Alamo MACHETE Product Service Manual page 134

KING PIN - REPLACEMENT
18. Thrust Washer, Be sure to remove the Thrust Washer on top of Upper Pivot Bushing, This
washer should be replaced when making these repairs.
19. There are Bushings in the Boom Pivot Pin Holes, The Cylinder Pin Holes and in the Kingpin
Pivot holes, (See Figure 81)
20. Kingpin Bushing Removal, The Old Bushing will need to be driven out, this must be done with
a suitable Bushing Driver (Alamo Industrial Bushing Driver # 02972281) shown in Figure 82.
Care must be taken when doing this to avoid damage to the Bushings and Bosses that
Bushings are in. If old bushing had any kind of adhesive applied when it was installed, it will
have to possibly be peeled out and hole cleaned up before new bushing can be installed.
21. Cylinder Pin & Boom Bushing Removal, The Old Bushing will need to be driven out, this must
be done with a suitable Bushing Driver (Alamo Industrial Bushing Driver # 02972282) shown
in Figure 82. Care must be taken when doing this to avoid damage to the Bushings and
Bosses that Bushings are in.
4.315"
P/N
02972281
Turning Arm Bushing Driver
FIGURE 82
22. Kingpin Bushing Replacement, The New Bushing will need to be driven in, this must be done
with a suitable Bushing Driver (Alamo Industrial Bushing Driver # 02972281) shown in Figure
82. Care must be taken when doing this to avoid damage to the Bushings and Bosses that
Bushings are in. The Bushings should be installed so that the Top Bushing is Flush with the
Bottom of the Frame Bore and The Bottom Bushing is Flush with the Top of the frame Bore as
Shown in Figure 83. Note: some people use an adhesive (Locktite) on exterior of Bushing, this
will not harm anything, but if used bushing must be installed before it dries.
23. Cylinder Pin & Boom Bushing Replacement, The New Bushing will need to be driven in, this
must be done with a suitable Bushing Driver (Alamo Industrial Bushing Driver # 02972282)
shown in Figure 82. Care must be taken when doing this to avoid damage to the Bushings and
Bosses that Bushings are in. The Boom Pivot Bushing should be driven in till the end no longer
protrude past Hole
Install the Top Bushing
Flush with the Bottom of
the Frame Bore
Install the Bottom
Bushing Flush with the
Top of the Frame Bore
Machete (Service Manual) 01/03
© 2003 Alamo Group Inc.
7"
P/N
02972282
Cylinder and Boom Bushing Driver
Thrust Washer
FIGURE 83
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NOTE:
Inspect the Fit between
the Bushings and the Frame
Bore. The Fit should be a Press
Fit. If any looseness between the
Bushing and frame is Observed,
Or if the Frame bores are out of
round, further repairs may be
necessary. Contact Alamo In-
dustrial Customer Service dept.