ADAPTER 1396815 - Caterpillar

Personal injury or death can result from sudden machine movement.Sudden movement of the machine or release of air pressure or oil pressure can cause injury to persons on or near the machine.To help prevent possible injury before testing and adjusting any air system or hydraulic system, perform the procedure in the Testing and Adjusting, "General Information" section.
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(1) Steering neutralizer valve
(2) Striker (Stop assembly)
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(3) Stop for the engine end frame
(4) Stops for the non-engine end frame Note: For this procedure, the machine should be located on a dry, hard surface that is level.The steering neutralizer valves prevent the engine end frame from striking the non-engine end frame.To set the distance of striker (2), perform the following procedure:
Adjust strikers (2) in order to allow a 100 mm (4 inch) gap between frame stops (3) and (4). To check the adjustment of right and left strikers (2), perform the following procedure.
Put a 25 mm (1 inch) ball of putty onto both of stops (4) that are for the non-engine end frame.
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Lift Linkage (typical example)
(5) Pin
(6) Pin
Raise bucket. pin (6) so to be approximately the same height as pin (6). Release the brakes.
Run the engine at high idle. Steer the machine rapidly to the full right and to the full left. This turning will cause strikers (2) to contact neutralizer valves (1).
After the turns, measure the thickness of the putty that is on each of the stops for the non-engine end frame. With a full bucket, the minimum thickness of the putty should be approximately 3 to 5 mm (0.1 to 0.2 inch). This distance is the clearance between stops (3) and stops (4) when a complete turn is made.
If the dimension is not correct, adjust the strikers until the dimension is correct.