
Ball Stud Removal Tool to suit Caterpillar 785, 789 and 793 Haul Trucks
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Specialised Tooling refers to the development and production of custom tooling that has the sole purpose of improving safety and reducing the time it takes to install and remove mining equipment components.
Designed for OEM mining machines and manufactured in quality accredited facilities to ISO-9001 standards, Specialised Tooling brings significant safety benefits and cost savings to maintenance operations.
Improved safety
Reduced labour costs
Increased productivity
Geographe Australia has designed, engineered, and manufactured an industrial ball stud removal tool as part of our Specialised Tooling range to help release stuck ball studs including 8X-9619 & 8X-9620 from Caterpillar 785, 789 & 793 Haul Trucks.
Technical information
OEM | Caterpillar |
Machine Type | Haul Trucks |
Machine Model | Caterpillar Truck 785, Caterpillar Truck 789, Caterpillar Truck 793 |
OEM Part Ref | Geographe Original Design |
Geographe Part Ref | 11544610 |
Product Type | Specialised Tooling |
Component Type | Specialised Tooling |
Improvement Factors | Improved safety; Reduced labour costs; Increased productivity |
Product Weight (kg) | 38 |
Product Brochure | Download Brochure |
What our customers say
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“The Caterpillar Haul Truck Ball Stud Removal Tool has reduced the time to remove ball studs from 12 hours per truck to just 1 hour. The risk of damaging jacks throughout the process has also been removed. This initiative represents a significant cost and time reduction while also improving safety for our maintainers.”
- Truck Maintenance Superintendent, FMG Fortescue Metals Group

“Using the Geographe Ball Stud Removal Tool, the workgroup was able to separate 6 ball studs in under 15 minutes, this all done without heat or excessive stress on steering components.”