PLATE 4441194 - Caterpillar

Start By:
Remove the fixed axle. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Fixed Axle (Front) - Remove".
Remove the oscillating axle. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Oscillating Axle (Rear) - Remove".
Remove the service brake from the intermediate housing. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Service Brakes - Remove".
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Remove bolt (2) and lock washer (3) .Note: Adjusting nuts of two different sizes are used in the bevel gear group. Use Tooling (F) or Tooling (G) to remove the adjusting nuts.
Use Tooling (F) or Tooling (G) in order to remove the adjusting nut (4) .
Remove the locating pin, sleeve assembly (5) , and bearing cup (6) from intermediate housing (1) .
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Remove two bolts (7) that are directly opposite each other. Install two 152.4 mm (6 inch) guide bolts in the bolt holes.
Remove remaining bolts (7) . Slide pinion gear assembly (8) away from the differential housing in order to install Tooling (B) .
Use a suitable lifting device to remove pinion gear assembly (8) . The weight of pinion gear assembly (8) is approximately 66 kg (145 lb).
Remove the shims and the O-ring seal from the pinion assembly.
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Use Tooling (C) and a suitable lifting device to remove differential assembly (9) . The weight of differential assembly (9) is approximately 109 kg (240 lb).
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Turn the remainder of the axle assembly onto the opposite side. Fasten the differential housing to Tooling (A) .
Install Tooling (C) and a suitable lifting device to the rim of axle housing assembly (11) . The weight of the axle housing assembly is 365 kg (800 lb).
Remove bolts (10) and axle housing assembly (11) .
Remove the service brake from the differential housing. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly, "Service Brakes - Remove".
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Remove bolt (12) and lock washer (13) .Note: Adjusting nuts of two different sizes are used in the bevel gear group. Use Tooling (F) or Tooling (G) in order to remove the adjusting nuts.
Use Tooling (F) or Tooling (G) in order to remove the adjusting nut (14) .
Remove locating pin (15) , sleeve assembly (16) , and bearing cup (17) from differential housing (18) .
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Personal injury can result from being struck by parts propelled by a released spring force.Make sure to wear all necessary protective equipment.Follow the recommended procedure and use all recommended tooling to release the spring force.
Use Tooling (D) in order to remove bearing cone (19) .
Turn the differential onto the opposite side. Use Tooling (E) in order to remove bearing cone (22) .
Remove bolts (20) that hold bevel gear (21) in position. Use a suitable press in order to remove bevel gear (21) from the differential.
Remove two spring assemblies from the bevel gear.