Caterpillar D4 transmission case cover rebuild
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Long video, but wanted to get the entire cover done before posting.
Here are the previous videos from this project: • Caterpillar D4-7U Rebuild
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0:00 intro
2:05 clutch control clean and paint
8:25 parts
12:38 cover gasket
16:19 prep for assembly
20:10 assemble clutch controls
27:00 clutch shafts
31:37 install clutch controls
34:52 something is wrong
39:50 install stuff on top
44:26 clutch shaft mod
47:30 install clutch linkage
53:17 end
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Matt, you have a video that shows you disassembling the actuating linkage for the steering clutches. That video can resolve any questions you have about how it goes back together, because it shows how things were when you got the cat.
That's what I thought, its perfect as a reference.
One of of the linkage sides was broken and locked up originally, the other half threw me off because the stud that the spring rides on was bent. I put the bent stud back on with the spring and the feel was completely different, so the old video was actually throwing me off. The backwards handles was my bad, it got confusing because in the original video the cover was upside down.
@@stephenbird9714 Hi Stephen, only if it was assembled correctly when you found it otherwise you could be repeating a previous fault. just sayin. been there, done that cheers.
@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly You gave a much nicer reply than I would have given.
Moral of this story is, watch your own disassembly video, or take pictures before, and during taking things apart.
As only a Pacific Hillbilly can put it......"one half of the holes were stripped, the other half were rusty and the 3rd half were....." :-D You're doing a grand job there, looking forward to seeing it back in action!
The next 54 and a half minutes were supposed to be me building a desk that just arrive. I'll get to that later.
when you use a punch to make a gasket, usually it's done on a block of hard wood ,using the end face, this helps with the hole making, but also makes your tool last a life time ,instead of hitting a steel bench and blunting it . little things helps keep your took box healthy :-)
I didn't know that about the end face. Like most learning: makes sense! Thanks.
Great job. What you have to understand is that all of us who watch your videos wish they had a D4 that they could refurbish. You are becoming one of my favorite TH-cam channels by watching something that I wish I was doing. Sorry we made you paint it, but please understand we just like seeing a piece of American history come back to life. Thanks so much for sharing, and I bet all of us will stay tuned. Thank you.
It's not "I'll burn that bridge when I get to it." The proper expression is, "I'll jump off of that bridge when I get to it." Great to see you back on the air.
First time watching and like all the rest, WOW!!!!!!! I'm a CAT retiree of 33 yrs at the Decatur, IL Plant. 1970-2003.
Maintenance is a wonderful exfoliant.
Matt its a lot of fun see you working on the D4. I almost can't stop watching.
this is a cool project, I admire your passion. NOW the moist important part is painting, I suggest to get a Mapp gas torch and heat any metal that your going to paint just before you paint it, the heating will drive out the moisture in the metal, you will see the metal get wet then dry as it goes from room temp to warm, the paintwork will stick way better and the warm parts will assist in a better cure for the paint
A roof torch would be nice for this...
@@Dave-md5ow Hi Dave thats a great idea as there is lots of metal to heat
Found your videos yesterday and can’t stop watching them. Great content and great videos.
Been watching your progress each episode and love every minute. The two week gap between the last two videos really had me concerned. I was checking 3-4 times a day for your latest update. But you came through as always. Your my Hero for taking this project on and making such good progress each week.
Click on the bell and set it up so you get notifications everytime Matt posts a video. Works like a charm.
I did this kind of work for years... about your age then. Now I can't tell you what I had for lunch. I do believe I would not paint any parts inside the transmission as it may dissolve and plug filters. They make a primer for metal that doesn't come off. I know that they make that primer in many colors so you can coordinate the colors on it. I'm 72 now and haven't touched to many wrenches since I got crippled up.Like you said, other people have worked on it and how they assembled it could of been way wrong. I got into machines and found many bolts that vibrate out and land down below so before I just washed everything away, I kinda panned the dirt for parts that fall into the crevices. Heck I found a ring in the oil/grease in a transmission on one. A jewelry ring... actually some decent gold but no name so it was mine till I lost it in travels
Thank you, i replace clutch plates on my D4D heyster last week order the parts from the US all the way to Namibia. 4 months. No parts available locally
The groove in the bearing is a grease groove. If you put loctite in the groove it will ruin the bearing.
The grooves aren't being used, there is absolutely no way to regrease these bearings once installed. Probably should have made this as clear as I did in previous videos.
@@PacificNorthwestHillbilly
I understood that there was no provision to grease the bearing via the groove once installed. I was pointing out that the bearing would be degraded if the loctite flowed into the hole and solidified.
@@brucewier Whoops, I cut out the part talking about putting tape over the oiling hole. You can see the tape over it at 21:03. My bad!...explains a lot of the comments about it...haha.
Good move on the tape. I missed it and it should help. Your videos are great, and I can't wait to see it run.
$2.00 brake cleaner Home Depot!
Two thumbs up! Thanks!
Epoxy mixed with a filler, such as colloidal silica, makes a good repair material for pitted metal where you are trying to get a gasket to seal against a smooth surface. The cork you are using looks fine, but it's going to be difficult to get it to seal without first creating a smooth surface that it seats against. West Systems makes a great epoxy system for just such applications. Commonly used for marine applications, but would work great for this application. Let it set up for 24 hours, then sand with orbital sander to get perfect surface on that transmission cover.
Didn't he do some kind of metal filler in an earlier video? I was wondering why that didn't happen this time too.
Man o Man. Been waiting for a hillbilly video to hit.....
Nice job Matt, sure fun watching your progress, thanks for taking us along for the ride....
Something that I’m surprised that you didn’t do was take a million pictures so that you can scroll back through to verify placements and locations. Not hounding you, just observing. It’s what I do and it works great.
You are an outstanding young man doing an incredible job! Very entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Thank you.
I like this better than Graveyard cars. No ego, no insults, just rebuilding a Cat with a little bit of guessing and consulting manuals. Great job, be sure to give your assistant a biscuit.
Bench sander my favorite tool. My high school shop teacher caught me sanding when I should have used a block plain. He said “I don’t give credit for sanding”! Scarred me for life, second power took I bought after 1/4” drill was a 3” belt sander. Great project you have.
Matt, the ole girl is going back together great! I just wish I had documented my journey on my old D6 like you have. I will send you a message on the forums.
Really enjoying the build , had to show my niece the finger drill she was nearly sick I thought it was hilarious , any case greeting from the UK .
Quote from "coming to America " ... damn that boy's good!! Lol think you missed your calling. Great work
Better than new. Nice work.
"Glad to see you hang small parts to paint and dry ! Look to your old videos to research assembly. -- or mark items as you disassemble...... Those Nuts are called "NYLOCKS"--- Get some Loctite 567 Thread Sealant for Hydraulic fittings or to seal any Cap Screws that exit the case etc. Excellent progress ! Looking forward to the next Video ! A quick thought after watching again-- use felt battery protectors to help retain Grease to the Bushings for the Clutch Cross Shaft !
The top of that gear shifter housing (H pattern plus 2) looks like an area for water to get in also, you are like me when it comes to trying to seal out the water. You really look for any possible place of intrusion and try to eliminate it. Great job, absolutely love seeing a piece of old iron being saved from rotting away.
A major overhaul of a piece of heavy equipment in a home shop with basic tools. I have to say I'm quite impressed with the progress of this series so far.
Thanks again for brining us along on another video. It’s nice to see it come back together
Feels so good to put stuff back together. Love you honest approach to this project.
Hi Matt, I am from cold Sweden and have following this build since the beginning. My deceased father was working on Caterpillar and building these machines. I think this is very interesting, thanks for the videos.
I have a well loved (worn) 1959 IH T-40 Drott. Your video is giving me the confidence to tackle a rebuild on my machine.
Real good job.Well done!
Looking forward to see it all running and working
Glad you figured out where stuff went to get it back together! I’m sure you’re feeling much better about it now that you are reassembling it!
Well. It's down to reassembly. Way to jog your memory. Nice work. Looking forward to the entire series unfolding.
Good progress Matt. Happy to see your finger has made a full recovery. Please get a spray gun or cans for the final / outside paint job. 🙂
Props to you Matt. Getting in and having a go is what it's all about. Keep on keeping on man. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
What does 'props' mean? Bear with me, I am from Ohio.
@@artszabo1015 proper respect ✊
@@basketcasebuilds5712 Thanks, I would never have guessed that.
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@@charlieboyok ?????
Thanks for the longer more detailed video Matt, she's really starting to look good now! The cork gasket, I think they only remove as much as they do is to stop bits falling into the cavity and cut cost, so I think it will be good the way you have done it, time will tell. I also think what the "expert" commenters forget sometimes is that you dont become a master by never making a mistake or trying something different, you just become somewhat knowledgeable about doing it the "right" way, so dont worry what they think if they give you crap for it. Example, I bet you have a better chance of assembling that linkage again if you had to do it all over.
Hafta be honest here,and say that id rather see a 52 minute video with great content than a video every week,with so-so content. I really enjoyed watching this video and hope to see many more just like it. Totally awesome. 👍👍👍
When working on cars one thing I learned early one was take pictures and take way more than you think you need. Even if you think it is simple and obvious, it's always good to have the pictures for reference. I am guilty of getting focused on the job and forgetting the pictures and often regret it.
Pictures don't help when things are broken and out of place, or 60+ years of "make it work" repairs have been done to your project, as is the case here. PNH replied above to someone else who suggested the same.
Wow... It is really going to be nice. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait till the next one. Have a great day.
Your videos are great. Your level to detail is refreshing to see.
I hope this machine brings you 10's of 1000's of hours of enjoyment.
I was looking for your video last night. I am enjoying this series.
project coming along good! slowly but surely its coming back to life. I enjoy all , even your commentary of HOW I DO IT ! Go back to your tear down videos ! to see how it all goes back together.
Here's hoping the fourth half of the bolts are in good shape :D
lotta progress - lotta learning - i'm glad you decided to paint it. should be a runner soon.
one of my first jobs as an apprentice for caterpillar was working on a D4 steering clutches, final drive and running gear way back in 1979 so this brings back many memoiries. loved the job, love anything caterpillar love these videos. i would give anything to do what your doing matt, D6s were my favourite cat to work on.
Love watching your videos on the D4 bringing it back to life
Thank you, Matt. You’ve really gone through the ol’ beast!
Well done mate so much to remember as in position of parts I would not even attempt it ,can’t wait to see it running Jeff from Aus
Great overall Video, thanks for your work and will be happy to see your next project list of repairs.
With as many levers, & shafts as you've had to deal with on this project, I can see how it'd be super easy to mix up a part, or two!
Wow i almost gave up hope you would be coming back,man that wire brush rash looks painfull,i feel ur pain and to think ur nail just finished healing i think now fate nails you on other side.i just got done redoing a snowmobile trailer,converting it too atv lots of welding n grinding,you know i gotta say it!grinding makes me the welder i aint.!anywho was using a flap disk no glove and bam that disk only hit my nail two seconds but dang took corner off down to the flesh.burns like a fire ant sting.getting better good to see it going in reverse and if you get puzzeled just watch ur own vidjas!dont rush things,dont wanna see more injured appendages!!ok gearhead brother keep ur hands dirty.snooky pa.💥🤟💥😛🖐
Great progress! Can't wait to see this thing in action!
Intensely impressive to take on a huge project, I'm looking forward to seeing you pull it out of your garage up and running ! 🙂🇺🇸🇺🇸
have been watchin since you started the pull down its a very drawn out frustrating deal but kudos to you for persisting and in time it will come together am very much lookin forward to seeing you operaying the D4 stay well stay safe cheers
Thanks for posting these videos Matt! The content is interesting and your ability and knowledge is commendable. The more I watch, the more I want to see. Keep up the good work!
great content and quality technical progress in assembling. keep it up so interesting to follow
Looking good.
Went from 85% to 70%, but Charlie's look on his face is more like 60%. lol
You're going to have a big advantage over many thousands of guys who've learned how to operate a bulldozer. How many have disassembled, repaired, and reassembled their machine before even starting it up?
Please don't ignore safety, though. I don't doze so will leave my recommendations to myself, but maybe some others here with experience can suggest where you can learn some basic safety of operation before you do start running it on that sloped ground.
Hats off to taking it this far!
Matt, watching reruns now. They underscore the terrific challenges that you've overcome in this restoration. Many thanks for your patience and perseverance. Great videos.
Awesome update! I some how wandered across this channel, so glad I did. I love how you just plug thew this stuff. My first thoughts were this guy is nuts! he won't get this back together, lol. You are amazing. Keep up the good work.
Congrats on the progress of this major undertaking. Video is great.
Such an awesome improvement from when it was first taken off. Nice work!
Ha! I loved the "I think I can Encyclopedia Brown" this back together! Now I'm having childhood flashbacks!
G'Day mate
In Ausrtalia cat bolts are normally a bit cheaper than non cat bolts.
Good job so far.
Cheers Rory
спасибо МЕТТ !!! я из росии и у меняня такойже бульдозер.благодаря твоим видео, я его починил !удачи тебе !
Well done, thank you for sharing and i look forward to the next video! :)
Liking this series, Matt. Inspiring.
Thanks for the update! On the two studs that support the two spring brackets: Might be a good idea to see if there is clearance for a bit of steel tubing to cover the stud threads if those brackets will tend to wear the threads off. Possibly a little less metal bits in the works. Been lots of fun to see you bringing this piece of steel back to life.
👍LIke your work Mate. Like most things some other bugger has had a go at it and replaced with it wrong bolts or make do scenarios. See people make comments that may make you feel like a dork but you are man enough to see through that, which is great. Enjoying your rebuild of the D4.😄
Coming along nicely Matt! I think you're over the shock of the condition of the machine now you can concentrate on putting it back togather right! I restore old Chrysler vehicle's and believe me when I tell you I've cried WTF did they do that for! On previous projects LOL! "Don't stop believing".
Very well done..looking forward to the clutches... great channel
Matt, great job with the progress. I am looking forward to your next video!
Sensing a Master build here! Good job, Matt!
Loving it.
Cannot wait for the o'l D6 to spring back into life....
Well done, mate!
Good commentary as you work. Infinitely more watchable and enjoyable than the annoying fast forward time-lapse with annoying music that too many others do.
Great video my brother ! It fantastic seeing this diamond in the ruff coming together . Slow and precise is the key to an awesome end results ! Can't wait for the next video my friend !! Thanks
It's very obvious you are concerned about water getting into the case! But great work doing the linkage from memory. I really hope you don't have to pull it apart again. I would have watched the disassembly video
I look forward to your videos, love seeing this project unfold. Cant wait to see how it turn out and see you use it!
Love your videos. Can’t find any good heavy equipment rebuilds online. Most I can find is hydraulic cylinders leak repair.
Always entertaining Matt. Cant wait for your next edition.
You're making nice progress! I think I've stated this before.. I can see easily getting overwhelmed with this project with all those parts/pieces. Organization has to be the number one goal. Bag and tag, etc.
Keep up the good work!
"Yeah, that's probably right". MY KIND OF GUY!!!
Nice work Matt. I own a Cat excavator but really don't have a need (didn't say want) for a tractor/bulldozer. But for some reason my (retired) engineer brain is utterly fascinated with your and Toby's rebuilds of these old Cat D series. I certainly appreciate Toby's want to stay as original as possible but I also applaud your updates thus far. Again, nice work.
Great work. Love the series.
I would have had to video all this while dismantling. I can't remember where I was yesterday much less all those parts locations. Man, that's gonna be so awesome when you're done. 🙌🏻
That pitted cover surface area use some JB weld then sand it down smooth.
I've used it for that dozens of times with some metal fibers imbedded in it.
Even on my Harleys engine, boat engines and small engines.
Works like a champ.
Just make sure the pits are free of paint, corrosion and other crap with brake cleaner.
I really enjoy your project!
Really enjoy the series,got another little quick tip for ya. You pointed out the pitting on some of your gasket surfaces. I learned a long time ago from an equipment owner operator to use Devcon two part metal epoxy on surfaces such as that. It’s the toughest and best thing I’ve ever seen for such applications and it’s machinable after it sets up. The same operator still has a 977 track loader with a 14 x 16 inch plate Devconned to the underside of the transmission that has been on the machine since I was 9 years old when his dad knocked a window in the Trans with a stump,that was 35 years ago and it’s still tickin.
Great video! You're going to start dreaming in Highway Yellow soon..... Best way to buy brake cleaner in in 5 litre bottles and then buy a hand bottle sprayer. Wurth do these. Much cheaper in the long run.
Thanks again for going to the extra effort to share with us. Cat has green loctite called 'bearing mount'. I've already preached the wonders of Cat 6V-6640 gasket maker for the pitted surfaces. It really is that good. I use it on gasketless transfer case halves. They seal without a leak and come apart without a fight.
im really enjoying these videos and the progression in the build really liked this extra long video
Your mahi (hard work) is paying off. Well done.
Amazing puzzle solving. Keep up the good work.
It appears I am taking a one hour lunch break today to watch this!
Looking forward to your next video
Well done!
Great video and you are doing so well getting it back together. It coming along nicely with the new and modified parts.