KIT-SPARES 5385395 - Caterpillar

U and SU Three-Position Tilt Brace
If equipped:
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Bulldozer tilt brace
Pin the brace in the EXTENDED position and extend the right cylinder in order to tip the bulldozer blade forward.Pin the brace in the RETRACTED position and retract the right cylinder in order to tip the bulldozer blade rearward.
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Bulldozer tilt brace mounting pin hole positions
(N) Neutral
(E) Extended
(R) Retracted NEUTRAL - The NEUTRAL position works effectively in most materials and applications. This position provides equal blade tilt to the right and to the leftEXTENDED - The EXTENDED position pitches the blade forward. This position improves blade penetration in most materials that are difficult to penetrate and makes for faster loading.RETRACTED - The RETRACTED position pitches the blade backward. The backward pitch enhances the amount of dozer carry.
Position the machine on a hard flat surface and lower the bulldozer blade to the ground. Place the bulldozer blade control in the FLOAT position. Engage the parking brake. Remove the retainer bolts and plates.
Activate the bulldozer blade tilt in the FLOAT position. This action will remove the force from the tilt brace so that the rear pin for the tilt brace can be removed later. Shut down the engine, leaving the bulldozer blade control in FLOAT and the parking brake engaged.
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Place a wood block between the tilt brace and the push arm. The block should measure at least 216 mm (8.5 inch) by 216 mm (8.5 inch) by 153 mm (6.0 inch). The block will help maintain the hole alignment between the tilt brace and the push arm when the pin is being removed.
Remove the pin at the tilt brace to the joint of the push arm.
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Start the machine and activate the bulldozer tilt control in the FLOAT position. The tilt brace may slide forward on the push arm or the tilt brace may slide rearward on the push arm. Extending the tilt cylinder will slide the tilt brace forward. Retracting the tilt cylinder will slide the tilt brace rearward. Align the holes in the tilt brace and the push arm bracket and assemble the pin to the desired location. Alignment with the push arm may require the rotation of the tilt brace, if clearances at the joint allow rotation.
Shut down the machine. Return the bulldozer control to the HOLD position. Keep the parking brake engaged.
Reinstall the retainer bolts and the retainer plate. Note: The pin in the right arm to tilt cylinder is retained on the side toward the track. The pin in the left arm to the tilt brace is retained on the outside.