TRACK GP 3852676 - Caterpillar

Do not use threaded rods that have not been hardened as tooling with hydraulic cylinders. The maximum rated tonnage should be stamped on one end of the puller studs. Do not use threaded rods that have not been stamped with the rated tonnage.
Start the engine. Park the machine on a hard, level surface. Fully extend the stick. Position the bucket level on the ground. Shut off the engine.
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Slide O-ring seals (3) off the pin joints between the bucket and the power link and onto the flanges of the bucket. Note: Make sure that the threaded puller hole in pin assembly (1) is clean prior to installation of Tooling (A).
Remove bolt (2). Attach a suitable lifting device to Tooling (A). The weight of Tooling (A) is approximately 136 kg (300 lb). Fasten Tooling (A) to pin assembly (1). Note: Reposition the suitable lifting device during the removal of pin assembly (1).
Use Tooling (A) to remove pin assembly (1). The combined weight of Tooling (A) and pin assembly (1) is approximately 191 kg (420 lb).
Remove O-ring seals (3) from the flanges of the bucket.
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Start the engine. Extend the bucket cylinder. Use a suitable blocking in order to support the bucket cylinder. Shut off the engine.
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Attach a suitable lifting device and Tooling (B) to power link (4). The weight of power link (4) is approximately 200 kg (440 lb). Raise power link (4) to a horizontal position. Note: Some bucket control linkages are equipped with shims between the power link and the right-hand idler link.
Remove plate (5) from pin assembly (6). Install suitable cribbing in order to support the left-hand idler link and the right-hand idler link. Use Tooling (A) to remove pin assembly (6). The weight of pin assembly (6) is approximately 34 kg (75 lb).
Remove power link (4). If equipped, remove the shim between the right-hand idler link and power link (4).
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Attach a suitable lifting device to left-hand idler link (7). The weight of left-hand idler link (7) is approximately 50 kg (110 lb). Remove plate (8).
Remove the grease fitting from pin assembly (9). Use Tooling (C) to partially remove pin assembly (9) in order to remove left-hand idler link (7). The weight of pin assembly (9) is approximately 22 kg (50 lb).
Attach a suitable lifting device to right-hand idler link (10). The weight of right-hand idler link (10) is approximately 50 kg (110 lb). Use Tooling (C) to remove pin assembly (9) and right-hand idler link (10). Installation Procedure
Install the bucket linkage in the reverse order of removal.
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Use Tooling (D) to install pin assembly (9).
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Use Tooling (E) to install pin assembly (6). Attach a suitable lifting device to pin assembly (6). The weight of pin assembly (6) is approximately 34 kg (75 lb).
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Use Tooling (E) to install pin assembly (1). Attach a suitable lifting device to pin assembly (1). The weight of pin assembly (1) is approximately 49 kg (110 lb).