d4 pony governor

What model D4 are you working on, because the parts book shows a different governor on the "older" D4's (4G, 2T, 7J etc) compared to the "newer" 6U/ 7U, I'm sure those parts will be out there, though if Cat has them it might be cheaper to buy a good secondhand governor😆. My advice is quit trying to take it apart unless it is all seized up or worn out unless your surname is Hilton or Rockerfeller, because other than repeated good flushes with gas or kerosene, and then replacing the oil that has usually evaporated over the past 60 years, those governors are pretty basic, certainly the one on my D2 was, and provided the butterfly wings are OK, and the push rod slides OK actuating the throttle rod, there's not too much to them.

How much oil does your book say to use, I was told about 2 dessertspoons full, and I used ATF in mine.
regards
Mike

Good day Mike,

Thanks for the advice. I am working on a 7U35147 Don't know exact year?
I was thinking the same thing, maybe getting a good used one from Gemdozer as he is not too far away and he does have good used parts, and his prices are fair.
As for the oil, I think I recall 2 teaspoons of motor oil.

Thanks again,
Cobalt Kid

Your 7U35147 would be a 1955 according to the ACMOC book (darn handy little book I might add too!).👍

Good day Mike,

Thanks for the advice. I am working on a 7U35147 Don't know exact year?
I was thinking the same thing, maybe getting a good used one from Gemdozer as he is not too far away and he does have good used parts, and his prices are fair.
As for the oil, I think I recall 2 teaspoons of motor oil.

Thanks again,
Cobalt Kid

[quote="Cobalt Kid"]Good day Mike,

Thanks for the advice. I am working on a 7U35147 Don't know exact year?
I was thinking the same thing, maybe getting a good used one from Gemdozer as he is not too far away and he does have good used parts, and his prices are fair.
As for the oil, I think I recall 2 teaspoons of motor oil.

Thanks again,
Cobalt Kid[/quote]

Try Florin Tractor Parts in Sacramento for those bits you need if Gemdozer is unable to help, talk to Judy or Dana, they never fail to amaze me with what they have in stock, and more importantly, how reasonable their prices are for new parts.

I'd double check that oil volume, 2 teaspoons sounds too little to me, plus I was told it was to be placed at the "butterfly" end, but I put some at the other end of the governor shaft too when I reassembled mine just to make sure it had some lubrication from start up.
regards
Mike

My governor bracket # is 5b5105

The amount is "two tablespoons"

Well thanks to all.
Now I have the year of my dozer, an exploded view of my governor, the amount of oil to be used for lubrication, a place to call for the cap and bearing assembly, or perhaps a complete used one from Gemdozer.

You guys are good,
Thanks again,
Cobalt Kid

[quote="Cobalt Kid"]Well thanks to all.
Now I have the year of my dozer, an exploded view of my governor, the amount of oil to be used for lubrication, a place to call for the cap and bearing assembly, or perhaps a complete used one from Gemdozer.

You guys are good,
Thanks again,
Cobalt Kid[/quote]

Lucky we checked on the oil quantity Kid, though my Mom always said, "believe nothing you hear, little that you read, and all that you see"😆 Though I reckon phildirt sounds like a pretty honest sort of fella and not one to deliberately lead us astray, that oil quantity for the governor is one of the tightest held secrets of Cat Inc. for some reason, it just was never written down too often in any service book.
regards
Mike