LEVELER-LOAD 6V6146 - Caterpillar

Enclosed Clutches And/Or Front Power Take-Off
Checking Clutch Adjustment
While engaging the clutch to pick up the load, check the clutch adjustment. The clutch should engage with a hard push and distinct snap. If engagement is "soft", adjust the clutch.Adjusting Clutch
1. Stop the engine and remove the clutch inspection cover.
CLUTCH INSPECTION COVER2. Turn the clutch until the lock pin, engaged in the locking ring, is visible.3. Pull the lock pin out and rotate the locking ring clockwise until the lock pin pops into the next notch.
PULLING LOCKING PIN4. Test the clutch adjustment. If still to "soft", rotate the ring to the next notch. If the adjustment is too tight-turn the ring back one notch.5. Install the cover.Lubricating D346, D379, D398 Flywheel Clutches: And All Front Power Take-Off Clutches
Lubricate the clutch bearings with grease, 1 or 2 strokes each fitting.1. Lubricate the shift-collar bearing; 1 fitting at topleft of center.2. Lubricate the shaft bearing; 1 fitting on top-rear of housing.3. Lubricate the pilot bearing; 1 fitting at the end of the shaft. If this fitting is not accessible, remove the plug located on the circumference of the shaft near the rear of the housing.
PILOT, SHIFT COLLAR AND SHAFT BEARINGS4. Lubricate the shift lever bearings; 1 fitting on each side of the clutch housing.
LUBRICATING SHIFT LEVER BEARINGSLubricating D348, D349 Or D399 Engine Flywheel Clutch
1. Lubricate the shift lever bearings; 1 fitting on each side of clutch housing.
SHIFT LEVER BEARING2. Lubricate the pilot bearing; 1 fitting at the end of shaft. If this fitting is not accessible, remove the plug located on the circumference of the shaft near the rear of the housing, and install a fitting.
PILOT AND SHIFT COLLAR BEARINGS3. Lubricate the shift-collar bearing; 1 fitting at top-left of center.4. Check the main shaft bearing oil reservoir level with engine stopped. Maintain the oil level at the FULL mark on the oil level gauge. Add oil through the filler tube on top of the bearing cage housing. Refer to Lubrication and Maintenance Chart for proper oil.
CHECKING OIL LEVEL5. To drain the reservoir: Remove the drain plug located on the lower left side of the shaft bearing reservoir. Drain and install the drain plug. Fill to the FULL mark on the oil level gauge. Install the filler cap.
CLUTCH SHAFT BEARING DRAIN PLUGElectric Set Generator
If the electric set generator is not of Caterpillar design, see the manufacturer's instructions for the required lubrication and maintenance procedures.Inspecting Slip Ring
1. Remove the two lower panels from the rear of the generator housing.2. Inspect the slip ring color. The slip ring color may be shiny copper to straw, or chocolate to black, but the color must be uniform to indicate satisfactory operation.If the ringis basically one of the above shades, but contains blotches of green, blue or black, clean the ring with an electrical cleaning solvent.
Do not use gasoline or carbon tetrachloride. Both solvents will dissolve insulation. The vapors from carbon tetrachloride can be harmful when inhaled.
Green blotches are caused by chlorine vapors, blue blotches are caused by