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Yep, give or take a little. There is very little free play. Maybe 1/4″ or so.
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It's nice to get intimate with your machine at times.
Here is my opus on adjustments for your perusal:
Well, that should obviously be larger…
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Looks good.
If I don't have 4″ x 6″ blocking, I cut a bunch of 2 x 4's in 10″ lengths and stack n' layer and nail in a 10″ square to the nearest desired height.
I used to block D8's up to 36″ to roll the tracks off.
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Yes, you can use the drawbar for a jacking point.
Swing frame is dozer slang for the track frame that holds the track rollers, idlers, and track adjusting spring.
The equalizer is that piece of steel that is trunnion mounted under the engine and connects the two swing frames together.
I was thinking that maybe it would be better if I just stayed with the Chinese terminology from the manuals instead of translating to American terms. What do you think?
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“Anybody know the best place to jack up and then block this dozer?”
Do you want to get at the steering clutches?
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Hi David, welcome back. Glad you are on the mend.
You say that you have a filter on the fuel return line to the tank? That's strange, not a very common practice. I would sure like to see what these plastic fittings you are referring to look like. That's another first for me. If you are referring to the return line fittings on top of the injectors, the hoses are just push-on. There is no real pressure on this side of the fuel system.
It sounds to me like there is some gunk in the bottom of your fuel tank. What does your sediment bowl and screen look like?
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These brakes appear to be in good condition. The linings are not slipped.
They appear to be new.
But what I can see is they are tight as all heck.
They are maladjusted.
Is it possible two things are happening: one – the clutches are releasing late and two- the brakes are fading because they are heating?
Clutches are probably releasing late. Doubt there is brake fade due to over heating. I'm still working on the revised adjusting procedure, had a meeting today so didn't get it finished.
The extra bits in there are certainly not helping. They were not wedged in there so I don't think they were binding the band to the hub. If the bands were not wound so tight perhaps that would have happened. The funny thing is the bracket that was down inside the left brake box is the missing bracket he had to fab for the clutch return spring.
That looked like a 5/8″ grade 8 bolt in there, jeez! Good mechanics will mentally inventory the parts during disassembly and definitely check a compartment before buttoning it up.
Anybody know the best place to jack up and then block this dozer?Each side at the rear under the final drive housings (be careful about track clearance if you are going to run it), and under each side of the swing frame equalizer under the engine (again, watch the track clearance) and block up the blade under the cutting edge so it is not hanging against the lift cylinders.
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