How To Shim a John Deere 85g Excavator Bucket - Excavator Bucket Repair

Is your excavator bucket loose and rattling along the pins and bushings? To avoid exerting unnecessary force to the joints, and to prolong the life of your heavy equipment machine and attachment, you should shim that. Heavy Duty Mechanic, Shawn, shows how he removes the gaps in this John Deere 85G excavator to keep everything nice and tight.

Tools needed
- Hammer and drift
- Prybar
- Ratchet
- Shims

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
0:18 Inspecting The Bucket
0:49 Tools You Will Need
1:24 The Purpose Of Shims
2:00 Overview
2:50 Removing The Bucket
4:02 Removing The Roll Pin
6:00 Removing The Pin
7:04 Installing The Shims
10:25 Reinstalling The Roll Pin
13:20 Before & After
13:38 Outro
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