COVER 2518485 - Caterpillar

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Remove the ripper lift cylinder. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Ripper Lift Cylinder - Remove and Install".Note: Cleanliness is an important factor. Before the disassembly procedure, the exterior of the component should be thoroughly cleaned. This will help to prevent dirt from entering the internal mechanism.Note: Put identification marks on all lines, on all hoses, on all wires, and on all tubes for installation purposes. Plug all lines, hoses, and tubes. This helps to prevent fluid loss and this helps to keep contaminants from entering the system.
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Attach a suitable lifting device to ripper (1). The weight of ripper (1) is approximately 1134 kg (2500 lb). Raise ripper (1). Install suitable blocking under ripper (1). Lower ripper (1) on the blocking.
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Remove bolts (2) .
Attach a suitable lifting device to link assembly (3). The weight of link assembly is approximately 30 kg (65 lb). Remove pins (4) and remove link assembly (3). Repeat this step for the opposite side.
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Attach Tooling (A) and a suitable lifting device to ripper (1). Raise ripper (1) and install Tooling (B) .
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Remove bolt (5) and pin (6). Repeat this step for the opposite side. Remove ripper (1) .
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Attach a suitable lifting device to link assembly (7). The weight of link assembly (7) is approximately 329 kg (725 lb).
Remove bolt (8) and remove pin (9). Repeat this step for the opposite side. Remove link assembly (7). Remove hose assemblies (10) (not shown).
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Attach a suitable lifting device to link assembly (11). The weight of link assembly (11) is approximately 102 kg (225 lb).
Use a prybar to move link assembly (11) to the side. Repeat this step for the opposite side.
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Attach a suitable lifting device to plate assembly (12). The weight of plate assembly (12) is approximately 148 kg (325 lb). Remove bolts (13). Repeat this step for the opposite side.
Remove bolts (14). Remove plate assembly (12) .
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Attach a suitable lifting device to link assembly (11). The weight of link assembly (11) is approximately 102 kg (225 lb). Apply tension in order to support link assembly (11) .
Remove bolt (15) .
Drive pin (16) toward tandem housing (17) (not shown) and remove link assembly (11) .
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Remove seals (18) from link assembly (3) .
Use Tooling (C) to remove bearing (19) from link assembly (3). Repeat this step for the remaining bearings.
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Remove seals (20) from link assembly (7). Repeat this step for the opposite end of the link. Repeat this step of the remaining link.
Use Tooling (D) in order to remove bearing (21). Repeat this step for the opposite end of the link. Repeat this step of the remaining link.