FILLER 2B0233 - Caterpillar

The information supplied in this service letter may not be valid after the termination date of this program. Do not perform the work outlined in this Service Letter after the termination date without first contacting your Caterpillar product analyst.
This Program can be administered either before or after a failure. In either case the decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS4100" as the Part Number and "7755" as the Group Number. If administered before failure, use "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "T" as the SIMS Description Code. If administered after failure, use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.
Termination Date
December 31, 1998Problem
The Timing Advance Unit (Gear & Weight Assembly) may fail on certain 3208 Industrial Engines.
Affected Product
Model & Identification Number
Group 1
3208 (03Z12052, 03Z12067, 03Z12072, 03Z12073, 03Z12192, 03Z12218, 03Z12245 , 03Z12260, 03Z12273, 03Z12283, 03Z12290, 03Z12301, 03Z12304, 03Z12306 , 03Z12307, 03Z12336, 03Z12339, 03Z12342, 03Z12349-12350, 03Z12352 , 03Z12356, 03Z12368, 03Z12508, 03Z12530, 03Z12531, 03Z12557, 03Z12577 , 03Z12733, 03Z12741, 03Z12762, 03Z12773, 03Z12787, 03Z12799, 03Z12804 , 03Z12811, 03Z12822, 03Z12823, 03Z12828, 03Z12833, 03Z12845, 03Z12847 , 03Z12868, 03Z12872, 03Z12893-12895, 03Z12902, 03Z12904, 03Z12906 , 03Z12907, 03Z12913, 03Z12990, 03Z13013-13015, 03Z13021, 03Z13028 , 03Z13064, 03Z13071, 03Z13086, 03Z13087, 03Z13106, 03Z13121, 03Z13127 , 03Z13128, 03Z13155-13157, 03Z13166, 03Z13167, 03Z13170, 03Z13185 , 03Z13186, 03Z13202, 03Z13232, 03Z13236, 03Z13241, 03Z13265, 03Z13267 , 03Z13271, 03Z13310, 03Z13332, 03Z13381, 03Z13382, 03Z13391, 03Z13392 , 03Z13420, 03Z13450, 03Z13462, 03Z13464, 03Z13475, 03Z13481, 03Z13505 , 03Z13547, 03Z13566, 03Z13590, 03Z13593-13595, 03Z13601, 03Z13603 , 03Z13606, 03Z13616, 03Z13618, 03Z13620, 03Z13624, 03Z13626, 03Z13628 , 03Z13631, 03Z13648, 03Z13667, 03Z13672, 03Z13687, 03Z13696, 03Z13701 , 03Z13703, 03Z13712, 03Z13715, 03Z13722, 03Z13723, 03Z13726, 03Z13731 , 03Z13745, 03Z13747, 03Z13754, 03Z13770, 03Z13775, 03Z13792, 03Z13832-13834 , 03Z13838-13843, 03Z13846-13848, 03Z13855, 03Z13856 , 03Z13857, 03Z13862-13867, 03Z13871, 03Z13872, 03Z13874-13876 , 03Z13878-13882, 03Z13897, 03Z13899-13901, 03Z13907 , 03Z13909, 03Z13910, 03Z13912, 03Z13922-13927, 03Z13929, 03Z13931-13933 , 03Z13936, 03Z13937, 03Z13939, 03Z13940, 03Z13942, 03Z13944-13946 , 03Z13948, 03Z13950, 03Z13951, 03Z13954-13957, 03Z13960 , 03Z13964, 03Z13966, 03Z13975, 03Z13976, 03Z13980, 03Z13982, 03Z13985 , 03Z13987-13989, 03Z13992-13995, 03Z13997-14000, 03Z14042-14047 , 03Z14049, 03Z14050, 03Z14053, 03Z14057, 03Z14059, 03Z14063 , 03Z14083-14085, 03Z14099, 03Z14100, 03Z14102-14104, 03Z14106 , 03Z14107, 03Z14109-14121, 03Z14151, 03Z14154-14157, 03Z14160-14163 , 03Z14165-14167, 03Z14172, 03Z14173, 03Z14175-14180 , 03Z14182-14189, 03Z14191-14197, 03Z14200, 03Z14202 , 03Z14203, 03Z14205-14211, 03Z14213, 03Z14217, 03Z14223-14225 , 03Z14228-14233, 03Z14235-14237, 03Z14241, 03Z14242 , 03Z14244, 03Z14246-14249, 03Z14253-14259, 03Z14263, 03Z14264 , 03Z14266, 03Z14268, 03Z14269, 03Z14278-14282, 03Z14297, 03Z14298 , 03Z14301-14303, 03Z14313-14315, 03Z14317-14325, 03Z14327-14329 , 03Z14331-14352, 03Z14354, 03Z14356-14361, 03Z14364-14373 , 03Z14375, 03Z14377-14387, 03Z14389, 03Z14393-14395 , 03Z14403, 03Z14405-14410, 03Z14412-14416, 03Z14418 , 03Z14420, 03Z14452-14455, 03Z14457-14462, 03Z14466, 03Z14467 , 03Z14471-14473, 03Z14484, 03Z14485, 03Z14487-14505, 03Z14510 , 03Z14511, 03Z14514-14516, 03Z14519, 03Z14520, 03Z14525, 03Z14526 , 03Z14528, 03Z14529, 03Z14532, 03Z14535, 03Z14538-14540, 03Z14545 , 03Z14546, 03Z14548-14553, 03Z14562, 03Z14563, 03Z14565, 03Z14566 , 03Z14568, 03Z14571, 03Z14572, 03Z14576-14578, 03Z14580-14585 , 03Z14587-14589, 03Z14592-14594, 03Z14596-14601, 03Z14606 , 03Z14608-14610, 03Z14612, 03Z14617-14619, 03Z14621, 03Z14624 , 03Z14627, 03Z14628, 03Z14630, 03Z14631, 03Z14642-14650, 03Z14655-14666 , 03Z14675-14683, 03Z14695)
Group 2
3208 (03Z13826, 03Z14765, 03Z14875, 03Z14974, 03Z14976-14989, 03Z14992, 03Z14993 , 03Z15139, 03Z15144, 03Z15153, 03Z15176, 03Z15178, 03Z15201, 03Z15211 , 03Z15285, 03Z15293, 03Z15307, 03Z15359, 03Z15361, 03Z15365, 03Z15368 , 03Z15370, 03Z15371, 03Z15373, 03Z15375, 03Z15377, 03Z15379, 03Z15381 , 03Z15382, 03Z15384,