O-RING 5404129 - Caterpillar

Hot oil and components can cause personal injury.Do not allow hot oil or components to contact skin.
Care must be taken to ensure that fluids are contained during performance of inspection, maintenance, testing, adjusting, and repair of the product. Be prepared to collect the fluid with suitable containers before opening any compartment or disassembling any component containing fluids.Refer to Special Publication, NENG2500, "Dealer Service Tool Catalog" for tools and supplies suitable to collect and contain fluids on Cat® products.Dispose of all fluids according to local regulations and mandates.
Obtain the sample of the final drive oil as close as possible to the recommended sampling interval. The recommended sampling interval is every 500 service hours. In order to receive the full effect of S O S oil analysis, establish a consistent trend of data.
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(1) Oil level mark
(2) Oil filler plug
(3) Drain plug
Position one final drive so that oil level mark (1) is horizontal. Drain plug (3) should be at the bottom.
Remove oil filler plug (2) and obtain the oil sample with a 1U-5718 Vacuum Pump. Note: Do not use the drain stream method to obtain a sample of the final drive oil. A stream of dirty oil from the bottom of the compartment will contaminate the sample.
Install oil filler plug (2).
Repeat Step 1 to Step 3 in order to sample the oil in the other final drive. Reference: Refer to Special Publication, SEBU6250, "Caterpillar Machine Fluids Recommendations", "S O S Oil Analysis" for information that pertains to obtaining a sample of the final drive oil. Refer to Special Publication, PEHP6001, "How To Take A Good Oil Sample" for more information about obtaining a sample of the final drive oil.