C-7 fan hub bearing
After reading the post about the bearing failure on the C-7 fan hub, I was just going to take a poll who has had a similar problem or is this a more isolated problem. I know forums bring out people wh...
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Jim@HiTek wrote:
Took him almost an hour to actually find the fitting. Most of that running to a nearby shop to look at manuals. I'd discovered from reading that the zerk is in a difficult place, and requires a full sized grease gun fitting to be ground down on either side so it fits, or a mini-grease gun can be used without mods.
I did take some pictures and post an article about it, here: Greasing the Cat 330 HP Hub bearing...
Jim,
I have always just used the flex grease gun extension I use for all chassis zirks.
And, if he had to hunt for it, this must have been his very first ever, as the fan is EASY to locate and the zirk is maybe 3" toward the engine from the fan. OJT is fine, just hope you did not have to pay for it!
And, agree, the front of the CAC (Charge Air Cooler) needs to be cleaned-- really an annual issue with any rear radiator configuration.
