Fitting The Coupler (Dipper Pin) - WEDGELOCK I-LOCK COUPLER Installation Manual

3.4 FITTING THE COUPLER (Dipper Pin)

• Place o'rings over ear plates of coupler to hold in position until ready for final placement.
• Carefully raise the dipper arm of the carrier machine so that the weight of the coupler is off the
ground. Ensure that the dipper arm is in a vertical position.
• Retract the crowd cylinder until the coupler front boss aligns with the dipper pin hole. The coupler will
balance allowing an easy insertion of the main dipper pin
• Align pin retention system and fix dipper pin into place.
• Grease both the dipper pin and the linkage pin.
• Crowd coupler through full rotation to check clearances.
• NOTE – ORIGINAL OEM DIPPER PIN MUST BE USED.
Fig 3.4.1 Raise dipper arm to
take weight off coupler
CAREFULLY CROWD THE COUPLER THROUGH FULL ROTATION TO CHECK
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IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNS OF INTERFERENCE STOP IMMEDIATELY AND
CONTACT YOUR WEDGELOCK DEALER
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SECTION 3: COUPLER INSTALLATION
(Fig 3.4.1).
(Fig 3.4.2).
Fig 3.4.2 Retract crowd cylinder
to align dipper pin
CLEARANCES
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