Servicing the R32

The reading shown on the dashboard

R32
Brand
Rippa
Machine type
Mini excavator 3–6 t
Engine
Kubota V1505
27Compatible attachments
89Listed parts
No manufacturer schedule for this model: here is the one for its machine type.

At 100 h on the meter, across 26 tracked service points.

Where you stand

  1. 50 h1 point
  2. 100 h8 points
  3. 100 hYou are here

Plus 6 actions to repeat at every use.

  • Grease the boom and arm pins — every 8 h
  • Grease the bucket pins — every 8 h
  • Grease the blade pins — every 8 h
  • Check the engine oil level — every 10 h
  • Check the hydraulic oil level — every 10 h
  • Check the coolant level — every 10 h

Already due 4

Replace the engine oil filter

Already due

Was expected around 50 h

Kubota keeps this interval. prescribes 250 h for this engine — we keep the shorter one.

Grease the boom and arm pins

Already due

Was expected around 96 h

  • Graisse NLGI 2
  • × 6
Where and how (6 points)

Where

  1. Boom foot pincentreWhere the boom hinges on the upper structure
  2. Boom cylinder base pincentreCylinder body side, on the upper structure
  3. Boom cylinder rod pincentreRod side, on the boom
  4. Boom-to-arm pincentreThe elbow between boom and arm
  5. Arm cylinder base pincentreOn top of the boom
  6. Arm cylinder rod pincentreOn the arm

How

  1. Lower the attachment to the ground, stop the engine and remove the key.
  2. Wipe each nipple before fitting the gun: otherwise you inject the grit along with the grease.
  3. Pump until a small bead of clean grease appears at the joint.
  4. Wipe off the excess: grease left proud collects grit and does the opposite of what you want.

Grease the bucket pins

Already due

Was expected around 96 h

  • Graisse NLGI 2
  • × 4
Where and how (4 points)

Where

  1. Bucket pivot pincentreWhere the bucket meets the arm
  2. Bucket cylinder base pincentreOn the arm
  3. Bucket cylinder rod pincentreLinkage side
  4. Bucket linkage pinscentreThe two links between cylinder and bucket

How

  1. Rest the bucket flat on the ground, stop the engine and remove the key.
  2. Wipe each nipple before fitting the gun.
  3. Pump until clean grease appears, then wipe off the excess.

Grease the blade pins

Already due

Was expected around 96 h

  • Graisse NLGI 2
  • × 4
Where and how (4 points)

Where

  1. Blade arm pin — leftleftOn the frame, left-hand side
  2. Blade arm pin — rightrightOn the frame, right-hand side
  3. Blade cylinder base pincentreUnder the frame, at the front
  4. Blade cylinder rod pincentreOn the blade itself

How

  1. Lower the blade to the ground, stop the engine and remove the key. Never work under a raised blade.
  2. Wipe each nipple, pump until a bead appears, wipe off the excess.

Due now 11

Check the engine oil level

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Check the hydraulic oil level

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Check the coolant level

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Grease the slew ring gear teeth

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

  • Graisse NLGI 2
Where and how (1 point)

Where

  1. Slew ring gear grease nippleundersideReached under the upper structure, arrow-marked

How

  1. Machine on level ground, attachment down, engine off.
  2. Find the arrow-marked nipple and wipe it clean.
  3. Inject about 50 g of grease — roughly twenty strokes of the gun.
  4. Slew a quarter turn and repeat: four injections cover the whole gear ring.

Grease the slew bearing race

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

  • Graisse NLGI 2
Where and how (1 point)

Where

  1. Slew bearing race nippleundersideOn the bearing race

How

  1. Machine on level ground, attachment down, engine off.
  2. Pump slowly until you feel resistance, without forcing: excess pressure damages the bearing seals.

Check the battery electrolyte

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Drain water from the fuel system

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Check the track tension

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Check the hydraulic hoses

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Check and adjust the fan belt

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Kubota keeps this interval. prescribes 200 h for this engine — we keep the shorter one.

Clean the air filter

Due now

Due now — at 100 h

Kubota keeps this interval. prescribes 200 h for this engine — we keep the shorter one.

Calendar-based

  • Replace the radiator hoses every 24 months
  • Replace the coolant every 24 months
Indicative information only. The manufacturer's manual is what counts.

A year of servicing

34 scheduled jobs

Plus 6 actions to repeat at every use.

Products to keep in stock

  • Graisse NLGI 2
  • ISO VG 46 (HV)
  • SAE 90 (API GL-4)

We put no price on this: the reference knows the products, not the quantities. Price them yourself with your own supplier.

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