REGULATOR AS 2948620 - Caterpillar

TEBE5921-03
03Apr2017
(Revised 05Jun2017)
U-179
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE STEEL TRANSMISSION LINES ON CERTAIN TH55-E70 AND TH55FT-90 PETROLEUM TRANSMISSIONS AND PETROLEUM PACKAGES
1375 3016 3154 PS45433
Caterpillar’s obligations under this Service Letter are subject to, and shall not apply in contravention of, the laws, rules, regulations, directives, ordinances, orders, or statutes of the United States, or of any other applicable jurisdiction, without recourse or liability with respect to Caterpillar.
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 "PS45433" 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 03Apr2017 (Revised 07Apr2017) Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
30Apr2019
PROBLEM
The steel transmission oil lines can experience fatigue cracks due to vibration on certain TH55-E70 and TH55FT-E90 Petroleum Transmissions and Petroleum Packages. If lines crack, external leaks can occur.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
TH55 FT-E70 PCJ02740, 2744, 2814, 2856, 2909, 2911, 2914, 2921-2922, 2925, 2950, 2957-2958, 2960, 2963, 2966, 2968, 2974, 2979, 2983-2985, 2994, 3004, 3013-3016, 3019, 3023, 3027-3031, 3035, 3043-3044, 3047, 3049, 3051, 3054, 3058-3059, 3072-3073, 3089, 3094-3096, 3106, 3108, 3111, 3114-3116, 3118-3124, 3136-3137, 3146, 3153-3154, 3157, 3159-3161, 3168, 3172, 3175, 3181, 3184-3187, 3189, 3196, 3198, 3201-3202, 3204-3206, 3210, 3219, 3221-3224, 3228, 3231, 3234, 3236-3239, 3242, 3249, 3253-3254, 3259-3260, 3270, 3276-3278, 3290, 3296-3298, 3306, 3312, 3316, 3320, 3325, 3334-3335, 3338, 3340-3341, 3348-3349, 3351-3352, 3363-3364, 3369-3371, 3381, 3385-3386, 3388-3389, 3397, 3401-3403, 3405, 3407, 3409, 3411-3412
TH55-E90 THE00548-00550, 552, 554, 573-576, 578-581
PARTS NEEDED
Qty
Part Number Description
1 0T0318 BOLT
2 2P2675 STEM AS.-COLLET
1 2P9923 STEM AS-COLLET
1 3E7433 ELBOW
1 3S1546 NUT-FULL
4 3S7116 SLEEVE
3 4J0524 SEAL-O-RING
3 5P2369 CLIP
1 5P5846 SEAL-O-RING
3 5P8244 WASHER-HARD
1 6K6307 SEAL-O-RING
1 6V8400 SEAL-O-RING-ORFS
1 8F6711 SEAL-O RING
2 8M5254 SEAL-O-RING
1 1552857 STEM AS-COLLET
78 1650023 HOSE
61 2062736 GUARD-HOSE
1 2287095 SEAL-O-RING-ORFS
1 2385086 SEAL-O-RING-STOR
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 32% 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
Please refer to the Service Manual if/as necessary and see Service Magazine SEPD1944 for the rework procedure. See the article titled, "New Hydraulic Hoses are Available for TH55-E70 and TH55-90 Petroleum Transmissions".
SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES
Product smu/age whichever comes first Caterpillar Dealer Suggested Customer Suggested
Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs% Parts % Labor Hrs%
0-15000 hrs,
0-96 mo 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
This is a 8.0-hour job
PARTS DISPOSITION
Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.