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When I ordered a set of gaskets for a 1943 2T series D4 directly through Holt-Rafacus Cat of Toledo Ohio it took about 6 weeks to get them .They had to wait until the factory in Japan to make them .Holt BTW was the great grand son of Ben Holt who formed Cat .in I think around 1923 . The real...

Nearly every piece of old iron I own I have tech manuals for plus parts manuals if I can find them .From Tillotson chainsaw carbs to Cat D4 dozers .The series I have are 7J ,2T and 5T -1940 1943 and 1946 . I just looked on E-bay and they list an original Cat service manual for the subject...

While I'm in my thinking mode another thought crossed my mind . You could have a brake band that either is out of adjustment or all oiled up from transmission or final drive oil leakage .If that old D7 is like the D4 the kerosene treatment might clear that up too . Trying to trouble shoot an old...

More comments .While watching the vid clip I saw attacking the the idle wheel, front with a sledge hammer trying to get the track adjuster to move .Some times it takes a rose bud torch to heat it to get it to move .You be surprised how strong rust is .With even hydraulic adjusters you use a...

What you have is a multiple friction disc type clutch much like a motorcycle clutch between the discs are drive plates that can rust to the friction discs .I've never worked on a D7 but I have operated a few decades ago but those had the old "arm strong " clutch levers .3T models ,65 horse power...

That one looks like it has hydraulic assist clutches .It should have dry clutches and if so there should be plugs to prevent water etc. from entering the clutch compartments .A classic old cure was filing the clutch chambers full of kerosene ,run back and forth then tie the clutch levers back...