FITTING AS-AIR CONDITIONER 3E4054 - Caterpillar

REBE9643-01
24Jul2013
(Revised 06Dec2013)
U-329
A-227
D-278
O-277
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLIES ON CERTAIN 3306B GENERATOR SETS
1000 1218 1225 PS43966
This Program must be administered either before or after failure.In either case the decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS43966" as the Part Numberand "7755" as the Group Number. If administered before failure, use "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description code.If administered after failure, use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.
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 Revised Service Letter replaces the 24Jul2013 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product, Parts Needed, Service Claim Allowances, and Rework Procedure.
TERMINATION DATE
31Jul2015
PROBLEM
The existing 8N-1721 Connecting Rod Assemblies can fail on certain 3306B Generator Sets.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
3306B B8D01804-01819, 1822-1950
PARTS NEEDED
Qty
Part Number Description
6 0R0914 ROD AS-CONN (Before Failure Only)
1 0R3610 BLOCK GP-LONG -M (After Failure Only)
6 1B7709 BOLT (Before Failure Only)
20 1D4595 BOLT (Before Failure Only)
1 1N9372 GASKET-FLANGE (Before Failure Only)
12 1S9543 RETAINER-PIN (Before Failure Only)
12 2N2766 LOCKNUT (Before Failure Only)
25 2S0736 WASHER-HARD (Before Failure Only)
2 2W3679 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
1 3J7354 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
2 3K0360 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
1 3S5496 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
1 4M6480 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
6 5B9603 BOLT (Before Failure Only)
2 5S6735 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
2 6L1648 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
6 7N8018 SEAL-WATER (Before Failure Only)
1 8H9788 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
1 8M0904 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
2 8M5248 SEAL-O RING (Before Failure Only)
1 8M5253 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
2 9L5908 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
1 9M4849 SEAL-O RING (Before Failure Only)
18 9Y1798 SEAL-WATER (Before Failure Only)
1 9Y1979 GASKET-MANIFOLD (Before Failure Only)
1 1118015 GASKET AS-HEAD (Before Failure Only)
1 1142687 SEAL-O-RING (Before Failure Only)
1 1157550 GASKET-PLATE (Before Failure Only)
1 1331247 SEAL-INTEGRAL (Before Failure Only)
1 1694199 GASKET-OIL PAN (Before Failure Only)
1 1694200 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
1 1886126 GASKET (Before Failure Only)
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 16% of dealership population. This is an initial order recommendation only, and the ultimate responsibility for ordering the total number of parts needed to satisfy the program lies with the dealer.
ACTION REQUIRED
Confirm that suspect connecting rod assemblies are installed in the engine being serviced. Per instructions below, replace existing suspect connecting rods.
The suspect connecting rods were manufactured from April 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. The connecting rod manufacture date can be determined as follows: Refer to Image 1 showing the manufacturing date code example. The middle line contains two pair of digits. The first pair of digits represents the production year and the second pair represents the production month.
Example: April 2011 = (11 04).
Reference the attached Rework Procedure to replace suspect connecting rod assemblies.
Image1
SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES
Product smu/age whichever comes first Caterpillar Dealer Suggested Customer Suggested
Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs%
0-500 hrs,
0-12 mo 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
This is a 26.0-hour job
The labor allowance provided in this letter is for a repair performed "Before" failure. If a repair is performed "After" failure under this letter, 20 hours labor will be allowed to remove and replace an engine arrangement.
PARTS DISPOSITION
****Parts Stock****
*****NACD *****
Hold