Belzona Refurbishes Loader

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Heavy plant manufacturer, Alabama USA

Application Date:

1998

Application Situation:

Loader lost a grease fitting and lack of regular lubrication resulted.

Problem:

Sloppy pin fit allowed too much movement in the bucket arm. The bushing wore away allowing metal damage and lifting problems.

Products:

Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-7. The new bushing was used to form the new pin fit with Belzona® 1111.

Belzona Facts:

Line Boring the fits was over $3000. The Belzona repair was less than $500. Repair lasted over 5 years. The repair was completd in a 5 hour period while the alterntive was a weeks downtime

Photographs Description

1. Overall view of the loader
2. Worn pin fit
3. Aligning the new bush
4. Final repair after new bushing is inserted