SHAFT 2S8151 - Caterpillar

01Jun2016
U-285
A-222
D-255
O-250
Parts stock action only
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR REMOVING CERTAIN 326-2664 SOLENOID VALVE GROUPS FROM DEALER PART STOCK
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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.
When submitting claim for Parts Stock Action, Use the appropriate 99Z as the s/n, the appropriate Service Letter Program Number as the Part number in the Part Causing Failure field, "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the 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.
TERMINATION DATE
30Sep2016
PROBLEM
Certain 326-2664 Solenoid Valve Groups needs to be removed from dealer part stock. Parts should only be removed if they have a date code earlier than 1615.
ACTION REQUIRED
Inspect the date code on all 326-2664 Solenoid Valve Groups that are in dealer parts stock.
Refer to Image1 for the location and an example of a date code. The date code format is a four digit number. The date code of solenoid shown in Image1 is week 10 of 2016
16 = Year (16 for 2016)
10 = Week (10 for the tenth week of the year)
- If the 326-2664 Solenoid Valve Group has a date code of 1615 or later, the parts are good, return the part to dealer parts stock.
- If the 326-2664 Solenoid Valve Group has a date code earlier than 1615, the part needs to be removed from dealer parts stock.
Image1
SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES
Submit one claim for all parts removed from dealer parts stock.
PARTS DISPOSITION
Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.