Cat 3126 Water Pump Belt Replacement

I found that the darn belt would not fit around the harmonic dampener.

Cat 3126 water pump belt replacement.

Cat belts are manufactured and tested for ideal traction speed and long service life on cat machines to prevent slippage and alignment problems. Exploded view of a water pump belt drive assembly. I had removed the idler pully for the serpentine belt and loosened up the serpentine tensioner so that i could remove the water pump v belt. Cat water pumps are built to extremely tight metal to metal clearances manufactured for peak system efficiency and tested to match stringent performance and endurance requirements.

Beware of removing loosening the two bolts that hold the water pump tensioner to the front cover of a cat 3126. Search this section to find the exact part you need for a cat c7 or c15 water pump. Slightly loosen mounting bolt 1 and adjusting bolt 3. If a new belt is installed check the belt adjustment again after 30 minutes of engine operation at rated speed.

I want to change the water pump belt on my 3126 and the water pump pulley is right behind the spring loaded tensioner for the serpentine belt. Yesterday i went to replace the water pump v belt cogged on our cat 3126. 5 connect hose 3 to water pump 5 and to the water temperature regulator housing. 6 install hose assembly 2 to the water pump elbow.

Keep your water pumps performing properly with high quality replacement parts. 7 install v belt 1 and adjust v belt 1. How do i remove the spring loaded tensioner to remove and replace the water pump belt without it going sproink and scattering in pieces in. When removing the tensioner pivot bolt not the one that rides in the arc d slot it broke and now i ve got a big problem.

Water pump belt adjustment. As a global leader for over 85 years caterpillar provides the highly competitive belt technology and options suitable to be used on products for all industries we support. I was looking at having to remove the harmonic dampener. Install bolts 6.

Refer to the specifications module belt. Install clamps 4.