Description
Overview:
This bucket packing shim is a flat, ring-shaped insert used to take up wear and reduce play in excavator and digger bucket joints. Made from durable steel to cope with heavy loads and abrasive conditions, it helps control side-to-side movement at the bucket, linkage, or quick hitch interface. The shim has a 65 mm (2.56 inches) inner diameter to suit 65 mm pin/boss interfaces, a 115 mm (4.53 inches) outer diameter for stable support, and a 3 mm (0.12 inches) thickness to set the correct clearance. It is suitable for a wide range of excavators and backhoe loaders used on site, in plant hire, and in workshops. Fitting shims like this restores alignment, improves control, and helps extend the service life of pins and bushes.
Key Features:
- 65 mm (2.56 inches) inner diameter for common pin sizes on excavators and diggers
- 115 mm (4.53 inches) outer diameter provides broad seating area and stability
- 3 mm (0.12 inches) thickness for precise clearance adjustment and alignment
- Durable steel construction for high load capacity and wear resistance
- Reduces lateral bucket movement, rattle, and misalignment during operation
- Helps protect pins, bushes, and bores by distributing loads more evenly
- Simple to fit during routine pin and bush maintenance or bucket changes
- Can be used singly or stacked in multiples to achieve the required end float
- Smooth, flat faces for consistent clamping and reliable seating against mating parts
- Suitable for harsh site conditions in construction, utilities, quarrying, and plant hire
Typical Applications:
Used at bucket pivots, linkage joints, and quick hitch interfaces to compensate for wear, set side clearance, and stabilise attachments. Common during pin and bush replacements, bucket swaps, and periodic servicing to restore precise control on excavators, diggers, and backhoe loaders working on trenches, grading, loading, and demolition.
Also known as:
Packing washer, shim washer, bucket pin shim, wear shim, spacer ring, pin spacer, thrust shim, bucket alignment shim, bucket joint washer, clearance shim.
Product Specifications
| L&S Part No. | 300 042 |
|---|---|
| Unit of Sale | 1 |
| Machine Type | Excavators |
| Key Features | - 65 mm inner diameter fits common excavator pin sizes - 115 mm outer diameter ensures stable support - 3 mm thickness adjusts clearance precisely - Durable steel resists heavy loads and wear - Reduces lateral movement and misalignment in bucket joints |
