2010/07/14 Caterpillar

Improved Bucket Position Control Is Now Used On Certain CAT Products {5112}

Usage:

Integrated Toolcarrier: IT38GSeries II (S/N: JAN1-UP) IT38G (S/N: 7BS1-UP; 1CW1-UP) IT38H (S/N: JNJ1-UP) IT62H (S/N: M5G1-UP)
Wheel Loader: 938GSeries II (S/N: RTB1-UP; CRD1-UP; PHN1-UP; B9Y1-UP) 938H (S/N: MCC1-UP; MJC1-UP; JKM1-UP; LKM1-UP) 994F (S/N: 4421-UP)

Description of Change: The sealing of the bucket control switch that is used in the kick-out and positioner group is improved. The improved sealing prevents ingress of water that occurs in the following locations:

Between the housing and potting on the sensor.
Through the wires that pass into the switch housing.

This improved sealing increases the service life of the switch.

Adaptable To: The improved 176-5459 Position Control Gp is adaptable to the serial numbers that are listed in Table 1. The improved 176-5459 Position Control Gp is effective with the serial numbers that are listed in Table 1.

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Table 1
The improved 176-5459 Position Control Gp
938GSeries II	S/N:B9Y1-1039	S/N:B9Y1040-UP
	S/N:CRD1-2746	S/N:CRD2747-UP
	S/N:PHN1-3586	S/N:PHN3587-UP
	S/N:RTB1-3839	S/N:RTB3840-UP
938H	S/N:JKM1-996	S/N:JKM997-UP
	S/N:LKM1-1146	S/N:LKM1147-UP
	S/N:MCC1-259	S/N:MCC260-UP
	S/N:MJC1-949	S/N:MJC950-UP
994F	S/N:4421-301	S/N:442302-UP
IT38G	S/N:1CW1-529	S/N:1CW530-UP
	S/N:7BS1-1238	S/N:7BS1239-UP
	S/N:JAN1-520	S/N:JAN521-UP
IT38H	S/N:JNJ1-400	S/N:JNJ401-UP
IT62H	S/N:M5G1-613	S/N:M5G614-UP