pbd05
Well-Known Member
I recently bought the machine at auction (sight unseen of course) which was described as having a brake issue, but ran ok otherwise. The machine looked relatively clean with a little over 6900 hours on it so I took a chance.
When the shipper picked the machine up he reported that it wasn't moving and had no brakes. The engine did run after a boost. Shortly after he reported a large oil spill on his deck and nothing on the sight glass. It got delivered late last night and during the initial inspection I found a tag indicating that the machine needed me drive motors.
This afternoon I started looking the machine over. Sure enough no oil left in the tank. I lifted the cab up and found a whole bunch of absorption pads in the belly pan under the motors. I also found a disconnected electrical connector on a solenoid ob what seems to be the parking brake manifold. I reconnected that, put 5 gallons of oil in the machine and fired it up to see. The drive motors moved a little and the lift cylinders worked, but I shut it down quickly.
I relifted the cab and found hydraulic oil flowing out the side of the right side motor housing. It almost seems as though this is the brake end of the motor.
My question, how much of a pain is it to pull the motor? And what's the best recourse for repair? Rebuildable myself? Cat rebuild is about $4800 plus taxes.
SN HEN08192
When the shipper picked the machine up he reported that it wasn't moving and had no brakes. The engine did run after a boost. Shortly after he reported a large oil spill on his deck and nothing on the sight glass. It got delivered late last night and during the initial inspection I found a tag indicating that the machine needed me drive motors.
This afternoon I started looking the machine over. Sure enough no oil left in the tank. I lifted the cab up and found a whole bunch of absorption pads in the belly pan under the motors. I also found a disconnected electrical connector on a solenoid ob what seems to be the parking brake manifold. I reconnected that, put 5 gallons of oil in the machine and fired it up to see. The drive motors moved a little and the lift cylinders worked, but I shut it down quickly.
I relifted the cab and found hydraulic oil flowing out the side of the right side motor housing. It almost seems as though this is the brake end of the motor.
My question, how much of a pain is it to pull the motor? And what's the best recourse for repair? Rebuildable myself? Cat rebuild is about $4800 plus taxes.
SN HEN08192