How To Install Pistons and Liners.

[@AdeptApe]

In the next video we will be showing more about the gantry crane and getting the head set back on the engine. Thanks for watching. Adept Ape Stickers: griddesigns.net/products/adep... Screaming Goat Amazon Link: amzn.to/3WORcAH

[@TroubleActual]

I ❤ these vids. Something I'm familiar with, at least 3406B I had. You have helped me diagnose and repair my CAT a few times. Relaxing to watch you work on these things. No cussing or throwing wrenches...😂

[@snoman003]

Nothing is more affirming of a person's love for mechanics, is tolerating the drips of the various hot and cold fluids an engine has, into the many opening in the human skull.

[@Dinoxt12]

You seem to be comfortable being on your own, glad for you...One heck of a good Mechanic -Tech. Great video.

[@michaelotoole1807]

just got your screaming goat. we put it in the kitchen so whenever we drop an egg, break a plate or any other kitchen disaster we hit the goat for a scream. cracks us up every time!

[@AdeptApe]

It is the greatest invention since at least the light bulb.

[@boredom.victim]

I always enjoy the assembly videos and I understand why there's so many videos for setup before they finally arrive. keep up the good work and good luck with that van.

[@GridIndustries]

My guy finally got a haircut - Lookin' sharp, sir! Love seeing these in-depth videos. I'm sure i'm not the only one.

[@jeriwollmann7366]

Great video Josh. Late watching it. Busy life. Cheers man. Support as always 😊🔩🔧👊👍💪👊

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up josh another great video mate marking the socket at 90s is brilliantly simple so thanks for the tip on that, interesting hair cut suppose a mowhork is next

[@AdeptApe]

I had one of those a long time ago, but don't think that is returning.

[@johngibson3837]

@@AdeptApe me too mate but with dreads down the back thanks again for the socket tip

[@beachtimehawaiibth7222]

Great video… even if you don’t narrate the whole thing, we would still like to see a time lapse of the entire thing if you filmed it. Appreciate your work!

[@kellycowett6254]

Glad to have you back remaining the cat engines

[@mattcasella2862]

Literally did this job today. The only thing I couldn't find was what direction to put the dowels. Thankfully I guessed right. If only this was up a day earlier.

[@AdeptApe]

Bearing tabs to the right/exhaust side and dowels forward. Not sure how much it matters, but I'm going to do it the way they say to do it.

[@shoaibsheikh7741]

Right now I am working on marine C18 TOH. Its very satisfying to see ur videos! I used to work with my father's truck garage like this..I remember how this oil dripping is annoying whn torquing the rod caps 😅

[@melvingibson4525]

Cat spec for valve recession is 95 thousandth, i replace head at 85. good work

[@justinperry2392]

Awesome 👌 video, almost feels like a video like getitng back to your grass roots. ❤thank you for sharing!

[@jtbtanks3078]

Oh man you are 👍 👌. Thanks for posting all these useful videos

[@rangervapes571]

Fresh haircut, fresh video, hell yeah

[@markm0000]

I’ll support you however I can. I wish you great success.

[@terrycapehart6303]

Thanks for showing, have a blessed day

[@richardstewart2680]

Missed your videos!!! 😊😊😊 you are a great technician!!!!!

[@chriswitts7706]

Nice work. I have to do the same to a c15 generator engine next week.

[@toad465]

Permatex #2 on the deep grooves, and #4 around the rest of the oil passages.

[@jamesriordan3494]

Received the sticker - great quality and on the big tool box 🙌

[@AdeptApe]

Awesome to hear. Derek makes good stickers, did he include any flamingos?

[@jamesriordan3494]

Triple flamingos (NOT on toolbox 😂). When are tshirts coming ?

[@GridIndustries]

@@jamesriordan3494 Oh c'mon, toolbox flamingos?! I have a couple on mine. lol. Glad you liked the sticker! I donno if i'm gonna branch out into apparel, but I'm thinking of more designs i'll add to the store.

[@bobwhite1734]

i know someone has asked this before, but where and what kind are your markers that will mark on something a little oily? great videos, i watch every one of them.

[@steamboat1341]

Thank you for another informative video

[@tdotw77]

Nice to see the Buffalo NY on WellWorth prodcts shirt you're wearing. Being I live here it caught my eye right away! Another nice video. The van working well now that you eliminated the tick-tick-tick lifter & cam problem? I'm sure you feel better lnowing you found & fixed the issue before it caused a real serious problem. I hope you did an extra oil change just to make sure you got all the forbidden glitter out of all the oil passages. Keep wrenching on the kitty Cats!👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩🚜🏗️🦺🚧🛢️ ✊🏻🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸✊🏻

[@AdeptApe]

They sent me the shirt and they are nice people over there. Nice products, the ones I've used.

[@davemachoukas6175]

Master @work😊

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi 👋🏻 Josh 😊 love the new hair cut 💇 How’s your van doing……….🤔 Lovin your videos 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@AdeptApe]

Van is doing good. Been working a lot, this week is more relaxed, trying to catch up on videos and stuff.

[@Zach_A]

21:13 Good ol endurant secondary drive gear failure. I've taken a few hundred of the same pictures myself.

[@rw3175]

I know myself id install them with the band and the the fun begins que the creed beers and late nights

[@evank9847]

Love the videos man. Any regrets on leaving Cat as far as content availability goes?

[@AdeptApe]

No regrets, I couldn't do videos there anymore, so there wouldn't have been any content coming from there.

[@evank9847]

@@AdeptApe very true, keep pumping out the content bro love watching it👍🏻

[@Billy-f2f]

I use Parker’s lube on the liner orings or even vegetable oil if I have nothing else .

[@jeffreyyoung8727]

We're all in,rock on!

[@johnwaby4321]

Brilliant job 👌👍

[@Rprecision]

Nice work thanks for sharing

[@Patrick-py7cj]

GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU....

[@mansonnjamba3171]

I’m first to like and watch😮

[@timf6916]

Nice, good job

[@CarlosDominguez-ti4to]

Good video josh thanks

[@jnic2003]

You should add this to your 101 playlist

[@nickayivor8432]

👍 DISCERNING,Adept Ape From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧 ⏰️ 21:52PM Good Evening

[@AdeptApe]

Thank you Nick

[@jim-zx7gz]

Customer didn't want to use Cat cylinder packs with pistons and rods installed in the liners already? Separate pieces means brand new parts verses reman pistons and liners used in assembled packs...pro of packs you get a resized connecting rod with new wrist pin bushing.....but years ago. ...I got a factory pack that had a bent rod in it....engine wouldy turn over right after install....very rare but it did happen

[@travisbejcek2685]

Are you just double checking liner protrusion before final assembly?

[@twtllc18]

Hey brother been following your channel for some time now and love your knowledge, content. I have a 06 w900 CAT C15 Acert that needs some work how do I inquire about your services?

[@markm0000]

His email is in the description.

[@AlexLeon-h9u]

Dont want to make you anxious or anything but Is that a crack on the block at 2:45 on the right ? Hope nobody previously tightened the bolts with any liquid in the bolt hole. Love the videos by the way! Keep it up

[@jasonstinson1767]

I can’t tell if it is a crack or that casting flash that sometimes forms due to a defect or scratch in the sand

[@IanFlute-y8c]

Hey I noticed what seemed to be a cracked in the block at 1:40 in cylinder number 3 i think before you put it in what would that be?

[@Rocksolid051]

Question. If you used a thinner spacer plate. Would you need to check the cam backlash?

[@AdeptApe]

Well, you will want to check it any time you remove the cam gear and check liner protrusion.

[@davemachoukas6175]

Thinking im first.

[@AdeptApe]

It looks like you were first to comment.

[@thomasr.miller5553]

😁👍👍👍👍

[@ianatkinson8464]

😎👍

[@sjair6526]

Seeing you put the connecting rods in without checking bearing clearance with plastigage was at first a little concerning. However I do have to respect the fact that you have done this many times and I have done it zero times. Checking it by feel must be something that comes with experience. Also, are those rod bolts one time use? If you wanted to check the rod bearing clearance, could you just torque the bolts down without going the 90 deg? It does seem like plastigaging the bearings on your back with oil dripping on your face may be a little extreme. I have put a few smaller engines together and I don’t know that I would have been comfortable putting them together without verifying bearing clearance.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Very rare you need to check bearing clearance on a Cat crankshaft. That is factory and with factory bearings. And when checking bearing clearance, you cannot use a impact to turn the fastener. Even OS, US or OS-US. as long as Cat milled both parts. Now how do you check main bearing clearance with the engine in the frame?

[@markm0000]

Plastigauge isn’t very good anyways. If you’re worried about clearances just put a dial indicator on the rod cap and tap it back and forth.

[@Rprecision]

Im always curious, is a out of frame make sense when the Miles top 1 million? New seals on the front structure, rear main, clutch, flywheel.

[@markm0000]

It’s always better to rebuild an engine out of frame so everything can be checked and all seals replaced. Doing a in-frame always has a risk.

[@brucehobbs1734]

You sound tired sir. Keep your chin up. It’s busy season.

[@mikekahl4745]

Do you ever put tread protectors on the rod bolts when installing so they don't scratch the crank journals?

[@AdeptApe]

Well, these rods don't have studs, so I would have to put them on the bolts while installing the caps, so that doesn't really make sense.

[@Jethrosgarage]

At the Cat AMD I work for (Authorized Marine Dealer) we are told NOT to separate Cat cylinder packs... aye aye sir! But I don't like it as how do you know the wrist pin clips are properly installed, and the rings are spaced correctly? But we are told to o ring up the liners, and shove the whole assembly in, ka-chunk!

[@AdeptApe]

Well I've done them both ways. It's faster to put the assembled packs together, but harder as you have to fight the rod, rod bearings, seals and the entire heavy assembly all at once.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

I cannot say in the marine world. But on truck engines, I was in on a phone conference from Cat. We was told to check liner projection with out oring seals. I ask the question on why is the pack assembled and the piston not in a piston pack like the smaller engines. No answer.

[@tylerbrinsfield3853]

Where do you get your paint pens?

[@baremetalfab]

How common is counter boring needed on the 3406e?

[@AdeptApe]

Pretty common during a rebuild or if you lost a head gasket

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Current guidelines for counterbore, Blown head gasket, counterbore block, replace all head bolts and spacer plate, 1st rebuild if greater than 750,000 miles or 15,000 hours, 2nd rebuild regardless of miles or hours.

[@Gdone]

Did you get a new camara/microphone your voice sounds different? Maybe it’s just me either way enjoy the videos

[@AdeptApe]

A lot of the audio in this one is from the original camera recording, a lot of my videos are majority voice overs, but not this one.

[@jasonstinson1767]

Can’t believe people get so bothered by how to pre fill filters when the manufacturer specs using new oil as the assembly lube.

[@seabrookmx]

Did you do mains on this one too?

[@AdeptApe]

No, he had rolled new ones in last year, so we skipped those, which I was super fine with.

[@bugeyedwillypetfarm9625]

I use dawn they don't swell

[@traianmaris6821]

Hey Sir, my name is Maris. I have a. I have a 379 2007 and my truck shut off when I’m on the road and turn back again. Can you please help me?

[@AdeptApe]

You should email me at [e-mail]

[@kevinmartin8581]

Why is there no hole for the top bearing?

[@johngoldsmith6629]

Not needed on this rod.

[@kevinmartin8581]

@@johngoldsmith6629 how does the oil get from the crank to the gudgeion pin

[@johngoldsmith6629]

@@kevinmartin8581 The wrist pin receives oil from the spray jet. The oil is sprayed on the bottom of the piston and drips down.

[@kevinmartin8581]

Wow, I wonder why they designed it that way. Thank you for answering me!!

[@perosity]

I find in sis cat is always switching between oil or moly

[@AdeptApe]

2 engineers probably arguing about it.

[@777cygnus]

👍😎🏁 can u fly out to Chicago. lol $$$. C15 acert was rebuilt @ a million 3 Now 2 million 70k Lotta a blow by🥴👎

[@mariogonzales4113]

Don't it feel good to have a fresh haircut?

[@peteengard9966]

I've done so many, I could do them in my sleep. Do you have the tooling to cut the lower counter bore for the inserts?

[@AdeptApe]

No, never seen it done before, but would be cool to learn how to do them for the customers.

[@peteengard9966]

@@AdeptApe I think the last one I did was on a 3406B many years ago. I believe Kent Moore made the tooling and inserts. Used to do Cummins and Cats upper and lower counter bores. That's before the PEEK engines. Cat sent me to PEEK school. Thank God they didn't last long.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

@@AdeptApe Only way I know to cut them is out of the frame. The machine/tool sets up on the line bore so the cut is correct. The insert is installed like the cast iron counter bore shim. You put bearing mount on the insert and drive it in with the tool and hammer.

[@peteengard9966]

@@johngoldsmith6629 That's the beauty of the tooling. Set up is done off the top deck and lined up with the top of the bore. The cutting plate had the cutting tool and only cut down the thickness of the insert. The insert was shrunk down in dry ice and still need to be driven in with either red or green Loctight. You really have to clean the chips up and make sure the crank was out of the way. Dario Diesel had the tooling for Cat and Cummins for the upper and lower counter bores.

[@johngoldsmith6629]

@@peteengard9966 How does the tool cut the chamfer and what if your top deck is warped?

[@wrenchgenius]

I've always used Vaseline