PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR REWORKING THE REAR HYDRAULIC QUICK COUPLER LINES KIT ON CERTAIN F-SERIES BACKHOE LOADERS Caterpillar

PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR REWORKING THE REAR HYDRAULIC QUICK COUPLER LINES KIT ON CERTAIN F-SERIES BACKHOE LOADERS

This Program must be administered as soon as possible. When reporting the repair, use "PI32148" as the Part Number and "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description code. Exception: If the repair is done after failure, use "PI32148" as the Part Number, "7751" as the Group Number, "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.

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.

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All 393-0362, 393-0363, 393-0364, and 393-0365 Quick Coupler Kits in dealer stock needs to be reworked. From each kit, remove the 393-5107 Hose Assembly, 148-8318 Adapter Assembly, and 6V-8553 Swivel Nut. Replace the parts in the kit with the parts from the Parts Needed section.

Submit one claim for each quick coupler kit that is reworked. Please ensure that the PSO (order number) for the kit is listed in the claim story. This is important because it will allow us to track which kits have been reworked.

We will allow the same allowance as the Service Claim Allowance states.