PLATE 4549272 - Caterpillar

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Select one track roller frame for removal. Position Tooling (C) (bar stock) between the equalizer bar and the main frame on that side of the machine. Tooling (C) maintains the equalizer bar in the original position when you remove the track roller frame.
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Place Tooling (D) under the track roller frame. Use Tooling (D) to apply pressure to the track roller frame.
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Remove bolts (5) and plate (4).
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Place Tooling (E) (wedges) between the equalizer bar and the track roller frame. Install Tooling (E). Use Tooling (E) to remove the equalizer bar pin from the front. The wedges facilitate the removal of the pin. Make sure that the wedges stay tight.
The end pins in the equalizer bar can only be removed from the front. The end pins are larger in diameter at the front.
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Use a suitable lifting device to support trunnion (6). Remove bolts (7). Remove trunnion (6). The weight of the trunnion is approximately 48 kg (105 lb).
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Remove plug (8) from plate (9).
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Remove bolt (10) and the spacer from behind the plug.
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Use Tooling (F) to remove plate (9) from the track roller frame.
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Remove bolts (11) and remove plate (12) from the end of the pivot shaft. Remove the O-ring seal and remove the ring from the end of the pivot shaft.
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Remove retainer bolts (13).
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Remove grab handle (14).
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Pinch PointStay clear of this area!Serious personal injury may occur.
Fasten chain (15) between the rear track roller frame and the front track roller frame. The chain holds the front track roller frame in place.
Attach a suitable lifting device to Tooling (G) and attach chain (15) to Tooling (G). Raise the track roller frame. Remove Tooling (D). To remove the track roller frame from the machine, carefully slide the track roller frame off the pivot shaft. The weight of the track roller frame with seven rollers and with two idlers is approximately 2654 kg (5850 lb).
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Remove O-ring seal (16).