Mudgee Mark
Member
Sorry CAT 0246CLJAY03641
I missed the A
I missed the A
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replacing old hydraulic fan on cat 246 skid steer
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Mudgee Mark
Member
We do have that company Rexroth in Australia
He did a check but couldn’t cross it to anything . Parts or replacement.
He did a check but couldn’t cross it to anything . Parts or replacement.
Nige
Senior Member
You need the last 8 characters for the S/N, so JAY03641.
You're right. it's part of a Group 258-2579. Here's a breakdown of the Group, with the 278-8716 seal kit for the motor listed right at the bottom.
Mudgee Mark
Member
Great Thank you Nige I’ll see what I can do
Nige
Senior Member
The only word of warning I will sound is that if the shaft on the motor has any sort of groove that was caused by the old seal wearing into the shaft material then the possibility exists that a seal kit will not fix your problem.
There are quite a few aftermarket suppliers that appear to be offrering that seal kit, in addition to Cat dealers obviously.
There are quite a few aftermarket suppliers that appear to be offrering that seal kit, in addition to Cat dealers obviously.
If I were looking to change to an electric I'd hit a couple of auto junk yards and see what might fit. I've never seen one of those aftermarket fans that put out nearly the air flow that factory fans do.
My Silverado is electric and it's a hurricane, nothing like those cheap Chinee ones on Amazon.
Joe H
My Silverado is electric and it's a hurricane, nothing like those cheap Chinee ones on Amazon.
Joe H
Mudgee Mark
Member
Sounds good . Looks like I might have something but they need to confirm if the red seal is in the kit .shaft looks good.
Another thing the fan looked to be moving slow . Just thinking do the solid have straight 12 volt it’s off and on or is it variable.
Another thing the fan looked to be moving slow . Just thinking do the solid have straight 12 volt it’s off and on or is it variable.
Mudgee Mark
Member
Hi guys got a repair seal kit from CAT all seals
Mudgee Mark
Member
Is the fan variable speed on a 246c
Looks to be turning slow when cold .
Looks to be turning slow when cold .
Nige
Senior Member
Yes, it's a demand fan. For a test try disconnecting the solenoid - the fan should go to full speed.
Mudgee Mark
Member
Thanks Nige I’ll give it a go
Mudgee Mark
Member
Can hyd 68 be used in a 246c
Mudgee Mark
Member
Only because I have a 20 lt drum of 68
Thanks
Thanks
Nige
Senior Member
Far too heavy for your climate. You need a 32.
92U 3406
Senior Member
The only thing that really concerns me with electric fans is how well they hold up to water. I'm someone who likes to pressure wash/steam clean the coolers and machine often.
Mudgee Mark
Member
Ok thanks again Nige
Nige
Senior Member
The manual calls for an SAE10W hydraulic oil. Viscosity-wise that's somewhere between ISO22 & 32.
TBH if you don't have a manual you should really get one, especially if you are doing your own maintenance. For your S/N search online for SEBU8109. It's US$75 to download a pdf version from the Cat Publications website, or you can get it for US$49 + shipping from HERE.
TBH if you don't have a manual you should really get one, especially if you are doing your own maintenance. For your S/N search online for SEBU8109. It's US$75 to download a pdf version from the Cat Publications website, or you can get it for US$49 + shipping from HERE.
Mudgee Mark
Member
Hydraulic Fan problems
Hi 246c 2010
Fan motor leaked out of top shaft seal not bad but was leaking , i fitted a new complete seal kit it was working but seemedto me to be moving to slow even when i unpluggedthe solid made no difference
It worked fine for a few days but got hot and now the fan is not turning on its own even when the engine is 100c , i can turn it while the engine is running by hand but wont keep going , hydraulic system seems fine re drive and lifting the loader.
Is there a valve or something to detect the hyd oil to the fan motor ?
When i replaced the seals the motor was in good condition as wear goes no scoring at all
. I dont have access to a hyd pressure gauge
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hi 246c 2010
Fan motor leaked out of top shaft seal not bad but was leaking , i fitted a new complete seal kit it was working but seemedto me to be moving to slow even when i unpluggedthe solid made no difference
It worked fine for a few days but got hot and now the fan is not turning on its own even when the engine is 100c , i can turn it while the engine is running by hand but wont keep going , hydraulic system seems fine re drive and lifting the loader.
Is there a valve or something to detect the hyd oil to the fan motor ?
When i replaced the seals the motor was in good condition as wear goes no scoring at all
. I dont have access to a hyd pressure gauge
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Mudgee Mark
Member
Hi Guys
Im going to replace the hyd fan motor with electric.
Hyd piping ?
If i put the pressure to the motor side pipe into the return other side of the motor it runs to the hyd filter on the back door , im thinking thats fine. Will it be ok just to plug the small pipe going to the cooler from the motor
( think its a bypass pipe)
2010 246c scid steer
Thanks
Im going to replace the hyd fan motor with electric.
Hyd piping ?
If i put the pressure to the motor side pipe into the return other side of the motor it runs to the hyd filter on the back door , im thinking thats fine. Will it be ok just to plug the small pipe going to the cooler from the motor
( think its a bypass pipe)
2010 246c scid steer
Thanks
Mudgee Mark
Member
Think it should be ok as there used in cars all the time rain is not a problem , ill be carefulif i need to pressureclean it .