SEAL KIT 1697896 - Caterpillar

Remove bolts (8), retainer (7), and the shims.
Loosen bolt (6).
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Install Tooling (A) under the head of bolt (6).
Tighten bolt (6) to secure Tooling (A) in position.
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Fasten Tooling (C) and a suitable lifting device onto wheel spindle (3). The weight of wheel spindle (3) is approximately 57 kg (125 lb).
Tighten Tooling (A) against the shaft of the wheel spindle to force the spindle outward. Hit the flange of the wheel spindle with a hammer to assist Tooling (A) in forcing the spindle out of the spindle housing. Repeat this step until wheel spindle (3) is loose from bearing cone (9).
Remove wheel spindle (3) from the wheel spindle housing.
Remove Duo-Cone seal (10) from wheel spindle (3). Remove Duo-Cone seal (11) from wheel spindle housing (1).
Remove Tooling (A) and bearing cone (9) from wheel spindle housing (1).
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Remove bearing cups (12) from wheel spindle housing (1).
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Use Tooling (B) to remove bearing cone (13) from wheel spindle (3).
Repeat this procedure for the remaining wheel spindle.Installation Procedure
Table 2
Required Tools
Tool Part Number Part Description Qty
C 439-3941 Link Bracket As 1
D 169-0503 Installation Kit 1
1U-8698 Duo-Cone Seal Installer As 1
Keep all parts clean from contaminants.Contaminants may cause rapid wear and shortened component life.
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Raise the temperature of bearing cone (13). Install bearing cone (13) on wheel spindle (3).
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Lower the temperature of bearing cups (12). Install bearing cups (12) in wheel spindle housing (1).
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Use Tooling (D) to install Duo-Cone seal (10) in wheel spindle (3).
Use Tooling (D) to install Duo-Cone seal (11) in wheel spindle housing (1).
Use Tooling (C) and a suitable lifting device to install wheel spindle (3). The weight of wheel spindle (3) is approximately 57 kg (125 lb).
Install bearing cone (9) in wheel spindle (3).
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Position retainer (7) and the shims on wheel spindle (3). Install bolts (8). Tighten bolts (8) to a torque of 125 7 N m (92 5 lb ft). Tighten bolt (6).
Rotate the wheel spindle assembly two to three times. Measure the rolling torque that is required to rotate the wheel spindle assembly. Add or remove shims until a rolling torque of 7 N m to 20 N m (5 lb ft to 15 lb ft) is obtained.
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Install O-ring seal (5) in cover (2).
Position cover (2) on wheel spindle housing (1).
Install bolts (4) that hold cover (2) in the wheel spindle housing.
Fill the wheel spindle with oil. Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Wheel Bearing Oil (Front) - Change" for the correct filling procedure.End By:
Install the front wheels.