Alan7s
Silver Member
could maybe advise about this. Most of the pins and bores on the T5C backhoe boom are pretty tight but the one that attaches the boom to the swing bracket at the base allows more slop than seems right. When I had it apart and checked, the pin is in good shape without visible wear, grooves etc. But in the bore I see bushings. Probably these have worn allowing side to side wobble. A machinist friend says I could order oversized rod and he would machine it to size without the bushings. Or, we could replace the bushings. Do these need to be pressed in i.e., removal of the whole business? Are there different qualities or are bushings pretty standard material? There must be a better way to go; just don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone has been through this. Thanks