuster.

   4. Close the valves.

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7. Install cylinder (3) in front track roller frame (2), as shown. Put retainers (1) into position. Install the bolts that hold the retainers.

End By: Install the front track roller frames. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Front Track Roller Frame - Install" for the machine that is being serviced.