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    sevice manuals

    nige, i sent you a pm , thanks again , tom
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    sevice manuals

    at least you found one to bid on , i'm havin a hell of a time locating one for my 312 , tom
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    broken 312

    i have 2660 hrs on the machine , it kinda pisses me off to know(or assume ) that the finals have allready been replaced once, only to take a dump again.when does it stop?i'm seriously considering gettin this thing fixed and unloading it .just an aside here; i found a brand new final assy ...
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    broken 312

    that would be great! i sent you a pm. thanks ! tom
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    broken 312

    james, i've been thinking the same thing about "buying another bomb" .....thanks for the insite . to up date this soap opera a little more i've found ,what i believe , to be a "production date " on the id tags on each motor . keep in mind the machine is a '97 but BOTH motors have a date of '99...
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    broken 312

    update fellas .....i got the final drive and hyd motor out of the machine .i never knew it could be so much fun!i have a bud who wrenches on these things ,tell me that because i found metal chunks in the hyd drive pump , that i should probably just go look for a used pump/ final drive , or a...
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    cat 312 quick coupler for sale

    off a 1997 cat 312 , i dont know what its worth , any ideas ?
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    i need a 312 manual

    looking for a service manual and parts manual for a 1997 cat 312 excavator sn 6bl0166x
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    sevice manuals

    manual well , i heard this place was the bomb for equipment info , but no luck with help in here so far . but , i will try again .i have found manuals on epay but they all say they cover from sn:6gk1-up. my 312's sn is 6 bl 0166x, i am finding no manuals that refer to the "6bl"sequence .am i...
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    sevice manuals

    manual hi all , final drive on my cat 312 took a dump,where can i get a service manual ?1997 cat sn 6blo1666, thanks in advance , tom
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    Cat 312 questions

    i paid 36 for mine , 2250 hrs with a hydraulic thumb , quick coupler and a FOUR FOOT WIDE BUCKET!(TO BIG)
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    Cat 312 questions

    no, its not fixed yet , my local cat dealer wants to do a credit check on me b4 i can access their info online , and i dont dig people lookin into my info just to have computer access to info , so im still hopin someone here will step up to the plate and guide me to where the final drive info...
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    Cat 312 questions

    i have a 1994 312 with 2500 hrs . its been a good machine but i recently had a final drive go bad . it appears this may be an issue with this machine . look under my thread "broken 312" for the replies i got from some of the fellas "in the know". what is the asking price ?, tom
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    broken 312

    cmark, yes the x is a number , thanks for the sn info , im waiting on cat to get me set up with an acct so i can utilize their online services regards ,tom
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    broken 312

    i was wondering ......in your last post it says sn;6bl926, and up.my number is 6bl0166x , wouldnt that make my machine way before this service bulletin was published ........just thinkin out loud , tom ps, i took off that inner cover on the final drive all i found was a lot of dirt everything...
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    broken 312

    cmark, many thanks for the good news!that just made a perfect day more perfect !i will keep you posted on my progress .im sure there are people in this forum that deal used parts?regards,tom
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    Welcome!!!

    hi there bill, my grand dad and my wifes dad ,grand dad, and great grand dad were all retirees from local 106 a good friend of mine is the busuness manager for them now , tom
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    broken 312

    hi per ,thanks for the reply . the serial number of the machine is 6blo166x, also the covers on the inside of the final drives have 6 bolts. thanx,tom
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    broken 312

    well i was hoping someone could give me a hand , just thought i would refresh this post and see what happens ,regards,tom:beatsme
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    broken 312

    hi guys , im new to this forum and introduced myself a few days back , at that time i also tried to get some advice but it didnt work out to good in the "intro"section of the forum.anyhow , my name is tom and i live in the adirondack mountains of ny , i just bought 130 acres here that will...
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