LowBoy
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2006
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- Location
- Southern Vt. on the Mass./NH borders
- Occupation
- Owner, Iron Mountain Iron & Equipment (Transport)
Been a while since appearing here...once in a while I have a moment to myself to surface.
I'm fully involved in the project of converting my manual steering to hydraulic power steering today. I've got everything (so I thought,) except for the adapter plate that the Vickers hydraulic pump splined shaft goes into to be driven.
I have 2 of these trucks, both 78's, both A model Cat's...but my other one has a conical gear on the air compressor that has this plate bolted to. My existing one I'm working on now does NOT have a conical gear on the compressor shaft, it's a splined shaft with O ring. My question (if I'm fortunate enough to get a veteran Cat man here that's familiar with this series engines,) is...the adapter plate part # 9N 0055...is this the one I need to drive the Vickers pump and if so...will it just mate up properly without interfering with the compressor shaft? I'm thinking the other truck with the conical gear on the compressor has this conical gear to allow clearance between the two shafts...but maybe I'm overthinking all this.
Thanks in advance.
I'm fully involved in the project of converting my manual steering to hydraulic power steering today. I've got everything (so I thought,) except for the adapter plate that the Vickers hydraulic pump splined shaft goes into to be driven.
I have 2 of these trucks, both 78's, both A model Cat's...but my other one has a conical gear on the air compressor that has this plate bolted to. My existing one I'm working on now does NOT have a conical gear on the compressor shaft, it's a splined shaft with O ring. My question (if I'm fortunate enough to get a veteran Cat man here that's familiar with this series engines,) is...the adapter plate part # 9N 0055...is this the one I need to drive the Vickers pump and if so...will it just mate up properly without interfering with the compressor shaft? I'm thinking the other truck with the conical gear on the compressor has this conical gear to allow clearance between the two shafts...but maybe I'm overthinking all this.
Thanks in advance.