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    Installing brake bands and liners on cat 955 L

    Need to install new brake bands and liners on my 955 L,( #85J) is this something I can tackle on a weekend or is this beyond the shade tree mechanic on the farm. After I remove Set, fuel tank, battery box, and so on. Can anyone tell me the procedure or is it too involved and technical for the...
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    Thanks for the help. 955L

    kb9tci: I went a PRO paint shop and they had the # for that year of my 955L, They mixed it for me and it was the old YELLOW. I paid more for the paint to get it PRO mixed buy it was worth it. It was very good paint and went thur the sprayer very easy. And YES you are going to have to have no...
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    Thanks for the help. 955L

    This is to all the fine Heavy Equipment Forum (GURUS) that helped me with my repairs with the CAT 955L. The tips and tricks you all gave me were very helpful. Without the H.E.F. I don't think I could have completed all repairs. Everything from advice with the transmission to step by step (how...
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    Re-Coil Spring, Need to replace

    Wosama931b-- You can cut your springs with a torch, That's exactly what I did. I cut each coil and it just lost all tension. I don't think I would remove your big retainer nut from the end of the threaded shaft ,Until I had completely cut each coil. Not trying to tell you that its the safest are...
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    Cable winch for cat 955l

    D6 Merv--- Thanks for the info. Besides using a wench and pulling some trees out now and then, I got the unit stuck about 3 months ago and had to pay $500 for someone with a bigger unit to come out and Winch me out. Do not want to have to go through that again, Thought if I had a winch on my...
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    Cable winch for cat 955l

    D6 Merv--- Thanks for the reply, my 955 L does not have a power take off shaft. I was hoping I could go with a hydraulic driven winch, but after looking at some on the internet they are quite expensive. I may have to do without for now until I can come across one at a good deal, if I could ever...
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    Cable winch for cat 955l

    Looking for a winch for 955L, anyone have any INFO or were to find a good used one? Also any tips on installing one, all replys appreciated.
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    shopguy--- I used LOCTITE fixmaster steel putty. I wish I had known about CAT 2P-2333, but I had aready made repair.
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    Re-Coil Spring, Need to replace

    wosama931b----I replaced the springs and T,A,M on my 955L, as I was cautiously advised by some very helpful guys on the FORUM, PLEASE be very careful with those springs! especially when you compress them to assemble them.
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Hi all, Thanks for all the help and INFO from everone. I completed the manifold repair and all the tips and advise that I recieved from thread replys definitely made this repair very smooth, almost down right enjoyable. Here is a pic of the accomplishment,I feel like we all did this one...
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    wagspe208---- Thanks for the torch / candel trick. As you said, it was very surprisingly awesome!!!!!! Studs came out perfectly, no problem.Thanks again! OUT with the old, in with NEW.Have some PICs, if any one could look at the PITTING on the HEAD and tell me, how BAD is this. If just new...
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    955K drive questions/ suggestions

    wagspe208-- PICs- PICs - PICs sounds like your having great progress !
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    wagspe208---- Good to hear from you again, hope all is working great on your CAT. Read your post on the other thread you have, and sounds like its going good.Iam in to this manifold & turbocharger repair. Thanks to all the HELP Iam getting on this thread it should go smooth. Did I just say...
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    AllDodge-- Thanks for reply, can you tell me did you need to remove your fuel pump and Governor housing. And if the head is pitted on mine like you stated that yours was ,how bad before I need to replace the head. Thanks for the help and info.
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Here are some PICs of the manifold, studs and nuts. ARE these the worst ones youall have seen! How bad do these nuts and studs look, I think they are just waiting to bust off if I even just look at them wrong. And do I need to remove the fuel pump and governor to get the job complete?
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Another thing to all who replied, I'm also removing the turbocharger to find out if its even working. if anyone has any tips or tricks of the trade or any info on that please advise. all the farm tractors we have with turbos whistle very loud when you quickly decrease the RPM's at the throttle...
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Thanks to all for the replies, your info is very helpful. I'm looking into borrowing an induction heater to take off the manifold Hardware. oceanobob-- Thank you for introducing me to an induction heater, I would like to go out and just buy one but I found out the cheapest one I found was $450...
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Oceanobob-- thanks for replying, I have to say I am not familiar with an induction heater. Could you please explain this to me and the procedure.
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    Exhaust manifold and turbocharge.955L

    Moving on to my next project/repair, replacing exhaust manifold, and turbocharger. Any tips or tricks of the trade on this endeavor would be helpful. Trying to remove old rusted bolts from manifold now.and yes I figure I will break one or----- off.Anyone have a sure fire way of preventing...
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    Front idler yoke and track adjusting mechanism. 955L

    tctractors-Thank you for the reply, I have completed the repair on the track adjusting mechanism. Everything dealing with the undercarriage is new, wear strips included. Should last on the farm a good while. Thanks to ALL for very helpful info. Moving on to next project/repair which I will start...
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