CRANKSHAFT GP 6I1079 - Caterpillar

3300 Series EnginesIn 3300 Series Engines, the connecting rods now have piston pin bores with a taper. The piston pin bearings also have a taper. This design increases the strength of the piston and the bearing. Special tools are needed to remove and/or install the bearings.
The 6V2050 Tapered Rod Tool Group is now available for use with the 5P8639 Press Group for removal and/or installation of the taper bearings in the connecting rods. The new 6V2050 Tapered Rod Tool Group is made of a 6V2049 Remover and Installer Adapter, a 6V3029 Spacer and a 5P8645 Pusher Adapter.
6V2050 Tapered Rod Tool Group. Dealers who have the 6V100 Tool Arrangement need only order the 6V2049 Remover and Installer Adapter and the 6V3029 Spacer.Instructions for the use of taper rod tool groups are in Special Instructions Form SMHS7295-01. Until a revision of this Special Instruction is made, add the information which follows to Special Instructions Form SMHS7295-01.
Add this information to the tool group chart on page 3:
Engine Model, 3300; Tool Group, 6V2050; Remover and Installer Adapter, 6V2049; Spacer, 6V3029; and Push Adapter, 5P8645.
Add this information to the tapered connecting rods chart on page 4:
Model, 3300; Rod Assemblies, 8N1721 and 8N1984; Tool Group, 6V2050; Push Adapter, 5P8645; Remover and Installer Adapter, 6V2049; Spacer, 6V3029, and Bar Clamp, 5P8641.