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    CAT 988A Information

    Hello, since about 3 weeks we have successfully started the engine on the wheel loader. But we are facing a new problem : the bucket isn’t lifting. My mechanic has checked the hydraulic pump and told me everything seems to be good inside especially the cartridges. The steering works very well...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Please, can someone tell me what is this big part in circle ? What is its use ? Is it compulsory so mount it or we can make the machine run without it ? We have it and my mechanics seems not to know what it is...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Thank you sir, the water pump is so old. I don’t think it’s still functional . But thank God we had bought the inner part of the pump from CGR. We are just going to use all the elbows and the housing of the complete pump we’ve bought. For sure I will post a short video of the machine running .
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    CAT 988A Information

    Hello, Great news for me guys. I contacted some CAT mechanics I know and I shared with them my urgent need of water pump. So I gave them the List of CAT machines using that pump (988, 825B, 826B, 768B, 769, 769B, 824B, 834, 657, 657B). one of them called me telling me that he knows a 825B he...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Yeah! Exactly
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    CAT 988A Information

    Yeah, sure. But the welder might need a sample to do that . As he will also need to fabricate a housing and a cover and we have no idea of the shapes. The welder I work with, fabricated the exhaust Elbow for the turbo.
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    CAT 988A Information

    Thanks for this links Sir. Other very important parts needed for that pump are : - Housing 9M2413 - cover 5H2830 - Pulley 9M2411 There is another part 9M2408 called bracket . I saw it in the document on the web as a related item to that pump. I wonder what it is , wish I can know if I can do...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Yeah you are right. It’s only after the pump was delivered to me , that I realized that , in the book part , it was mentioned that the parts with a triangle next to the references are not included with the pump. Since I’m not yet very familiar with the book part I don’t pay attention to some...
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    CAT 988A Information

    I have a part manual , I don’t know if it’s the same as part a diagram, but it’s only after receiving the pump that I saw in the part manual that there are some element of that pump that come seperately ... I just bought the part manual few weeks ago, so I’m not really familiar with it .
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    CAT 988A Information

    So sad to hear that... too much spending . Thanks anyway , I will see if I ca find a similar used water pump
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    CAT 988A Information

    Hello , I finally ordered a water pump (2s7209) . It was delivered to me and I was so disappointed when I opened the box and saw it; it was not complete... see on the picture attached how it came. There is no way we can fix mount it on the engine . So I will need a cover with some Elbow for this...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Yeah what you say makes sense. And I don’t intend to have him as a driver. There are so many 966c drivers here I will get one among them as driver. And since we’ve rebuilt the engine i keep hope that everything will be alright.
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    CAT 988A Information

    Your question is not dumb Sir. According to the previous owner, The machine was parked for so long because the engine was broken down and he decided not to repair it because, since he was living in france , the one he appointed to drive and manage the machine was receiving money from customers...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Thanks, according to document in the link your shared , I think SAE50 will be good. Thank you so much
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    CAT 988A Information

    Yes sir will do that, it’s very important . Thanks
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    CAT 988A Information

    I recently bought the service Manual and it said that SAE 30 is suitable for the transmission gear. But that oil is not available from our trusted oil dealer. What alternative can you suggest me in replacement of that SAE 30 for the transmission gear ?
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    CAT 988A Information

    Wow !!! I was about to make a dangerous move. Thank you so much. I will just find a way to replace all the oils even in the rear and front differentials ... thank you again
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    CAT 988A Information

    The transmission oil has a dark color and there’s no water in it.we are going to changent all the filters . We’ve bought all the filters from CTP in then USA.
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    CAT 988A Information

    I would like to know please, if a CAT 988 has been sitting down for almost 10years with full hydraulic oil in the tank and full transmission oil and full rear and front differential oil inside , is it compulsory to change all those oils immediately after total repair of the machine? Or if we are...
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    CAT 988A Information

    Hello, does anyone knows a good and reliable shop based in Canada where I can get aftermarket of OEM CATERPILLAR parts ?
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