KIT-SEAL 2310722 - Caterpillar

1. Disconnect transmission control linkages (1) and (3).2. Disconnect control linkage (5) for steering control valve.3. Remove nut (2) and arm (4) from steering gear. 4. Fasten a hoist and remove bolts (6) that hold bracket for steering gear to dash.5. Remove bolts that hold steering column to dash. Remove steering gear and column as a unit. Weight is 150 lb. (68 kg).Install Steering Gear
1. Put steering gear and column (1) into position in machine.2. Install bolts that hold steering column to dash. 3. Install bolts that hold bracket (3) to dash.4. Connect transmission control linkages (2) and (6).5. Connect control linkage (4) for steering valve.6. Install arm and nut (5) on steering gear. Tighten nut to a torque of 450 25 lb.ft. (610 35 N m).end by: a) install brake control valvesDisassemble Steering Gear
start by: a) remove steering gear1. Remove oil from steering gear. 2. Put a mark on shifting tube (2) and housing (1) for installation purposes.3. Remove bolts (3). Remove steering column and wheel as a unit. 4. Remove pin (4) from linkage.5. Remove bolts (6) from bracket and remove bracket and tube as a unit.6. Remove cover (5) from sector gear housing.7. Remove key from shaft. 8. Put alignment marks on sector gear (8) and nut gear (7) for installation purposes.9. Remove sector gear (8) and shaft as a unit.10. Remove nut and sector gear from shaft. 11. Remove shaft housing (11) from steering gear housing.12. Remove seal (9) with tool (A).13. Remove bearings (10) from shaft housing.14. Remove end cover (13). Remove bearing (12) with hammer and punch. 15. Remove ring from nut (14). Remove nut, washer and retainer (15). 16. Push shaft (16) down and remove ring, nut (17) and spacer from shaft (18).17. Turn shaft (16) out of nut gear (7) and remove shaft and nut gear from housing. 18. Remove plug and bolt (19) from housing.19. Remove lever (20) and shaft as a unit.20. Remove lever from inside of the housing. 21. Remove seal (22) and bearings (21) from housing.Assemble Steering Gear
1. Install bottom bearing in housing (1) with tooling (A).2. Install top bearing in housing (1) with tooling (B).3. Install seal in housing with tooling (C). 4. Put lever (3) in housing and install shaft (2) through lever.5. Install bolt in lever (3). 6. Put nut gear (6) in housing and turn shaft (4) through nut gear.7. Install spacer (5) and push shaft and nut gear to bottom of housing.8. Install nut and lock ring on shaft. If a new shaft has been installed it will be necessary to drill a hole in the shaft .094 in. (2.38 mm) in diameter and .030 in. (0.76 mm) deep for ring that locks the nut. 9. Install bearing (8) in retainer with tooling (D).10. Install retainer (7), washer (9), nut (10) and lock ring on shaft. 11. Use tooling (E) to install two bearings (13) in cover, one from each side and even with the outer surface.12. Install cover