GEAR-PLANETARY 5392438 - Caterpillar

This Revised Service Letter replaces the 01Apr2013 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
30Apr2015
PROBLEM
The existing thermostat housing bracket can crack or fail on certain 3516C Marine Engines. If the existing bracket fails it can cause damage to the thermostat housing.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
3516C HD TKR00200-00205
TKS00206-00215
TKT00200-00213
TKX00200-00201
TKY00200-00233
WFT00100
PARTS NEEDED
Qty
Part Number Description
4 1A2029 BOLT
4 8M9024 WASHER-HARD
1 4209574 BRACKET
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 7% 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
Disassembly
1) Remove bolts (B) from thermostat housing bracket (C).
2) Remove bolts (A) from thermostat housing bracket (C).
Assembly
1) Connect bracket (C) to thermostat housing (D) using bolts (A) with respective hardware, and hand tighten.
2) Connect bracket (C) to mount (E) using bolts (B) with respective hardware, and
hand tighten.
3) Tighten the bracket bolts to 47 +/- 9 Nm.
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SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES
Product smu/age whichever comes first Caterpillar Dealer Suggested Customer Suggested
Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs%
0-10000 hrs,
0-24 mo 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
This is a 1.0-hour job
PARTS DISPOSITION
Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.