Caterpillar 325F Crossbolt Removal Procedure and Installation Procedure
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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
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
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2. Slide O-ring seals (11) off the pin joints and onto
the flanges of the bucket.
WARNING
When the pin assembly is removed, the linkageassembly may swing out of the bucket. To pre-
vent possible personal injury, do not stand infront of the linkage assembly when the pin as-
sembly 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 linkage.
3. Remove nuts and retaining bolt (12) from support
pin (13). Remove support pin (13).
4. Remove bolts (15) and adapter plate (14). Remove
the shims.
5. Remove nuts and retaining bolt (17) from support
pin (16). Remove support pin (16).
6. Start the engine and raise the stick out of the
bucket.
7. Remove the O-ring seals (11) 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.
Installation Procedure
1. Clean each pin and each pin bore. Lubricate each
pin bore with molybdenum grease.
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2. Position the O-ring seals (11) onto the flanges of
the bucket.
3. Start the engine and lower the stick into the bucket
until the pin bores are in alignment with each
other. Stop the engine.
4. Install support pin (16). Put the retaining bolt hole
that is in support pin (16) in alignment with the
retaining bolt hole that is in the bucket.
5. Install the retaining bolt and nuts (17). Install
adapter plate (14) without the shims, and without
bolts (15) that hold adapter plate (14).
6. Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual,
“Bucket Linkage – Inspect/Adjust” in order to adjust
the bucket clearance.
7. Slide O-ring seals (11) in position over the pin
joints between the bucket and the stick.
8. Start the engine and position the bucket linkage
into the bucket until the pin bores are in alignment
with each other. Stop the engine.
9. Install support pin (13). Put the retaining bolt hole
that is in the bucket pin in alignment with the
retaining bolt hole that is in the bucket.
10. Install the retaining bolt and nuts (12).
11. Slide the O-ring seals (11) over the pin joints
between the bucket and the link assembly
12. Tighten retaining nuts (12) and (17). Position the
outside nut even with the end of the retaining bolt
or 0.5 mm (0.02 inch) beyond the end of the
retaining bolt. Tighten the inside nut against the
outside nut.
13. Lubricate the bucket pins. Refer to Operation and
Maintenance Manual, “Bucket Linkage – Lubricate”
or Operation and Maintenance Manual, “Boom,
Stick, and Bucket Linkage – Lubricate”.
