Service Manual

C at e r p i l l a r
Service Manual
D343
Engine
S/N 62B1 & Up,
33B1 & Up

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CT-S-ENG D343
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SERVICE MANUAL
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D343 ENGINE
SERIAL NUMBERS 62Bl-UP, 33Bl-UP

PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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ENGINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Group
Index 12A - 10 30.2
Specifications 12A - 10 40.1
Cooling System (Radiator) 12A - 10 70.1
Cooling System (Heat Exchanger Cooled) 12A - 10 80
Cooling System (Expansion Tank) 12A - 10 80.1
Cooling System (Raw Water Aftercooled) 12A - 10 80.2
Cooling System (Keel Cooling) 12A - 10 90
Water Temperature Regulator 12A - 10 100.1
Water Temperature Regulator (Expansion Tank) 12A - 10 100.9
Expansion Tank ....... . ................... . 12A - 10 120
Expansion Tank (Front Mounted) 12A - 10 120.1
Fan Group 12A - 10 130.1
Fresh Water Pump 12A - 10 140.1
Raw Water Pump 12A - 10 150
Radiator 12A - 10 160.1
Heat Exchanger 12A - 10 165
Heat Exchanger (Later) 12A - 10 165.1
Lubricating System 12A - 10 170.1
Oil Pan 12A - 10 180.2
Oil Pump 12A - 10 190.1
Oil Cooler 12A - 10 200.1
Oil Filters 12A - 10 210.1
Oil Filters (Later) ...... . 12A - 10 210.4
Sump Pump 12A - 10 220
Fuel System 4A - 10 230
Fuel Supply Equipment 12A - 10 240.1
Fuel Injection Equipment 12A - 10 250.1
Rack Limiter ........... . 12A - 10 253.4
Speed Sensing and Variable Timing 12A - 10 257.5
Governor 12A - 10 260.1
Governor (Isochronous) 12A - 10 260.2
Fuel Pump and Governor Drive . 12A - 10 265.1
Air Induction and Exhaust System ...... . 12A - 10 270.1
Air Induction and Exhaust System (Water Cooled Exhaust) 12A - 10 270.9
Turbocharger (AiResearch Tl4) 4A - 10 271
Turbocharger (AiResearch Tl8) 12A - 10 271
Cylinder Head . 12A - 10 280.1
Cylinder Head (Later) 12A - 10 280.9
Valves and Valve Mechanism 12A - 10 290
Vibration Damper 12A - 10 300.1
Front Support 12A - 10 310.1
Timing Gears 12A - 10 320.1
Pistons, Rings and Connecting Rods 12A - 10 340
Cylinder Liners 12A - 10 350
Main Bearings 12A - 10 360
Crankshaft 12A - 10' 370
Flywheel and Flywheel Housing 12A - 10 390.1
Electrical System 12A - 10 410.1
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Page 2 ENGINE
RAW WATER PUMP AND DRIVE

DISASSEMBLY OF SHAFT ASSEMBLY

D Remove
DISASSEMBLING AUXILIARY DRIVE
8-Bearing. 14-Nut lockwasher and washer.
IS-Gear and key. o Remove
B-Gear assembly. 9-Gear. IO-Cover.
Auxiliary Drive
3. Using an 8H663 Bearing Pulling Attachment,
8B7548 Puller (with two 8B7550 Legs in place of
the two 5F7369 Legs) and a suitable spacer,
pull the gear (9) from the shaft. Remove the key
from the keyway beneath the gear.

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AUXILIARY DRIVE DISASSEMBLY

o Remove

I-Washer assembly, bolt and lock. 2-Wear washer.

3-Shaft. 4-Gear. S-Bearings. 6-Wear washer.
7-Cover assembly.

7
NOTE
The wear washers (2) and (6) are steel backed
bronze. When installing, the bronze surface
should face the gear (4).

1. Inspect the bearings (5) and replace if dam- SHAFT AND BEARING REMOVAL
aged. o Remove
2. Press the shaft (3) from the cover assembly (7) 7-Cover assembly. ll-Shaft. 12-Snap rings. 13-Spacer.
with the aid of an arbor press. 14-Bearing. IS-Oil seal. 16-Bearing.

NOTE 4. Press the shaft (I1) from the cover assembly (7)
with the aid of an arbor press.
When installing, the shaft (3) should be pressed
flush with the rear face of the cover assembly 5 Inspect the oil seal (IS) and replace, if neces-
(7). sary, with the lip of the seal facing the bearings.
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VIBRATION DAMPER

Vibration Damper Avoid welding, hammering or prying on the

damper case. A damper that has the mounting holes
This engine is equipped with a vibration damper worked oblong should be replaced.
to counteract torsional vibrations that occur within
the operating speed range of the engine. Excessive heat can also damage a viscous damp-
er. It is therefore necessary that adequate ventilation
When an engine is running, the crankshaft twists be provided around the damper to eliminate exces-
back and forth about its axis due to the regular pat- sive heat. Complete enclosure of a viscous type
tern of power impulses imposed along its length. damper should be avoided.
This twisting of the crankshaft is called torsional vi-
The damper should be checked occasionally for
bration. A vibration damper installed on the end of
dents or bulges in the damper case, and to see that
the crankshaft opposite the flywheel helps to reduce
the damper to hub mounting bolts are tight. A dent-
torsional vibration and prevents it from building up
ed or bulged case requires that the damper be re-
to harmful proportions.
placed. Damage can occur to the damper, the hub,
The damper is constructed of a solid cast iron and to the crankshaft if the engine is operated with
weight (1) enclosed in a metal case (3). The small the damper to hub mounting bolts loose.
space (2) between the case and weight is filled with Whenever a damper is found to be defective, it
a viscous fluid that permits the iron weight to move should be replaced.
in such a manner within the case as to damp the
vibrations of the crankshaft. DAMPER AND CRANKSHAFT PULLEY REMOVAL
AND INST ALL A TION
1 2 Remove the radiator, the fan spider and fan belts.
See the cQvering topics.

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VIBRATION DAMPER CROSS SECTION
I-Solid cast iron weight. 2-Space between
case and weight. 3-Case.

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If the case becomes dented, the viscous fluid may PREPARING TO REMOVE DAMPER AND
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
partially solidify or the case and iron weight may
actually rub against each other. In either instance it D Remove
will restrict the movement of the iron weight; and I-Bolts and lock. 2-Plate.
instead of damping crankshaft vibrations and reduc-
ing gear train noise, it may actually increase vibra- Using the 8B7548 Push Puller (3) with the legs (4)
tions that could result in crankshaft failure It will, and adapters (5), the step plate (7) and the ratchet
in most cases, cause excessive gear train noises. wrench (8), remove the damper and pulley assem-
bly (6) from the crankshaft as shown.
A viscous type damper that is operating correctly
absorbs energy to damp out torsional vibrations and
NOTE
becomes much wormer than the surrounding engine
parts. A damper that is not operating correctly will Be careful not to damage the damper in any
remain at only about 10° to 15° above ambient air way during removal or installation.
temperature. Therefore, by feeling the damper after
at least one hour of engine operation a faulty damp- Install the retaining plate (2) and tighten the bolts
er can be detected to the torque listed in the topic, SPECIFICATIONS.
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STARTING ENGINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Group
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Index 12A - 20 30.2

Specifications 12A - 20 40.1

Operation 12A - 20 70

Removal 12A - 20 80.2

Lubrication System 12A - 20 90

Fuel System lA - 20 100

Cylinder Head and Valves 8A - 20 110

Cylinder Head and Valves (Later) 12A-20 110

Pistons, Rings and Connecting Rods 8A - 20 120

Pistons, Rings and Connecting Rods (Later) 12A-20 120

Timing Gear Housing 8A - 20 130

Crankshaft, Flywheel and Main Bearings SA - 20 140

Crankshaft, Flywheel and Main Bearings (Later) 15A-2o 140

Camshaft .. 8A - 20 150

Camshaft (Later) 15A-2o 150

Starting Mechanism 12A - 20 160

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Page 2 STARTING ENGINE
TIMING GEAR HOUSING

REMOVING SHAFT AND BEVEL GEAR

HAND CRANK MECHANISM REMOVAL

2. Press the shaft from the bevel gear in a similar
Hand Crank Mechanism Disassembly manner.
3. Install in the reverse order of removal.

GOVERNOR
The governor consists of three ball weights, a
ramp, a yoke and a governor spring. The tension
of the governor spring tends to open the carburetor
throttle plate and the force generated by the rotat-
ing ball weights tends to close the throttle plate.
When the opposing governor forces are equal, a
constant amount of fuel mixture is admitted to the
cylinders and the engine will operate at a constant
speed. See the topic, STARTING ENGINE OPERA-
TION, for further information on the governor oper-
9 ation.

HAND CRANK MECHANISM CROSS-SECTION Governor Removal and Disassembly

D Remove 1. Remove the camshaft (5), driver (3) and ramp
I-Plug. 2-Housing. 3-Washer. 4-Gear. 5-Seal. (4) from the cylinder block. See the topic,
6-Bushing. 7-Snap ring. 8-Bushing. 9-Shaft.
CAMSHAFT REMOVAL SEPARATELY. Be care-
1. Place the mechanism under a hand press. With ful not to lose the three ball weights (2).
a drift inserted through the opening from which
the plug (1) was removed, press the shaft (9)
from the gear (4) and washer (3).
2. Remove the shaft and gear from the housing
(2).
3. Examine the seal (5) and bushings (6) and (8)
before reassembling the trunnion assembly. The
seal must be pressed into the housing with the T36461
sealing edge pointing outward.
GOVERNOR DISASSEMBLY
I-Camshaft gear. 2-BaII weight. 3-Driver. 4-Ramp.
Hand Crank Mechanism Drive Removal and 5-Camshaft. .
Installation
1. Press the shaft and bevel gear from the drive 2. Press the camshaft (5) from the camshaft gear
gear as shown. (1) and remove the driver (3). See the topic,