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Clark's Heavy Equipment Sales & Repair
Let us help you save on those costly heavy equipment repairs!
Housing and component repair
One very common point of failure on backhoe loaders is the front axle housing, particularly kingpin bores and axle shaft leakage.
We have the ability to repair these components and give them a new life at a fraction of the cost of replacing them.
 Machine split, starting to bore holes |  Borewelding the worn holes |  Bores repaired, ready for machine to be re-assembled |
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 |  Pressing in new bushings |  |
 centerhitch 4_editedNew bearings installed, ready for assembly |
 Building up damaged kingpin bores |  After welding |  Initial setup and boring |
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 After machining, bore is like new |  Building up worn seal surface |  machining off weld |
 Polishing the repaired surface |  Rebuilding seal surface for outer hub seal |
Center hitch repair
It's a fact, as a machine ages, components wear out. The articulating joint when worn out can lead to at best, a machine that is difficult to control while operating.
Another problem a loose centerhitch can lead to is accelerated steering cylinder failure, which usually leads to costly cylinder repairs.
 Water contamination due to seal failure |  Water and dirt contamination |  Notice how the bores are damaged |
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 Final drive hub with rust due to water inclusion |  Two bearings alone are in the thousands to replace, these, we were able to save. |  Hub ready for re-assembly |
 Planetary gears ready, roller bearings had to be replaced |  Planetary gears re-installed after cleaning |
Final drive rebuilding
Another component often overlooked is the final drive/track drive motor. More often than not, we find that the oil is not changed on a regular basis. This leads to seal failure and water/dirt contamination. This leads to excessive wear of pricey parts, that eventually fail prematurely.
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