SEAL-O-RING 3518955 - Caterpillar

Illustration 1 g00274790
Steering Components (1) Pilot valve shaft. (2) Pilot valve. (3) Top yoke. (4) Steering column yoke. (5) Nut. (6) Steering wheel. (7) Steering shaft. (8) Keyway and key. (9) Shaft. (10) Steering stop bracket. (11) Bottom yoke. (12) Lever. (13) Bolt. (14) Forward set screw. (15) Rearward set screw. (16) Steering column shaft. (A) 6 1 mm (0.2362 0.0394 inch) dimension.
Center the machine in the straight ahead position. Stop the engine. Engage the parking brake. Install the steering frame lock link in order to prevent articulation.
Unbolt and disconnect steering shaft (7) from lever (12).
Unbolt and remove lever (12) from the shaft (9).
The keyway and the key (8) should be facing straight ahead (centered). Install steering wheel (6) on the steering column shaft. The steering wheel must be installed in the straight ahead position (centered). Install the steering wheel mounting nut (5). Torque the nut (5) to 50 4 N m (37 3 lb ft). The steering wheel, keyway, and key must all be centered in the straight ahead position.Note: When the steering components are centered properly, the machine will provide balanced steering for both left steering and right steering.
Install lever (12) onto shaft (9). Slide lever (12) over key (8) onto shaft (9) until shaft (9) extends 6 1 mm (0.2362 0.0394 inch) dimension (A) beyond the bottom of the lever (12). Bolt the lever (12) to shaft (9) with bolt (13).
Reconnect steering shaft (7) so that the end of shaft (9) extends through the pilot hole of top yoke (3) .Note: The steering wheel should be in the straight ahead position.
Bolt top yoke (3) to lever (12). Ensure that yoke (4) and shaft (9) are centered in the straight ahead position.