SPRING GP-GAS 3381508 - Caterpillar

TEBE1056-02
11Mar2014
(Revised 04Apr2014)
U-135
A-99
D-128
O-119
Priority
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE 1077330/">107-7330 OR 2302520/">230-2520 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS ON CERTAIN 3508, 3508B, 3512, 3512B, 3512C, 3516, 3516B, AND 3516C GENERATOR SETS, PM3512B, AND PM3516 POWER MODULES
1225 PI32316
This Program must be administered as soon as possible.When reporting the repair, use "PI32316" as the Part Number and "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Codeand "T" as the SIMS Description code. Exception: If the repair is done after failure, use "PI32316" as the Part Number, "7751" as the Group Number,"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 11Mar2014 (Revised 02Apr2014) Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Service Claim Allowances.
COMPLETION DATE
TERMINATION DATE
30Sep2014 31Mar2015
PROBLEM
The 1077330/">107-7330 or 2302520/">230-2520 Connecting Rod Bearings may fail prematurely on certain 3508, 3508B, 3512, 3512B, 3512C, 3516, 3516B, and 3516C Generator Sets, PM3512B, and PM3516 Power Modules. If a connecting rod bearings fail, it may result in significant down time and cost to repair.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
*******Group 1*******
3508 23Z08030
3508B ZAD00390, 426
*******Group 2*******
3512 24Z10276, 10286
6WW01467, 1469, 1471, 1474, 1476, 1478, 1481-1483, 1485-1487, 1490-1491, 1499-1501, 1503-1506, 1508, 1512, 1515-1518, 1520, 1523, 1528-1534
YAK00112, 114-121, 123-125, 129-135, 137
ZAF00614, 616, 622-623, 625-627, 632, 650, 658, 660, 702-704, 738, 746
3512B 6GW01632, 1636-1637, 1639-1640, 1643, 1645-1646, 1648, 1650, 1652-1656, 1658-1660, 1666-1667, 1670, 1674, 1676, 1678, 1682-1692, 1694-1695, 1698-1700, 1704, 1706-1709, 1712-1713, 1716-1720, 1724, 1737-1740, 1742-1743, 1745-1747
YAM00118, 126, 128, 132, 136-137, 162
YAN00116-00118, 122-125, 127
3512C SBG00554-00570, 573-603, 605-636, 639-643, 645-651, 654-729, 731-734, 737-747
PM3512B BNR00352
*******Group 3*******
3516 8TW00588-00593, 605, 608-611, 614-616, 619
YAS00118, 123, 125-128
ZAL00427-00433, 435-436, 439-444, 447-448, 451
3516B 7RN02063
8NW01073, 1078, 1082, 1084, 1087-1088, 1092-1093, 1097-1098, 1100-1101, 1111-1112
PBR00607-00619, 621-625, 627, 631-656
YAT00120-00121, 145, 157, 159-161, 164-165, 170-171, 173-183, 186
ZAP01208, 1210-1211, 1216, 1218, 1220, 1226-1227, 1235-1236, 1243, 1246, 1263, 1277, 1279, 1292, 1301, 1322, 1370, 1378-1379, 1405, 1421, 1428, 1431-1436, 1442, 1447, 1463, 1476, 1486
3516C SBJ00726-00731, 733-737, 739-759, 761-770, 772, 774-780, 782-804, 806-810, 812-815, 817-820, 822-824, 827-829, 831-840, 843-846, 849-850, 852-869, 871, 873-875, 877-881, 883-896, 898-902, 904-918, 921, 923, 925-926
PM3516 KEN00178, 181, 183, 185, 195, 198-201, 217-218, 231
NAM00100-00101, 104, 109, 111, 121
*******Group 4*******
3516B FDX00486-00487, 489-497, 499-504, 506-513, 515-560
YAW00123-00127, 130-151
ZAR00524-00526, 528, 531, 533, 535-538, 541, 544-555, 559-562, 564-566, 572, 575-577, 579, 581-589, 593-594, 596-597, 602-609
3516C SBK00707-00716, 718-721, 723-746, 748-762, 766-767, 769-777, 779-781, 783, 785, 789-799, 801-829
*******Group 5*******
3512B FDE00453, 455-457, 459-474, 476
ZAH00878, 891-894, 896, 904, 910, 915, 923, 926, 933, 935, 938, 958, 960-962, 968-969, 971-972, 975, 985, 989
ZAJ00246-00248, 250-252
PARTS NEEDED
Qty
Part Number Description
*******Group 1*******
8 1077330 BEARING-CONN ROD
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 35% 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