Remove Certain 0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, And 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors Used On 3500 Engines From Parts Stock Caterpillar

Remove Certain 0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, And 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors Used On 3500 Engines From Parts Stock

May 28, 1997
U-142
A-120
AU-107
B-55
S-62
H-36
O-115
TM-5

NOTE: 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

Problem

0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, and 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors with date codes between January 01, 1997 and April 30, 1997 need to be removed from Parts Stock.

Action Required

Inspect all 0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, and 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors with date codes between January 01, 1997 and April 30, 1997 from Parts Stock.

The date code can be located below the part name and above the part number on part number tag attached to the box. The date code is formatted as DDMMYYXXX (example; a box marked with a date code of 150195068 would indicate a part manufactured on January 15, 1995 at plant number 068).

If the injector is no longer in the original box, use the date code engraved on the top of the unit injector tappet. It is in the "NUMERAL KOD" format. The code consists of the month and the year.

Where the numbers for the months and years are coded as follows:

January 1997 ... NUDK

February 1997... NMDK

March 1997 ... NEDK

April 1997 ... NRDK

To inspect the injectors, push the rack bar in against the trim adjustment screw (the fuel off position). On the flat "D" section of the rack bar extending out of the injector and beyond the rack teeth, inspect for a shinny grooved machine mark completely across the flat surface and parallel with the rack teeth. This mark is caused by the plunger gear contacting the flat of the rack bar If the mark is present, the injector should be returned to Caterpillar.

Service Claim Allowances

Submit one claim for all 0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, and 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors with date codes between January 01, 1997 and April 30, 1997 removed from Parts Stock.

NOTE: MEPS dealers are reimbursed for recalled Parts Stock by returning the affected Parts Stock to their administering Caterpillar dealer for replacement.

Parts Disposition

NOTE: All injectors removed from Parts Stock are to be returned as cores for remanufacturing.

U.S. and Canadian Dealers

Return all 0R0906, 0R1756, 0R1758, 0R2921, 0R2922, 0R2923, 0R2924, 0R2925, 0R3051, and 0R3052 Remanufactured Unit Injectors with date codes between January 01, 1997 and April 30, 1997 that are removed from Parts Stock and a copy of the claim to:

All Other Dealers

Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on Remanufactured Engines and Components, refer to the topic "Disposition of the Core Under Warranty".