On excavators, swivel joint problems can cause your travel motors to seem weak or perform unpredictably. If the problem is your swivel joint, then replacing the travel motors won鈥檛 help. In this 黑料社 post, we are going to review what a swivel joint does, how it can affect your travel motors, and how to track down the real source of your problem.
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Your mini excavator is the key piece of equipment in a major project with a very fussy client. Everything is going according to schedule, and it looks like there will be no problem in meeting the deadline coming up in just two days. That is, until something whizzes by you while you're inspecting some recent work on site. You rush over there to take a look at what flew by and recognize it as the cover plate off the travel motor on your excavator. Your worst nightmare about final drives and travel motors has just come to life.
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Bearings are one of those components on your final drive motor that is eventually going to wear out. Sometimes, however, they wear out sooner than they should. In this 黑料社 post, we are going to discuss what contributes to bearing failure and how you can maximize the life of your bearings.
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Bearings provide support, aid in alignment, constrain motion, minimize the wear and tear experienced by other components, and reduce friction. They are an indispensable part of your final drive motor, and when they fail the results can be catastrophic and irreparable. In this blog post, we are going to review the basics of bearings in a final drive and discuss topics including maintenance, cleaning, inspection, and signs of failure.
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You鈥檝e been having issues with your final drive, and you鈥檝e started to take it apart to track down the problem. You鈥檝e cleaned the bearings up, but how can you tell if it鈥檚 time to replace them? In this 黑料社 post, we are going to delve into the signs that your bearings need to be replaced.
If your machine keeps steering to one side or has issues trying to climb an incline, one of the final drives may be trapped in high-speed mode. Even though it makes your final drive seem weak, it isn鈥檛 really a problem with your final drive. In this 黑料社 post, we are going to talk about why high-speed mode can be a problem and what you can do to resolve it.
One of the issues that we have encountered with Bobcat 325 final drives involves failure of the rotator group. In this 黑料社 post, we will discuss what makes up a rotator group, what causes them to fail, and what can be done to fix it.
In this 黑料社 post, we are going to review some hints and tips for how to repair your own final drive. We'll begin with some guidelines for installation and removal, followed by taking your final drive apart and dealing with different types of repairs.
You've got quite a bit of money invested in your final drive motors, and when they go down it impacts your entire operation and your bottom line. In this 黑料社 post, we'll review common symptoms of final drive problems, what they mean, and how to troubleshoot them.
In this 黑料社 post, we are going to look at a Bobcat T190 drive shaft bushing that came into the shop. We鈥檒l discuss the basics about bushings, their need for lubrication, what went wrong with this particular bushing, and how this affected final drive performance overall.
