Brass dowel for Link-Belt LS418

The BR 0106 brass dowel serves as a mechanical alignment and fastening element. It is inserted into matching holes to maintain the exact relative position of two or more components within an assembly. Unlike threaded fasteners, this dowel is specifically engineered to absorb shear forces and prevent lateral shifting between joined parts, ensuring dimensional accuracy in critical connections.

This component is compatible with the Link-Belt LS418 lattice crawler crane. In this heavy machinery, dowels are used in various structural points, including boom sections, counterweight supports, and superstructure assemblies, where precise alignment is necessary for proper load distribution. The part is manufactured to tight tolerances to ensure a correct fit within the machine assembly.

Dowel pins are used in heavy machinery to provide a reference point for assembly, ensuring that components are correctly indexed before final fastening. By maintaining this fixed position, the dowel reduces stress on bolts and other fasteners, which are primarily intended to provide clamping force rather than resist shear loads. Proper installation of these alignment pins is necessary for the structural integrity of the crane assembly.