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    Cat 312B Hydraulic oil Cooler

    Hi all. I have just purchased a new oil cooler for my Cat 312B 1998, s/n 9HR02634. It hasn't come with the 2 unions which the hydraulic pipes attach to, one at the top the other at the bottom. I can't get them off the old one as I replaced that with a non standard one just to keep it going...
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    Cat 312B Hydraulic oil Cooler

    Hi all, Looking to purchase a new oil cooler for my Cat 312B in the Bahamas. Does anyone know where I can get one in the U.S? I am based in the UK but have contacts in Florida who can arrange to buy and ship. I have had one quote for $1500 plus shipping to Fort Lauderdale. Is this good? Also...
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    CAT 312B Water Pump

    Hi all, I have this machine on an island in the Bahamas. Last time I was out there the water pump started to squeal a little. I noticed it was loosing a bit of water as well. I have looked on line and found that the pump has a bearing in it. Questions- is it easy to change bearing i.e any...
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    No drive on JCB

    Hi all, I have a JCB 214 series 3 on an island in the Bahamas. The s/n is 0900368. The problem is we have lost all drive to the wheels. It is 4 speed with a shuttle change on the steering column. It is leaking some fluid from around the gearbox/torque converter case but I can't see where it is...
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    Boom lift ram seals on a 312b cat

    Hi all, just got to the Bahamas again, got the machine running and now both ram seals for the boom have started leaking!! Just done the seals on the JCB last time I was here, last April... I was wondering if any kind person would know what the part no. Is for the seals? I believe there is a cat...
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    Cat 312 idler set up

    Can anyone give me some advice on the idler set up on this machine? I am trying to get the adjuster out to replace the seals........if I pull the idler off will the compressed spring mechanism just slide out, just leaving the adjusted to be removed.......also what will happen if the bolt holding...
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    CAT 312B Hydraulic Oil Cooler Advice

    I am going out to this machine in the next couple of weeks and need to change the hydraulic Rad (oil cooler). Is there anything special to do?........ do I just release the pressure, unbolt the rad, remove the top and bottom hose, replace with new, bolt and pipe up, fill with hyd fluid and away...
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    Cat 312B part numbers

    Hi all............I have a Cat 312B 1998 s/n 9hr02634 on an island in the Bahamas..........I have just been out for a week from the UK to work this machine and have come back with a couple of issues...........the first is with the hydraulic radiator, this seems to have sprung a leak, thus...
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    CAT 312B Track parts

    Hi all............I have a Cat 312B 1998 s/n 9hr02634 on an island in the Bahamas.............my problem is the one track is worn to the point that some of the linkages have broken on one side in a couple of places meaning they could break totally and the machine becoming unusable........I have...
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    JCB 214 Series 3 Starting Problems

    Well we have a JCB 214 Series 3 s/n0900368 on a small island in the Bahamas........we were having problems starting the machine due to the battery not holding charge...........this is an ongoing problem over there due to corrosion......it would start off a jump though...........when i was out...
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    CAT 312B Problems

    I purchased a 1998 CAT312b from the US and got it delivered to a private island in the Bahamas. Its a bit beaten up but got a good engine and hydraulics. The problems i have are electronics. The exhaust/muffler was blowing and i managed to get a new one in the UK and take it over with me on one...
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