SOFTWARE GP-MACHINE 4797834 - Caterpillar

1. Remove cotter pin (1) and pin (2) from bracket (3). 2. Remove six cover plates (4), bolts (5) and washers from three mounting brackets (6). 3. Put identification marks on wear plates (7) and shims (8) for installation purposes. Remove wear plates (7) and shims (8) from between brackets (6) and blade rail (9). 4. Attach Tooling (A), a lifting sling and a hoist to the right end of blade (11). Use hydraulic cylinder (10) and wood blocks in order to push blade (11) to the right. Push the blade until it is free of center mounting bracket (6). 5. Attach Tooling (A) lifting, slings and a hoist to both ends of blade (11). Remove blade (11) from the blade assembly. The weight of blade (11) is 641.3 Kg (1420 lb).Install Blade
1. Make sure that all components of the blade are clean prior to installation of the blade. 2. Attach Tooling (A), lifting slings and a hoist to both ends of blade (11). The weight of blade (11) is 641.3 Kg (1420 lb). 3. Position blade (11) as far in right side bracket (6) of the blade assembly as possible. 4. Remove Tooling (A) from the left side of blade (11). Install an appropriate chain to cylinder (10) and bracket (3). Use cylinder (10) in order to pull blade (11) in middle bracket (6).5. Install the rod end of cylinder (10) in bracket (3). Install pin (2) and cotter pin (1) in order to secure the rod end of cylinder (10) to bracket (3). Use cylinder (10) in order to pull blade (11) in left bracket (6). 6. Install shims (8) and wear plates (7) to their original locations between brackets (6) and blade rail (9).7. Add or remove shims (8) in order to obtain a gap of 0.13 to 0.89 mm (.005 to .035 in) between blade rail (9) and wear plate (7). The minimum clearance position is found by side shifting the moldboard through its full range of travel, and with the shims (8) divided as equally as possible between the top and the bottom wear strips. 8. Install six cover plates (4), bolts (5) on three mounting brackets (6). 9. Install pin (2) and cotter pin (1) to bracket (3).