cat 325FLExcavator Bolted Flag RemovalProcedure and Installation Procedure
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WARNING!
Failure to follow the instruction below for the installation of a work tool may result in personal injury or death. Special care must be taken if more
than one person is installing the work tool. Confirm the verbal communication and the
hand signals that will be used during the
installation.
Be alert for sudden movement of the front linkage and the work tool.
Do not insert fingers into the bores of the support pins when the support pins and the bores
are being aligned.
NOTICE
To facilitate removal of the bucket pins without causing damage to the pins, the bearings, and/or the Oring seals put the bucket on the floor and the stick in
a vertical position, as shown.
Removal Procedure
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1. Start the engine. Park the machine on a hard, level
surface. Position the bucket, the stick, and the
bucket control linkage, as shown. Shut off the
engine.
2. Slide O-ring seals (6) off the pin joints and onto the
flanges of the bucket.
WARNING!
When the pin assembly is removed, the linkage
assembly may swing out of the bucket. To prevent possible personal injury, do not stand in
front of the linkage assembly when the pin assembly is being removed.
Note: Removing the support pin may be difficult due
to excessive pressure on the support pin. Remove
the pressure on the support pin by adjusting the front
linkag
3. Remove bolt (7). Remove support pin (8).
4. Remove bolt (10). Remove support pin (9).
5. Start the engine and raise the stick out of the
bucket.
6. Remove the O-ring seals (6) from the flanges on
the bucket
Note: After the support pins have been removed,
make sure that the support pins do not become
contaminated with sand or dirt. Make sure that the
seals on the end of the stick and the seals on the end
of the link do not become damaged.
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Installation Procedure
1. Clean each pin and each pin bore. Lubricate each
pin bore with molybdenum grease.
2.PositiontheO-ringseals(6)ontotheflangesofthebucket
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3.Starttheengineandlowerthestickintothebucketuntilthepinboresareinalignmentwitheach other.Stoptheengine.
4.Installsupportpin(9)intothepinbore.
5.Installbolt(10)
6.RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,“BucketLinkage-Inspect/Adjust”inordertoadjust thebucketclearance.
7.SlideO-ringseals(6)inpositionoverthepinjointsbetweenthebucketandthestick.
8.Starttheengineandpositionthebucketlinkageintothebucketuntilthepinboresareinalignment witheachother.Stoptheengine.
9.Installsupportpin(8)intothepinbore.
10.InstallBolt(7).
11.SlidetheO-ringseals(6)overthepinjointsbetweenthebucketandthelinkassembly.
12.Lubricatethebucketpins.RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,“BucketLinkage-Lubricate”orOperationandMaintenanceManual,“Boom,
Stick,andBucketLinkage-Lubricate”.
