Kubota K-008 Workshop Manual — 97899-60471

About this manual

Kubota published this Workshop Manual for the K-008 excavator models. It brings the documented service and technical-reference material for those named excavators into a single publication.

Its documented technical value includes wear limits for service checks and specification lookup. Use the values and conditions stated in the PDF for the applicable model and procedure.

Use the Manual Contents below to check that the exact repair, inspection, or maintenance procedure you need is included in this publication.

Manual details

Manufacturer

Kubota

Manual type

Workshop Manual

Models

K-008

Document number

97899-60471

Language

English

Page count

241

Product highlights

Electrical systems

The manual includes wiring diagrams.

Hydraulic systems

The manual includes hydraulic circuit diagrams.

Special tools

A special-tools section is included.

Manual contents

Use these source headings to locate the task or system you need in the PDF.

• I. GENERAL & SAFETY PRECAUTION — p. I-1
  • [1] Body and engine identification marks — p. I-1
  • [2] Safety precautions for servicing, disassembly and reassembly — p. I-2
• II. SPECIFICATIONS & SERVICING DATA — p. II-1
  • Machine Specifications, Operation Space and Major Dimensions — p. II-1
  • [2] Working Performance, Lifting Capacity, Breaker — p. II-7
  • Lever Stroke and Operating Force — p. II-13
  • Dimensions of Parts — p. II-14
    • Relief Valve — p. II-23
    • Cylinder — p. II-26
    • Traveling Performance — p. II-30
    • Noise Level — p. II-31
    • Periodic Inspection — p. II-37
    • Quantity, Water and Oil — p. II-42
    • Tightening Torque & Adhesive — p. II-43
    • Hydraulic Hose Table — p. II-47
    • Quality Specifications — p. II-49
• III. STRUCTURE & FUNCTION — p. III-1
  • [1] Crawler width variable mechanism — p. III-1
• 1. Crawler width change procedure — p. III-1
• 1. Wheel motor cross sectional chart — p. III-3
• 2. Wheel motor function — p. III-4
• 1. ENGINE BODY — p. III-8
• 2. LUBRICATING SYSTEM — p. III-11
• 3. COOLING SYSTEM — p. III-15
• 4. FUEL SYSTEM — p. III-17
• 5. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — p. III-23
  • [4] Hydraulic Circuit Diagram — p. III-39
  • [5] Electric Circuit Diagram — p. III-41
• IV. TROUBLESHOOTING & INSPECTION — p. IV-1
  • [1] Fail symptom and remedy — p. IV-1
• 1. Machine body — p. IV-1
• 2. Hydraulic motor — p. IV-2
  • [2] Inspection — p. IV-6
  • 1 Pump flow test — p. IV-6
    • Relief valve pressure test — p. IV-7
    • Swivel motor slippage amount test — p. IV-8
    • Swivel motor block performance test — p. IV-8
    • Travel motor block performance test — p. IV-9
    • Travel straightness test — p. IV-9
    • Track tension and adjustment — p. IV-10
  • [3] Checking and adjusting of engine — p. IV-11
  • [4] Checking engine oil pressure — p. IV-15
  • [5] Injection nozzle — p. IV-16
  • [6] Injection pump — p. IV-17
  • [7] Dynamo and regulator — p. IV-18
• V. REMOVING & REASSEMBLY — p. V-1
  • [1] Upper swivel frame — p. V-1
    • Precaution for installing hoses — p. V-1
    • Front attachment — p. V-2
    • Control valve stand — p. V-5
    • Control linkage — p. V-11
    • Hydraulic pump — p. V-14
    • Engine — p. V-27
    • Fuel hose and wire harness route — p. V-32
  • 1. Lower track frame — p. V-36
• 2. Removing and ressembling of rotary joint — p. V-38
• 3. Track roller — p. V-40
• 4. Front idler — p. V-42
• 5. Wheel motor — p. V-44
  • [3] Rops canopy — p. V-63
  • [4] Decal — p. V-66
• VI. MACHINE PERFORMANCE TEST — p. VI-1
  • [1] Front attachment sluggish — p. VI-2
  • [2] Hydraulic system relief vs Engine RPM — p. VI-4
  • [3] Operating force of levers and pedals — p. VI-6
  • [4] Opeating stroke of levers and pedals — p. VI-8
  • [5] Ditch digging performance — p. VI-10
  • [6] Digging and loading performance — p. VI-12
  • [7] Boom and swivel simultaneous operation — p. VI-14
  • [8] Boom, arm and swivel simultaneous operation — p. VI-16
  • [9] Boom and bucket simultaneous operation — p. VI-18
  • [10] Travel and dozer simultaneous operation — p. VI-20
  • [11] Levelling work performance — p. VI-22
  • [12] Cylinder sealing performance — p. VI-24
  • [13] Arm cylinder cavitation — p. VI-26
  • [14] Heat balance — p. VI-28
  • [15] Breaker operation — p. VI-30
  • [17] Swivel motor block performance — p. VI-34
  • [18] Swivel torque performance — p. VI-36
  • [19] Swivel force — p. VI-38
  • [20] Swivel starting time — p. VI-40

Capabilities

The source outline indexes servicing instructions, disassembly and assembly, mechanism explanations, troubleshooting, and checking and adjustment. Use these source-backed headings to locate the applicable task or system in the source PDF, then confirm model-specific notes, specifications, illustrations, and operating conditions at the relevant page before carrying out service work.

Keep the source's safety sequence, prerequisite steps, labels, units, configuration notes, and footnotes with the selected task; do not apply an isolated value outside the conditions stated in the manual.

Delivery

This manual is supplied as a digital PDF file and is available for instant download after purchase. No physical media is shipped.

References

Kubota Workshop Manual for Excavator, document code 97899-60471, PDF edition.