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D8H undercarriage replacement advice.
Drying the tracks out won’t be a problem got some paper towels. 46A 1972 machine power shift. Thank you! Good stuff. -
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D8H undercarriage replacement advice.
Hello all, I have a D8H with about 7K hours on it and it is time for a new UC. I’ve never tackled a project of this size. Could use some advice or if anyone has a pdf or video that offers tips and tricks. This isn’t my first rodeo with UC so I’m not a newb but definitely don’t think I know it... -
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D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?
thank you for the link!.. i do the same. Took pictures, label everything with permanent marker and numbered tape. Not my first rodeo, made that mistake long ago, don't need that headache again. -
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D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?
ripper was off machine for a while, due to bad seals. No sense putting it back together with only the insurance of some cylinders being good for a while, so i had all rebuilt. The oil flush should seem self explanatory. The linkage adjustment was to take slop out. I figured thats one reason why... -
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D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?
thank you! Ill reset And go from there. I did linkage and oil at the same time, so thats why i was at least considering it -
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D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?
Thank you all! I’ll reset the linkage and go from there. Guess there must be some worn out ball sockets under the tank. I am a little baffled why that would do it but it is an easy fix. There is no movement on that linkage unless i move the lever and it is a simple pivot set up. Then again cat... -
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D8H ripper wont stay up, oil?
Rebuilt/sealed all four ripper cylinders, adjusted the linkage that the (4 way) accessory lever attaches to, and flushed all of the oil, tank included with SAE 10 cat equivalent. Now the ripper droops and needs to be lifted every other minute. Im leaning more toward oil or linkage. The cylinder...