420 rollers

[rheadrick]

Hello everyone, My 420c has good looking rollers on both sides but after jacking the machine up the right side has a lot of play in all 4 rollers. The left side is nice and tight so my question is rebuild the right rollers if possible, or purchase new ones if available.

[whiteclipse16]

I think someone just posted in another forum that you can still get the bushings.
The hardest part about repairing them is getting the end caps off. I tried to redo a few of mine and couldn't get those caps off.
You can find good used ones out there. jdemarris has said he paid about $100 each for some from a salvage yard.

[Lavoy]

By the time you add in bushings, thrust plates and seals, you are well past price of a new roller, and the axles are obsolete if they are worn, which is likely.
Best be is to go with new, or if you can find good used ones.
Lavoy

[rheadrick]

Thanks guys , where do I get new ones

[rheadrick]

One more question, I guess there is no harm running the crawler ( until I get new rollers) with worn roller bushings since the shafts i suppose are shot already.

[Lavoy]

Supply is sporadic, but I sell new sealed lifetime rollers when I can get them. Last price I knew was $125/each.
Lavoy