I have bought my first used bobcat (632) and have two question if someone can help that would be great! i would like too change the pivot pins at the bottom of the bucket? is this a big job,can i do it myself? i do not have any matinance manuals for this machine. I have the ford gas engine in this machine! there is a small amount of smoke that comes out of the oil breather cap on the valve cover. the machine has about 1,200 hrs, is this a big problem.
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Changing pins isn't a hard job.
A little smoke from a machine of that age is normal, i would seriously doubt those hours are genuine, that machine would be around 30 years old now.
If it still starts fine and runs well i wouldn't be worried about the smoke. To fix the smoking you would need to re-build the engine. Bad valve stem seals can cause smoke at startup, not so much when running. Lots of blue smoke while running is usually bad rings or simply a worn out engine.
If you are happy with how it runs, just ignore it
A little smoke from a machine of that age is normal, i would seriously doubt those hours are genuine, that machine would be around 30 years old now.
If it still starts fine and runs well i wouldn't be worried about the smoke. To fix the smoking you would need to re-build the engine. Bad valve stem seals can cause smoke at startup, not so much when running. Lots of blue smoke while running is usually bad rings or simply a worn out engine.
If you are happy with how it runs, just ignore it
Thank you for the support. I have only had this machine for a month, but it has been just fine so far and i have a hole list small jobs for it. is there a site on the web that i might down load some instruction for changing the bins. or should i spend the time and money to try and find a maintance manual for this machine. It has a clark lable above the 632 are they all the same manual. Bobcat,clark & ingersol rand. again thank you for the reply & help.Changing pins isn't a hard job.
A little smoke from a machine of that age is normal, i would seriously doubt those hours are genuine, that machine would be around 30 years old now.
If it still starts fine and runs well i wouldn't be worried about the smoke. To fix the smoking you would need to re-build the engine. Bad valve stem seals can cause smoke at startup, not so much when running. Lots of blue smoke while running is usually bad rings or simply a worn out engine.
If you are happy with how it runs, just ignore it
A manual isn't required for changing pins, but its an asset anyway. You can get them off e-bay or Bobcat. They willask for your serial number to ensure you gett the rite one.
For the pins, the easiest way for the arms and rams is to simply knock the old one out with the new pin. Just knock it through and colelct the old one as it comes out. The 2 bobtach ones are a little more work but still easy.
