Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
I posted a few days ago about pulling the starter in my 931B but never got a response so I'll try again. First off somebody at Cat should have their head examined.
Pulled the belly pan off to get at the bottom. I got all the bolts out that hold the starter in thinking that was the hard part. Boy was I wrong! The bottom and side bolts came out easy. The top bolt I had to turn a little at time with a wrench cause I couldn't get 2 fingers in there to turn it. OK, starter is unbolted so I'll just slide it back so I can drop it out the bottom. I took the clamps for the oil cooler hoses off and used a strap to tie them out of the way. The starter slides back but can't come out because the motor mount is in the way. Took the top rubber donut off the motor mount, still wouldn't come out so I took the end cap off the starter thinking I'll have just a little more room. Voila! got the starter back enough to get the drive section out of the bell housing.
Now I can just tilt the starter and pull it out the bottom. Nope, need a little more clearance so I removed the relay on the starter, loosened the other motor mount and jacked up the engine 1/4"-3/8" to get a little more clearance. I heard the starter fall so figured I could wiggle it out. Nope it's now wedged in there. Maybe it could come out the top, if I can ever get it loose, but that would entail taking the lines off the hyd. pump as well as the hyd. pump itself. My machine has a bigger pump than normal because of the backhoe. Probably have to unbolt the motor mount from the engine too. &%$#@%$#!!! Then I have to think about putting the &*#@%^# thing back in when it's fixed. I came home in disgust and didn't even put any tools away.
The more I think about it, the more I think I'll have to pull the engine to replace the starter. That involves pulling the engine and transmission complete that weighs about 1700lbs. Have to drain the trans., hyd. oil, rad, etc., etc., etc. It's a big job on a 931B.
Oh and I also had a rubber gasket about 1/8" thick fall from somewhere. It's oval about 2" long and 1" wide with 3/8" holes at each end and an oval hole about 3/4" in the middle. Any idea where this could be from? I thought maybe where the relay bolts on but it's too small and the relay doesn't use a gasket.
Sorry for the long post. I needed to vent. Who would have thought pulling the track frames and replacing the undercarriage is a simple job compared to replacing a starter!
Pulled the belly pan off to get at the bottom. I got all the bolts out that hold the starter in thinking that was the hard part. Boy was I wrong! The bottom and side bolts came out easy. The top bolt I had to turn a little at time with a wrench cause I couldn't get 2 fingers in there to turn it. OK, starter is unbolted so I'll just slide it back so I can drop it out the bottom. I took the clamps for the oil cooler hoses off and used a strap to tie them out of the way. The starter slides back but can't come out because the motor mount is in the way. Took the top rubber donut off the motor mount, still wouldn't come out so I took the end cap off the starter thinking I'll have just a little more room. Voila! got the starter back enough to get the drive section out of the bell housing.
Now I can just tilt the starter and pull it out the bottom. Nope, need a little more clearance so I removed the relay on the starter, loosened the other motor mount and jacked up the engine 1/4"-3/8" to get a little more clearance. I heard the starter fall so figured I could wiggle it out. Nope it's now wedged in there. Maybe it could come out the top, if I can ever get it loose, but that would entail taking the lines off the hyd. pump as well as the hyd. pump itself. My machine has a bigger pump than normal because of the backhoe. Probably have to unbolt the motor mount from the engine too. &%$#@%$#!!! Then I have to think about putting the &*#@%^# thing back in when it's fixed. I came home in disgust and didn't even put any tools away.
The more I think about it, the more I think I'll have to pull the engine to replace the starter. That involves pulling the engine and transmission complete that weighs about 1700lbs. Have to drain the trans., hyd. oil, rad, etc., etc., etc. It's a big job on a 931B.
Oh and I also had a rubber gasket about 1/8" thick fall from somewhere. It's oval about 2" long and 1" wide with 3/8" holes at each end and an oval hole about 3/4" in the middle. Any idea where this could be from? I thought maybe where the relay bolts on but it's too small and the relay doesn't use a gasket.
Sorry for the long post. I needed to vent. Who would have thought pulling the track frames and replacing the undercarriage is a simple job compared to replacing a starter!