Clutch repair on the Caterpillar D4-7U
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Here are the previous videos from this project: • Caterpillar D4-7U Rebuild
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0:00 intro
1:44 transmission cover setup
3:17 cover inspection
5:22 Interlock
11:11 more teardown
13:54 clutch linkage
16:30 new clutch stuff
17:00 what was wrong with the clutch
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Matt I realise that Caterpillar is a USA based company but all the same you guys are so lucky over their to be able to buy new or old new stock for your refurbishment. To import the parts to Australia I would pay way more in postage than for the part…..just so envious. I’m really pleased that you are replacing many of the worn parts as the only sound you will hear when she is running is that little cat diesel purring….no rattles. Really enjoying this project and green with envy
“It might look stupid and dangerous” ha Matt! This statement encapsulates most all of my projects!
Love this series!
Goes for half the male population I'm afraid 😂
Really loving this series Matt. Keep up the great work.
Really enjoying your channel. I’m a 40 year mechanic veteran also an instructor and I’m not sure I would want to tackle a project like this without detailed videos available. I’m sure I would spend a lot of time rewinding and watching to reassemble this project. Your detail is amazing. Please keep it coming and good luck.
I am beginning to really appreciate the word "heavy" in heavy equipment. I'm learning a lot watching you learn. As always I am looking forward to the next one.
Nice progress. You seem happier since the progress is noticable. CAT used to make a sealent back in the 90's # 6V-6640 that was great for gasketless mating surfaces like final drive covers. Thick goo that didn't run or harden. It fills pits and irregularities really well. I quit in '94, and was so impressed l still remember the part number. Might be good for those pitted covers. Oh yeah, that fabric between those bushings might be an oil wick.
Hi Matt Im in 70s Been around dozers all my life. I love watch these Videos Watching them I just love the way you describe the details what your doing in you videos
I can only imagine how nice its going to be once put together. It will be virtually a new used dozer that instead of being so stiff that its hard to run.... when new, it wasn't that they were so hard to use but they were stiff but now will be like a slipper on the feet that is like walking on air........ really nice to drive. I don't know how much wrenching that you did on heavy equipment before but this is so nice and your work is super good work with eyes that see problems before they become issues
So looking forward to the end. Your going to have a new machine. Very impressed with your work ethics. Thankyou really enjoying watching you. Andy Australia
Thanks Matt we enjoyed the video! Great project and great progress! We wish you well and thanks for sharing with us! 👍
As soon as the parts are delivered, you can really make things happen. Keep it up and you'll be putting her back together in no time! Love to see the progress...even though it may not LOOK like progress at this point.
Hi Matt. Can`t get enough of your videos. Wish I could go and help. KEEP THEM COMING FAST!!!!!!!!
I discovered your channel while surfing TH-cam and now I am hooked on your dozer project build. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting concepts on how they built things way back. Then Design Engineers were good back then. I think you will pay a Kings Ransom in shipping costs. Any who Matt I am enjoying your dedication to your rework and build. I feel the tolerance other that the engine is close enough like horse shoes and hand grenades. I do not care for slop either. Thx for your time to video.
This reminds me of the time, when I was a kid, that I took apart an old wrist watch. No idea how it worked, how it came apart, and no idea how it went back together! I'm sure you won't have the same experience. Really enjoying this series. Thanks.
This takes me back to the 70's and to my first H-D ,, a 1945 FL , 74 CBI , H-D Knucklehead .. It was 30 yrs old already when I bought as a rolling basket case .. Uh huh !! I was young {19} , dumb and capable of overcoming any obstacles .. Best lessons on mechanics I ever had too .. I still say it was like working on small early tractor tech .. I rebuilt it from one end to the other ;-}
You have bitten into a very challenging project.
Looks like the old style reer main seal rope would work perfectly on those areas and seal up good you can buy it on a spool and cut to length
I know it sounds a little tedious but when we used to repair a heavy equipment like that we would chuck the material up in a vise and use a hacksaw blade to cut through the brass down to the cast-iron and then take a hammer and try to force screwdriver under the cut bushing and fold it in on itself and then they come out pretty easy.
Amazing stuff Matt! Not just referring to old cool iron, even more to your way to not being afraid to take it apart. Awesome videos!
Great tenacity and attitude! I'm learning with ya sir! I'm no mechanic, but I'm finding this interesting as hell!! Keep em coming , thank you, and all the best
I'm amazed at the level of detail your going through to restore this dozer. Most would have done just enough to get it running again. I am looking forward to seeing it push some dirt. When you're done if you need some more content for you're channel I'll drop off my D4H for you. LOL.
This machine is going to be so awesome. I am glad you are keeping it for use on your property. Thanks for taking us on the journey! (That engine could be what keeps you in the "black". Although, it will pay for itself many times over in the long run.)
i had an old machine i found some s/s tube as all the pin`s were ok and the fork alright the the lever was sloppy drilled it out pushed the s/s tube in and used graphite grease = fantastic precision gear selection ! = good work thank you !
I like your helper he does not say much .
Holy Rip Snort, amazing attention to detail and determination... 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hey Matt, Don from Canada, really love shows on restoring old iron, you do an awesome job explaining things...so much so, that I am not a mechanic but capable enough to employ some of your tactics and education you supply...if you were my neighbour, I would be available at your beck and call to ask for help when you needed it...just love seeing how things work...thanks again for all of your effort in sharing your knowledge, you are a very able tradesman mechanic, jack of all experience...
*- I am very impressed with the intelligence you bring to the table to decipher how and why things function like they do with something you have no schooled knowledge about.*
*- The happy news for me in this video is that: I see your confidence/assertiveness level going up in conjunction with the Painted parts that you have rejuvenated.*
*- If you have not noticed it, then do so, NOW.*
*- There is a reason why Marine Dress Blues are so impressive {for those who earned them} . . . speaking to the appropriate pride in self and sense of accomplishment that young and "dumb" kids who did not have the advantages at home that many other males have been fortunate to find as the soil from which they arose.*
*- The self-esteem that should derive from your striving needs a stage to sing its self-appreciation from, and that is the stage of PAINT.*
*- And increase of Operative Intelligence arrives when the scrim behind it is appropriate Paint for a job well done.*
*- I am so very pleased and glad that so many of your viewer/fans yelled at you to spiff up the machine with paint.*
*- The machine feels proud of itself too, and now is inspired to help you know telepathically what is WhatIsNeeded for it to do well by you.*
*- Think of the spirituality of that correspondence within the solidness of the stage upon which you both play as actors. Why? Because you have that spiritual depth, and so, too, does the machine strive in to match up to is design expectations.*
The philosophy O' paint.
I’m amazed that you can still find parts for your tractor
I am amazed at this whole process. Good job, you will def know this machine inside out when done.
Matt will be an expert "go to" on the D-4.
Glad your starting to gets the parts in!
Love what you are doing... Thanks for painting it too. Have a great day.
Moving along nicely !
Great to see the progress! Can't wait to see her working.
I know absolutely nothing about what you are doing but I am so addicted to watching this restoration. Don't get me wrong, but I hope this takes a long, long time to finish. I am completely fascinated how you are able to figure out how it's supposed to be and then go ahead and fix it. If it were me, this whole machine would be in the scrap yard in a million pieces because, like Humpty Dumpty, I'd have no idea how to put it back together again.
With some hesitation, I suggest Project Binky here on TH-cam. Start from the beginning, the individual steps and meticulous fabrication is a joy to behold. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
@@paulmanson253 Thanks! I'll check it out.
Forward progress even through minimal is still forward progress! Nice update
I love this series of vids. Your doing something that I would love to do. Keep up the great work as well as the really fun, interesting vids.
Your making progress. Loving what your doing. It is going to give you years or reliability once it's all back together.
I've really been enjoying this series. I think I'm going to be inheriting the 1949 TD-9 that I got to spend a lot of time on 30 years ago. This is giving me the confidence and knowledge to do whatever work it might need when it does indeed become mine. Obviously completely different machines, but I'm sure they have some similarities.
Keep up the good work, Matt! Another interesting look into the world of dozer design.... Can't wait to see the steering clutch internals and how you'll press that puppy apart!
Always nice to have puppy helping 😁
I really dig your assistant! That Shepard is beautiful ❤️!!
The new clutch plates look amazing!
Enjoy watching your videos, impressed by your dedication and knowledge look forward to the next video, good luck on your restoration.
Slow and steady wins the race, bud! Keep it going!
Cool project! Good to see it’s coming along
Really shoddy prior mantenance on this dozer,glad to see Matt doin' it right!
Enjoying the series!
My dad started a logging company in 1946 took him a year to fall 320 acres cedar. Another year to rail road log it. Built bridges and piling and logs 40 foot long by 10 foot high. Old time logging. Later he bought 100 logging trucks. Was logging 5 different 80 acre parcels. Interesting engineering the year I was born.
I have to say Iv been enjoying these videos I sure you can’t wait until you’re done with this tractor you’re doing an outstanding job peace by piece one day at a time it’s all you can do
Progress is the key. Looking forward to the next vid. Stay safe
Impressed with your attention to detail Matt. When’s it’s done this machine will be awesome! Keep up the good work! 🇦🇺🍺🍺
Great video, Matt…..I always look forward to your next one ☝️ keep them coming!
15:52 .. test it for asbestos (cheap kits on line) .. wrapping a pin with asbestos fabric was considered a field fix for bushing replacement back in the day.
Why would you use asbestos fabric for taking up wear in a pin fit? asbestos is good for high temp insulation, or an additive to shingles/tiles I just can't see it being useful in the context you are saying. I've seen beer cans used to take up tolerances in a worn shaft, I've seen leather used as a packing, I've never seen asbestos shoved into a bushing...
@@69uremum Preaching to the choir here my friend .. I agree fully it's not as good idea .. but I've seen it used (in industrial applications) a number of times .. on really old machinery ... that stuff lasts for ever :(
Lets see if he gets it tested or not?
I like your detail explanations. I don't like loose either and everything needs to be painted if its apart . I hope to see how you tighten up the worn pins and holes. Pins can be made, but how to make new holes? Weld closed and re-drill? Darn welds get hardened and tough to re-drill. Maybe larger pins. This will be the pride of your life when its done. Anxiously waiting for your next video.
It's just fascinating watching this playlist out as it's beyond amazing how this heavy equipment works. It's really so simple.
If you're still asking, it would make an interesting science experiment to put the old engine back together to see if it could be made to work. My terribly small, and vicarious, experience with heavy equipment is that those old cat engines are just incredibly over-built...and it seems to show by the simple fact it was still working even after the horrendous rebuilds it had received previously. Just polish up the cam, crank and gears and throw it back together again with rust pitting and all, maybe some new bearings for the crank mains and rods. But what do I know, it may not build enough oil pressure with that much clearance at the crank to do anything more than rod-knock itself to death.
Keep up the good work. I really enjoy your content. Thanks.
Looks like the wrapped the shaft too cut down on the slack, kinda a crummy fix! lol 😂 You’re pretty intelligent matt, figuring all mechanics out on your machine! Awesome job! Thanks for sharing Matt, very educational video brother! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
In joying your videos, getting it done …..awesome
It's good that you're fixing problems now as opposed to some guys who would reuse parts if they had any life left in them. You'll never find a better or easier time to replace things like the clutch brake. When this project is finished, you're going to have a practically new, old dozer. If you take care of it, which you will, it should last you a lifetime.
Fascinating to watch you rip in this old machine. Can wait to see her up and running.
This crawler was diffently neglected of maintance and abused.
Nice to see you giving it a 2nd chance at life😊
Thanks for putting one up for us. Darned mail system. Sometimes they surprise me, others, meh...., not so much!
Matt well done thank you for sharing it with us
Nice work Matt. Keep on working, keep on learning.
Nice job! Keep up the good work
I look forward to your videos. You are doing a great job.
Hi Matt I've been watching your channel since you Started doing this Dozer I've liked everything you do Wish you would do longer videos, Anyway a big 👍 from me in the UK, Thanks for you sharing your work 👍 👍 👍
Hi enjoying your rebuild.
The brake on the clutch mechanism is only for engaging a gear from neutral, if you start depressing the clutch that far changing gears you will wear it out very very quickly, cheers.
Looks good, Keep on going. It doesn't matter how long it takes.
Nice work, your great to watch
Git n r dun Matt. Looking great bud!!! Squatch should be proud!!!
Looking forward to the next video love the content retired CAT mechanic Forklift div. Seattle
interesting video matt ,keep them comming.
Great vid as usual Matt I always look forward to a new one each week. Question for viewers, Is it just me or or are these videos not long enough? I always feel like I want more after watching them. It could be that I like the content a bit too much. There also the balance factor where Matt needs to work on the machine and not spend all his life editing the videos.
Liking this channel more all the time. Interesting to see what you use it for.
Kept it going matt love watching the video
Love your Channel and the content,Regular Joe rebuilding the past but in heavy equipment big time. Matt your doing a great job,Remember if it looks not to your liking any part then change it because you would sit and have a good cry if you had to dissemble that heavy machine again after it was all put together.
Check out the channel called trespassing into the wild. He has a awesome channel about bulldozers and tractors
Dude well done well done.looking forward to the next video . 😀😀😀
Hey Matt! Great job your doing and you will now know every inch of your machine! As REO SPEEDWAGON says "Don't stop believing".
The clothe like material in the bushing is SRBF (solid resin bonded fiber ) a common material used for high pressure points such as bearings etc.
As Vehcor says "someone's been here before!".
Stay healthy and we'll see you soon.
"Engines", as in more than one ...interesting :). Keep up the great work. One word of advice though for the video, it felt like you were going a bit fast there, especially in the beginning. Take your time and explain what things are, how they operate, and how they fit into the overall story of the restoration. We aren't in any hurry (I'm not at least), and I enjoy learning about stuff as much as I enjoy seeing things get fixed. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the people watching aren't as up to speed on the story as you are, and it's easy to forget that some people might not have watched your earlier work. Love the channel and really look forward to your videos!
I second that and I have seen all the other videos but certainly don't remember every thing I saw. More video of your dog, too.
This puzzle will take a long time to assemble.....but it will be worth it. respect.
Your doing great. Thanks for sharing your awesome fun beautiful vlogs
Good deal. Slowly coming along.
I love these videos.
Very interesting. Enjoyed.
nice work. keep plugging away
You could use some nylon washers to take up some slop in the clevis connections. And I would drill a hole in the grease cap and add a zerk with a nut underneath to have the option of using it traditionally, or using a grease gun to make life easier.
Good work, nice viewing and learning. Where your helpers at? ;) Glad that you're capable to locate parts. I would believe other viewers would possibly make some parts for your Project...
Small steps, but it's still progress. Good idea with the trans cover, your noggin needs to stay round. KUTGW!
wow, good job
well done
Good video.
Great video!! .. Thank you!! :)
looking good. :) keep up the good work. :)
you have to make all new bushings and rods to fit //build up weld and grind down to fit new bushing //
Possibly drill over size some of those connecting levers and then sleeve/bushing the headspace to take out the slop/wobble? Like .0050 and sleeve with some steel bushings? Done a few loose connecting levers like this over the years. This is going to be one fine Machine for you. Have you thought of setting up a " go fund me" to help with all the costs? I'm betting you would get a lot of help BECAUSE you are trying to do it the best you can. People like that instead of some halfass rework. 👍👍