Installing grease fittings in an excavator

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6 жыл бұрын

Installing grease fittings on a hydraulic cylinder on a 1998 Komatsu PC15 mini excavator where there were no previous fittings.
Tools used:
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@rodrigodelafuente4080 5 жыл бұрын

I love at the end how he says "All right, great, this thing is fixed", does a 180° on the excavator and rides into the sunset.

@manusk40 4 жыл бұрын

This comment made me laugh so much. Thank you

@danielk4331 4 жыл бұрын

It needs to be a T-shirt!!!!

@travis2267 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@tiffanyssilkynylonlovelysi6233 3 жыл бұрын

That really needs to be on a T-shirt!!

@jakobibonzo8528 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this video a long time ago and I watched it again and read this before and thought no he didn’t and I watched till the end and yep he did lol

@waynebrett4200 6 жыл бұрын

I am 60yrs old and I love watching you do the jobs you do. It reminds me when I was young and made it work whatever it was. Thanks really like your videos.

@carryclass6807 4 жыл бұрын

after i work on something, not even Andrew could fix it.

@jimmyvaught 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Simmons lol.

@jimmyvaught 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Simmons Shut up Bill! Go back to drinking your 40’s, you drunk.

@JBFromOZ 6 жыл бұрын

A couple of suggestions you might find useful! The bigger drill bits have a large “dead spot” in the middle, the chisel point, which does not cut. In harder materials a smaller pilot drill has less chisel so can drill instead of pushing through. Risk with a smaller drill if the work is not secured is breakage, and unfortunately smaller drill press tables can flex a lot. Plus side is if it is cutting properly, less force is needed. Once the pilot hole is through the larger drill opening the hole is using all of its cutting face, and again should cut easier. The other suggestion is when using a tap, if you back it off every turn or so, say 1/4 turn back, chip break occurs and there is much less risk of binding up and breaking the tap Love your work and thanks heaps for sharing!

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very good advice here.

@JBFromOZ 6 жыл бұрын

In ideal situations I’d agree, however given the amount of flex in the drill press base and movement in the workpiece you’d end up with a broken drill bit in your hole, and a whole world of hurt! I would suggest chipping a drill bit that can easily be re-sharpened or not getting the final drill bit dead on centre are lower priorities here where accuracy of location is no so critical

@davidmorse8432 5 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewCamarata Rather than drill and tap the cylinder ends you can get pins that have integral grease fittings and internal passages to get grease to the joint.

@ovidiuciuparu6421 5 жыл бұрын

David Morse those pins are expensive...

@krisley5178 4 жыл бұрын

NO.... NO.... NO.... NO! I was taught this as a kid too, and it is blatantly wrong. Trust me I've been a Tool & Diemaker for 30 years. Do not go one turn forward then back it off to break the chip. Today's taps are made to crank right on thru. If the tap gets tight...then back up a couple of turns and then keep right on going. People please stop the back and forth motion with a tap. Drives me crazy.

@davidb8559 6 жыл бұрын

Great repair video Andrew! Great mechanical skills! The money you save on having equipment repaired must be huge.

@sat20387 5 жыл бұрын

I love how after you explain what your going to do you include us int the process by saying "let's get started."

@rubenbraekman4515 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew: "Allraight this thing is fixed." Also Andrew: "Turns the machine around exposing the giant hole in the side."

@regsparkes6507 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew, you must have a guardian angel sitting on your shoulders,...because no matter the technique you use in these repairs,..they ALWAYS seem to work out just fine. Good job done!

@Flielow 5 жыл бұрын

I always have a huge smile when I see you accomplish stuff. Your videos are very informative and full of experience. Thank you!!!

@williamwallace4879 5 жыл бұрын

So Glad you mention that wrench, that's a handy tool there. Thanks Andrew!

@graymodeler 4 жыл бұрын

William Wallace Every tool has a hammer side!

@derekrugby 4 жыл бұрын

There’s something about that Komatsu I just love. Probably my favourite excavator he’s got

@googlemustdie 3 жыл бұрын

Just want to thank you again and again for sharing all your expertise without an ego. Your videos are superlative and my favorites on all of KZfaq.

@petejessop 6 жыл бұрын

A man of many talents well done mate enjoy all your videos 👍

@caseyhill7419 4 жыл бұрын

Just as I was admiring that ratchet, you went and told me all about it. Heck Yeah!

@lutemule 5 жыл бұрын

"All right let's get started" should some how be a theme with all your videos!

@davidj4662 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew is so smart. Goes ahead and fixes stuff without really knowing how, commenters with all the experience tell him the correct way. Now he knows the advanced skills.

@julian11able 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think most would understand how envious I am of that ratcheting wrench.

@firstgan114 6 жыл бұрын

That was so damn satisfying man, not a squeak out of it. Great work.

@oysterjohn5669 4 жыл бұрын

In my maintenance career I used a "Crescent Hammer" many times. First time I saw a Ratchet Hammer that was actually made to hammer. That looks like a real handy tool to have. I have a 1/4x3/8 drive shorty ratchet that really comes in handy. It's refreshing to see someone with real mechanical abilities.

@bohhica1 4 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure watching Andrew in prove on the equipment he owns.👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@als2797 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. Love all of your videos. This one caused a discussion with my wife on what a grease fitting is. 😁We both watch you. It is getting hot here on the plains, and it is so nice to watch and learn with a cup of coffee. Thank you

@kojiflowers 4 жыл бұрын

This dude is awesome. Explains what's going on and gets it done plain and simple. Nothing fancy, just a guy fixing stuff. Keep rockin it bro. 😃👍

@fynbo1007 6 жыл бұрын

Cool, thank you for sharing your story

@blacey3539 5 жыл бұрын

Worlds Shortest Book: "THINGS ANDREW CAMARATA IS AFRAID TO WORK ON"

@AddictedtoProjects 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job Andrew! :)

@amossnowdaharleyman9179 6 жыл бұрын

That's some hard metal. Good job my friend. I was trying to upsize some shear bolts on a 3 bottom plow just yesterday from 3/8 to 1/2" and ran into to hard alloy. Ended up saying some colorful words and welded the dang things with some 7018.Won't keep tripping now.

@eformance 6 жыл бұрын

Make the Komatsu Great Again! Please give it a half decent paint job :-)

@EFCasual 5 жыл бұрын

it was nice and teal when he first got it and he keeps everything else nice and clean. Its made me wonder how it always looks like its covered in grease. edit: maybe half the paint flaked off and thats why it looks so bad.

@mofoshizknack 4 жыл бұрын

Komatsu lives matter

@peanut71968 4 жыл бұрын

I’d like to see that too!

@expresso2480 4 жыл бұрын

@@mofoshizknack l

@TF856 3 жыл бұрын

I would sure like to see that restored.

@davedespain9101 6 жыл бұрын

I laughed out loud when you put the grinder down and said "I wonder what that's for."

@tropicanacoughsyrup 5 жыл бұрын

@@mmm365 I have no doubt that he'll weld it right back on if he finds himself needing it in the future.

@JohnnyDub16 5 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainJimNoss My fave is "Thats torqued to spec right there" after swinging out of a bolt with a breaker bar lol

@gary851 5 жыл бұрын

yep :)

@carryclass6807 4 жыл бұрын

he'd make a great surgeon! cuts it off then says "i wonder what that's for"

@joe_preston 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like the boss to counterbore and have a shielded grease fitting.

@frankieguerrero445 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime I watch one of your videos, I learn something!!!!! Great Work!!

@mst5632 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice job, Andrew. As always, thank you for sharing.

@jlinkhart 3 жыл бұрын

I love my spud ratchet! Thanks for the recommendation!

@donaldkennedy5604 6 жыл бұрын

good job, brings back memories

@johnm.evangelis693 6 жыл бұрын

Great job AC!

@jongerber3476 4 жыл бұрын

I have that exact same tap set that Mom got me for Christmas in 1969 . I am now 64 years old . Some taps have been replaced but great quality . Snap on the case still there and works . Not bad for 51 years old .

@truckertom3323 6 жыл бұрын

Always maintain and take care of your equipment, and it will work for you and not let you down. good work Andrew.

@TheBoutiqueHotel1 3 жыл бұрын

When tapping threads best go 3 or 4 forward and 1 turn back. Good to clear the tap, swarf and threads !! Love the channel - Ken - Ireland 🍀☘️☘️☘️

@ToTheTopCrane 6 жыл бұрын

The two above the offset cylinder should be for greasing the slewing ring. You can weld a small diamter piece of pipe on to encircle and protect the grease fitting. The piece you cut off could've been a tab to mount a rod protection shield on. Some had a little sheetmetal shield that bolted to the rod end and slid on a bracket on the barrel side. A negative rake drill bit or straight flute carbide bit is what you want for drilling hardened bushings. Also, the grease hole in the bushing doesn't have to be very big. 1/8" would be plenty. I've even used a dremel from inside the pin bore and cut a small slot in the bushing to allow the grease to pass from the fitting to the pin. An abrasive wheel will go through the hardened bushings much easier than a drill bit.

@javaquickscope7300 6 жыл бұрын

To The Top Crane very well explained

@steverone7623 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see you here. What i meant the other night on your live stream was i appreciate that you have a family friendly channel and some channels are just out of hand. Keep up the great work

@ToTheTopCrane 6 жыл бұрын

dropn loads, thank you! Hope to see you on my next livestream a week from Sunday!

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very good advice there.

@ToTheTopCrane 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Camarata, just trying to help. Please don't ever take any of my comments as criticism. You do an awesome job, and I admire your "get it done" attitude! 🙂👍

@glenngoodale1709 6 жыл бұрын

As always, interesting and educational! Keep up the great work

@genegoodman5233 2 жыл бұрын

Andrew , back in 17/18 when you were using the first small machines that you had, did you ever dream that in 2021 you would have the equipment and the business that you now have. Your drive and honesty has help you build a very nice company and home. I enjoy watching your videos

@rogerwhiting9310 3 жыл бұрын

Its amazing how well those mini excavators dig

@leol1682 6 жыл бұрын

Like the video on the mini exc.

@donbraden8533 6 жыл бұрын

NICE she's has no noise now 👍👏 good job my friend

@forestlawrencegrading9154 6 жыл бұрын

Good job man this is one of your better ideas you should have thought of this a few years back on the front of that 4

@jackieoman6695 4 жыл бұрын

Wow you got the tools for every job !

@psidvicious 5 жыл бұрын

While watching the video I thought, “Wow, I’ve never seen a spud wrench with a paint job like that”. I was gonna ask you if you painted it yourself, but then you explained. Always loved a good set of spuds.

@michael7423 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video Andrew, I love this machine almost as much as the Yanmars, maybe one day I’ll catch up to the current video’s but I hope not. Your content is so much better than anything else

@moemoes5989 4 жыл бұрын

Just amazing the stuff that you repair.

@tmack2090 6 жыл бұрын

I like watching your videos and I have learned a lot of different things from your videos ! keep them coming !

@mikerom9958 6 жыл бұрын

Well done, nice bit of shearing on the old noggin too Andy, thanks.

@loro9385 2 жыл бұрын

As a little girl I loved working with my dad. Its so fun to see things get fixed.

@1D10CRACY 4 жыл бұрын

I have a similar ratchet! Purchased mine some years back at TSC as well, but it was prior to the nice finish! Kinda funny, I have a nice selection of ratchets, but I keep going back to that one.

@jerrygreen9851 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative video,thanks for sharing.

@aydanrea2597 6 жыл бұрын

Love the videos man. I wish I could start my own company.

@jackjetpilot 4 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for the repaint. :)

@bruceb3786 4 жыл бұрын

Great machine shop work without a machine shop. My knuckles look like yours whenever I do ANY project. Good job.

@davethemagnificent2576 6 жыл бұрын

All that beast needs now is a good rattle can paint job lol. Awesome video!👍

@davidnixon5703 5 жыл бұрын

the "pointy" end is the "spud" end...as in spud wrench...nice job bubba...I admire your work ethic...and your ability to tackle what needs to be done...you also have an exceptional imagination...

@donmotz5528 6 жыл бұрын

You did a good job Andrew......

@robrohrer1003 4 жыл бұрын

4:44 "I wonder what that was for" classic Andrewism love it!!!!

@paulchatillon3052 4 жыл бұрын

Beau travail ! Good job!!!

@brianwalker1933 4 жыл бұрын

Considering you’re not a mechanic or a qualified fitter, you do somehow manage to get by, with your repair jobs. Many people here are giving you some excellent advice, with good intentions, that will make your repair jobs much easier and at times, much safer for you as well. I’m a qualified Fitter & Turner and of course l see you do things, that a trained and qualified person wouldn’t do. However that said, you’ll learn and get better as time goes by. I admire your tenacity to have a go at anything and you are a great inspiration and role model to many that watch and have subscribed to your channel, as l have. Keep up the good work Andrew. I thoroughly enjoy watching you work and Levi supervising.👍 l have learned so much from you, as you go about your many and varied jobs. Enjoy and be safe. Brian, from Australia.🇦🇺🦘😄

@googieman01 6 жыл бұрын

The thing you cut off is used to bolt the ram cover plate if your wondering 😉

@ProctoLogic 5 жыл бұрын

You def want that plate to protect the cylinder

@JoshuaMichail0 4 жыл бұрын

I like the look of that wrench. It's obviously metal, but it looks good with the wood grain paint or decal wrap.

@onion7985 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why these videos get thumbs down...? I think they are great! Keep it up!

@AndrewCamarata 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Editing a pickup truck repair video now.

@kebin760 6 жыл бұрын

Now weld a pipe around it to protect it.

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I should, good idea.

@oldthudman 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew's videos are addictive...………..I love'm…………...

@johnjanetcourant7517 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew, When running a Tap there a rule of thumb that you should make counter clockwise turn for every few clockwise turns in order to cut off the metal that you turn up when cutting. I love your common sense, Andrew

@TrevorDennis100 5 жыл бұрын

John, your's is about the fourth comment mentioning breaking the swarf by reversing the tap. With fine threads like this, it is not so important as the build up is less likely to clog the flutes, and you'd feel the resistance and know when to stop. Truth be told, it will often be too late at that stage, and you'll damage the threads withdrawing the tap. I was more worried about how far he went in with a tapered tap, and if the grease fitting would bottom out before sealing, or even protrude and foul the pin. I suspect the metal was too thick for the latter, but you can see that the fitting was close to bottoming out. He did not need to tighten the grease fittings so much either, with them being tapered. BTW I speak as a retired engineer and toolmaker, who worked 40 years at Ford Research and Product Development in the UK. Andrew's approach to engineering is like that of a farmer. Taught through experience and necessity. My dad was a farmer, and could fix most things, but did not have the facilities Andrew has. Sadly, I have now exhausted Andrew's videos after binge watching them since discovering them less than two weeks ago.

@krisley5178 4 жыл бұрын

@vxnova1 5 жыл бұрын

when using the Tap, Twist in one turn then back 1/2 turns then go forward 1 turn, Repeating the cycle until you are in. it is easier on the Tap clears the material from the cutting surface and produces a cleaner thread.

@trevorm7013 5 жыл бұрын

vxnova1 if you actually pay attention to the video while it’s 3x speed you can see him doing just that he’s also said that same thing in many of his videos and he also states that if it’s cutting smoothly (which it clearly was) you don’t have to back it off a partial turn and you can see in the video when it did start to get difficult THATS EXACTLY WHAT HE DID. Next time actually pay attention and check your facts before making a comment like that

@krisley5178 4 жыл бұрын

@lostinlife647866 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video Andrew !!! I was eyeing that multi tool ratchet i’m glad you put the description in the video information because I got to have one of them that would be so convenient to not have to bring the hammer and a punch and another ratchet. Andrew take care yourself and remember those safety glasses getting hydraulic fluid in your eyes a bad thing 🤕

@TF856 3 жыл бұрын

On a job I was on a few years ago running a loader, I had a hydraulic hose bust up near the bucket and sprayed me dead center on the right lens of my safety glasses. Wow! Wear eye protection everyone!

@rstephe 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Never thought to put a grease fitting into a joint.

@jamesbreault5762 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Andrew

@gregsecore9625 4 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos and as I said in the past I am a tool and die maker by trade, and I seen a comment to use a smaller drill first absolutely. And also I am a machine repair man and the other and on your hammer and ratchet ranch. You probably already know it's called a alignment pin. To align holes much easier. I love all your videos Andro you do a butt kicking job

@memyselfandifarmer 6 жыл бұрын

another great vid, the start of your vid sounded like my wife when she "wants something", after were done, she sounds like the ending of the vid!

@dougcorrigan9677 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video Andrew. Thanks for creating interesting content. Komatsu equipment I’m familiar with uses a lot of oil impregnated bushings. Perhaps that would explain why there were no zerk fittings before you improved the machine.

@loupiscanis9449 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andrew .

@lancewilson6992 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video. You are a Jack of all Trades.

@ON8EI 6 жыл бұрын

With you Andrew there is always a way, you have broad vision. :-)

@stephengoddard3746 3 жыл бұрын

the first video where the famous orange ratchet was born

@austriagamed9834 4 жыл бұрын

your videos are really informativ!

@michaelb.5345 6 жыл бұрын

If there is a job to do Andrew will get it done somehow/someway....

@jscottfischer 6 жыл бұрын

I love that

@nanomaine 6 жыл бұрын

Your vids are always enjoyable and inspiring, thank you. Some tractors have bucket pins with a zerk fitting on the end of the pin, so it's easy to grease. It would be great if those pins were available for replacing the old kind of pin, that grease from a hard to access housing around the pin.

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Those pins could be drilled and grease fittings installed. I felt it was easier to install them in the cylinder though.

@TyroneBootlace 4 жыл бұрын

Good job and thanks for sharing :)

@neb4x4 6 жыл бұрын

The bolt hole you cut off was most likely for a cylinder guard.

@Budwe15er 5 жыл бұрын

Oh dear.No gaurd fixing point.

@Drottninggatan2017 5 жыл бұрын

Guards gets beaten up and damaged, and then people remove them. The under boom position of the cylinder is not ideal.

@endemiller5463 4 жыл бұрын

@TheJR1948 No, it stops the teeth of the bucket scraping up the cylinder.

@scania1982 6 жыл бұрын

Good work

@TrevorDennis100 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew, you have every skid steer attachment known to man, and all sorts of cool machine tools to help your castle roof project, but watching this I think you would love what you could do with a mid sized milling machine. It would have made drilling those holes a total cinch, but it allows for very accurate hole placement as well as machining material to very accurate specs. You can get cutters, boring heads, collet sets etc. for next to nothing from wish bangood and aliexpress. I think you'd come up with all sorts of projects if you had one. You'd need a lathe as well I'm thinking. Also treat yourself to a can of RTD cutting fluid. It is waaaaay better than using engine oil. your taps will feel like they are brand new, and will last for ever.

@fwflyer78 6 жыл бұрын

Good work!

@jrdeckard3317 4 жыл бұрын

You are the Mike Patey of heavy equipment

@Deichwerkstatt 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to see some new bushings and inspection Videos :)

@haze2477 6 жыл бұрын

As always nice work

@rjb6327 4 жыл бұрын

Saturday morning and you already have pulled me in, This is the third video.

@TheAlpine49 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@keatonsparksvideoproductions 4 жыл бұрын

I like the wooden finish on that ratchet

@mgh439 6 жыл бұрын

I liked it. Cool job

@BarnStangz 6 жыл бұрын

Baby Komatsu says "Thank you Daddy!" Nice work man!

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@TheCuttingtorch 6 жыл бұрын

GJ Andrew. Nice haircut.

@johnm.evangelis693 5 жыл бұрын

You're da man Andrew!!!

@RolandElliottFirstG 6 жыл бұрын

That threaded round thing on the cylinder you cut off is for a bolt for the guard thats missing for the cylinder ram, the slides are at the other end. I had no idea they made these without grease fittings , how intelligent , they will sell more sleeves and pins and bushes. You will notice with grease the machine will have more power and operate much better as well as with no squeeks.

@AndrewCamarata 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's obvious now. It was always missing when I got the machine. That machine has "Oil impregnated bushings" that were not suppose to need to be greased. I guess after 4000 hours, they got squeaky.

@googlemustdie 3 жыл бұрын

I use titanium pilot point bits that drill a pilot while also drinking the hole. Very easy to start and cuts well.