STUD 4T4518 - Caterpillar

Engine: C27 All C32 AllIntroduction
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Revision     Summary of Changes in SEBF9267    
05     Added serial number prefixes    
04     Changed supplier name from Sulzer Metco to Oerlikon Metco.    
03     Added serial number prefixes    
02     Added confidentiality statement and updated Praxair TAFA arc spray system.    
01     Added serial number prefixes    
00     Information removed from SERF8473 (Arc Spray Guide CD) and SERF8704 (Flame Spray Guide CD) and formatted for delivery in SIS.    © 2015 Caterpillar All Rights Reserved.This guideline is for the use of Cat dealers only. Unauthorized use of this document or the proprietary processes therein without permission may be violation of intellectual property law. Information contained in this document is considered Caterpillar: Confidential Yellow.This Reuse and Salvage Guideline contains the necessary information in order to allow a dealer to establish a parts reusability program. Reuse and salvage information enables Cat dealers and customers to benefit from cost reductions. Every effort has been made in order to provide the most current information that is known to Caterpillar. Continuing improvement and advancement of product design might have caused changes to your product which are not included in this publication. This Reuse and Salvage Guideline must be used with the latest technical information that is available from Caterpillar.For questions or additional information concerning this guideline, submit a form for feedback in the Service Information System. In order to address an urgent issue, use the following resources in order to communicate your request to Caterpillar Repair Process Engineering:
Cat dealer Technical Communicator
Dealer Solution Network
Caterpillar Technical Representative
Knowledge NetworkFor further information on the equipment needed to perform thermal spray processes, refer to the following publications:
Special Instruction, SEBF9236, "Fundamentals of High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Spray for Reconditioning Components"
Special Instruction, SEBF9238, "Fundamentals of Arc Spray for Reconditioning Components"
Special Instruction, SEBF9240, "Fundamentals of Flame Spray for Reconditioning Components"Canceled Part Numbers and Replaced Part Numbers
This document may not include canceled part numbers and replaced part numbers. Use NPR on SIS for information about canceled part numbers and replaced part numbers. NPR will provide the current part numbers for replaced parts.Important Safety Information
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Work safely. Most accidents that involve product operation, maintenance, and repair are caused by failure to observe basic safety rules or precautions. An accident can often be avoided by recognizing potentially hazardous situations before an accident occurs. A person must be alert to potential hazards. This person should also have the necessary training, skills, and tools in order to perform these functions properly. Safety precautions and warnings are provided in this instruction and on the product. If these hazard warnings are not heeded, bodily injury or death could occur to you or to other persons. Caterpillar cannot anticipate every possible circumstance that might involve a potential hazard. Therefore, the warnings in this publication and the warnings that are on the product are not all inclusive. If a tool, a procedure, a work method, or operating technique that is not specifically recommended by Caterpillar is