PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING/REPAIRING THE BOOM ON CERTAIN F-SERIES BACKHOE LOADERS Caterpillar


PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING/REPAIRING THE BOOM ON CERTAIN F-SERIES BACKHOE LOADERS

Usage:

TEBE2535-00

14May2015


U-237
A-164
D-190
O-195

 

After Failure Only

  
  

PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING/REPAIRING THE BOOM ON CERTAIN F-SERIES BACKHOE LOADERS

6501
PS52934
NOTE:

Caterpillar’s obligations under this Service Letter are subject to, and shall not apply in contravention of, the laws, rules, regulations, directives, ordinances, orders, or statutes of the United States, or of any other applicable jurisdiction, without recourse or liability with respect to Caterpillar.

NOTE:

This Program can only be administered after a failure occurs. The decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS52934" as the Part Number and "7755" as the Group Number. Use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "Z" as the SIMS Description Code.

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

31May2017

PROBLEM

The weld around the nose casting on the existing boom assembly can crack causing the weld to fail on certain F-Series Backhoe Loaders.

AFFECTED PRODUCT

Model Identification Number
*******Group  1*******
432F LNR00150-00153, 155-156, 158-162, 164-165, 182-183, 187, 189-190, 196, 211-212, 214, 216-217, 221-225, 227, 229-232, 245, 248, 250-254, 256, 258-273, 278-291, 302, 319-321, 323, 325-326, 328-329, 331-353, 356, 358-361, 363-366, 369-380, 383-385, 388, 451-452, 457-459, 543-544, 546-549, 551-552, 554-558, 560-563, 565, 567, 569, 572-573, 575-581, 589-591, 594-601, 604, 606, 612-631, 633-635, 637-644, 660-662, 666-668, 670-680, 684, 689-691, 693, 695, 708-710, 714-716, 728-730, 732, 737, 741-743, 747, 750-754, 756-759, 770, 773-775, 779, 782, 785-790, 792-804, 806-807, 809, 824-826, 828-829, 831-833, 835-837, 854-858, 860-862, 864, 866, 868-879, 882, 892, 895, 898-899, 904-906, 908, 910-912, 914-921, 934-936, 938-950, 952-966, 969, 974, 979, 987-990, 995-1001, 1003, 1005, 1007-1009, 1012, 1016-1019, 1021-1022, 1027, 1031-1032, 1039, 1042-1056, 1058-1060, 1062-1063, 1065-1066, 1073-1076, 1078-1081, 1084-1087, 1089-1091, 1093, 1095-1107, 1110-1111, 1114-1115, 1123-1130, 1134, 1136, 1140, 1142, 1147, 1151, 1162, 1164-1173, 1175, 1177-1179, 1182-1184, 1186, 1194, 1201-1203, 1205, 1207-1212, 1217-1230, 1250, 1254, 1259

PXR00150, 156-157, 173-192, 219-221, 264-265, 267-268, 276, 279-280, 290-291, 301, 373-374, 393, 395, 409-413, 441, 463-469, 475, 480-481, 483, 485-489, 499, 525, 527-528, 530, 536-539, 542, 544-547, 550, 553, 564, 568-569, 571, 574, 576, 578, 581-582, 592, 595, 598-599, 601-605, 657-659, 661-662, 665, 682, 694-696, 698, 757-759, 767, 772-774, 780-785, 816, 839-840, 842-844, 848-854

SEJ00151-00152, 161, 250, 261, 288, 290-292, 295-298, 361-366, 373-374, 377, 379, 381-382, 384, 398-404, 406, 408-409, 418-419, 486, 488, 490-491, 493-496, 499-500, 502-503, 506, 508, 510, 512, 515, 517, 519, 521, 525-526, 532-534, 537-541, 545-546, 549-553, 562, 564-573, 575, 578-587, 603-614, 643-644, 674-675, 678-679, 683-684, 690-691, 716, 720, 723, 727, 775-789, 792-796, 833, 835-838, 840-841, 847-848, 856
444F FBN00150-00151, 153-174, 177-184, 189-192, 194, 196, 198, 201-208, 210-219, 221-230, 232-237, 239-240

JXR00150-00151, 154-159, 161, 163-178, 180-183, 185-192, 194-195, 199-203, 209, 213-214, 217-222, 225, 230-239, 241, 243-244, 246-250, 252, 256-266, 268-269, 273-274, 276, 278-283, 286-289, 291, 298-302, 307-310, 320-321, 324-328, 333-341, 344-346

LJJ00150, 152, 184-205, 208-210, 213-240, 242-247, 265-267, 274-276, 278-281, 283, 285, 287-288, 290, 294-295, 300, 302-304, 306, 308-309, 318-319, 325-327, 331-335, 337, 339-340, 342-344, 350, 359-368, 373-396, 398-403, 405-406, 409, 417, 425-426, 432-433, 435, 438-446, 448-452, 454-455, 457-458, 468-469, 472, 480, 483-484, 490-507, 512
*******Group  2*******
422F  LRH00150-02375
428F LBH00150-03975, 3977-5358, 5361, 5363, 5365-5430, 5432-5434, 5437-5438, 5440-5442, 5444-5447, 5449, 5451, 5453-5454, 5456, 5458-5460, 5462-5484, 5486-5487, 5489-5490, 5492, 5495-5506, 5508-5510, 5512-5517, 5519-5521, 5523-5526, 5528-5578, 5580-5614, 33976

RAK00150-00610

SJW00150-00425, 430-707
432F LNR00154, 157, 163, 166-181, 184-186, 188, 191-195, 197-210, 213, 215, 218-220, 226, 228, 233-244, 246-247, 249, 255, 257, 274-277, 292-301, 303-318, 322, 324, 327, 330, 354-355, 357, 362, 367-368, 381-382, 386-387, 389-450, 453-456, 460-542, 545, 550, 553, 559, 564, 566, 568, 570-571, 574, 582-588, 592-593, 602-603, 605, 607-611, 632, 636, 645-659, 663-665, 669, 681-683, 685-688, 692, 694, 696-707, 711-713, 717-727, 731, 733-736, 738-740, 744-746, 748-749, 760-769, 771-772, 776-778, 780-781, 783-784, 791, 805, 808, 810-823, 827, 830, 834, 838-853, 859, 863, 865, 867, 880-881, 883-891, 893-894, 896-897, 900-903, 907, 909, 913, 922-933, 937, 951, 967-968, 970-973, 975-978, 980-986, 991-994, 1002, 1004, 1006, 1010-1011, 1013-1015, 1020, 1023-1026, 1028-1030, 1033-1038, 1040-1041, 1057, 1061, 1064, 1067-1072, 1077, 1082-1083, 1088, 1092, 1094, 1108-1109, 1113, 1116-1122, 1133, 1135, 1137-1139, 1141, 1143-1146, 1150, 1152-1161, 1163, 1174, 1180-1181, 1185, 1187-1193, 1195-1200, 1204, 1206, 1213-1216, 1231-1249, 1251-1253, 1256-1258, 1267-1273, 1276-1280, 1284-1285

PXR00151-00155, 158-172, 193-218, 222-263, 266, 269-275, 277-278, 281-289, 292-300, 302-372, 375-392, 394, 396-408, 414-440, 442-462, 470-474, 476-479, 482, 484, 490-498, 500-524, 526, 529, 531-535, 540-541, 543, 548-549, 551-552, 554-563, 565-567, 570, 572-573, 575, 577, 579-580, 583-591, 593-594, 596-597, 600, 606-656, 660, 663-664, 666-681, 683-693, 697, 699-756, 760-766, 768-771, 775-779, 786-815, 817-838, 841, 845-847, 855-893

SEJ00150, 153-160, 162-249, 251-260, 262-287, 289, 293-294, 299-360, 367-372, 375-376, 378, 380, 383, 385-397, 405, 407, 410-417, 420-445, 447-485, 487, 489, 492, 497-498, 501, 504-505, 507, 509, 511, 513-514, 516, 518, 520, 522-524, 527-531, 535-536, 542-544, 547-548, 554-561, 563, 574, 576-577, 588-602, 615-642, 645-673, 676-677, 680-682, 685-689, 692-715, 717-719, 721-722, 724-726, 728-774, 790-791, 797-824, 834, 839, 842-846, 849-855, 857-895
434E  SJL00584
434F FLY00150-00263

LDH00150-00947

MTR00150-00241
444F FBN00152, 175-176, 185-188, 193, 195, 197, 199-200, 209, 220, 231, 238, 241-246

JXR00152-00153, 160, 162, 179, 184, 193, 196-198, 204-208, 210-212, 215-216, 223-224, 226-229, 240, 242, 245, 251, 253-255, 267, 270-272, 275, 277, 284-285, 290, 292-297, 303-306, 311-319, 322-323, 329-332, 342-343

LJJ00151, 153-183, 206-207, 211-212, 241, 248-264, 268-273, 277, 282, 284, 286, 289, 291-293, 296-299, 301, 305, 307, 310-317, 320-324, 328-330, 336, 338, 341, 345-349, 351-358, 369-372, 397, 404, 407-408, 410-416, 418-424, 427-431, 434, 436-437, 447, 453, 456, 459-467, 470-471, 473-479, 481-482, 485-489, 508-511, 513-528

PARTS NEEDED

Qty

Part Number Description
*******Group 1*******
1 3194505 BOOM AS
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 1% 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 the dealer.

*******Group 2*******
1 3582307 BOOM AS
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 1% 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 the dealer.


ACTION REQUIRED

Refer to REHS7704, Special Instruction, "Special Instruction For Repairing The Welded Joint Of The Boom Nose Section On E2 and F-Series Backhoe Loaders", for the Rework Procedure. This was originally written for E2 machines, but can also be used for F-series booms as they are the same component.

Inspect the boom. The boom assembly will either need to be replaced or repaired.

The new boom assembly also has the improved weld process as per REHS7704, Special Instruction, "Special Instruction For Repairing The Welded Joint Of The Boom Nose Section On E2 and F-Series Backhoe Loaders".

Refer to Image1, Image2, and Image3.

Image1 is a view of the boom nose casting weld failure.

Image2 is a view of the old design single pass cap.

Image3 is a view of the new weld design on the nose casting. The double pass cap is a new design that will reduce the risk of poor quality weld.
Image1
Image2
Image3

SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

Product smu/age whichever comes first
Caterpillar
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 1*******
0-4000 hrs,
0-24 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4001-6000 hrs,
25-48 mo 
33.0%
34.0%
0.0%
33.0%
50.0%
33.0%
 NOTE: This is a 10.0-hour job for Group 1
If the boom is being repaired instead of being replaced, an additional 20.0 hours salvage labor may be added for completing this work.

Product smu/age whichever comes first
Caterpillar
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 2*******
0-4000 hrs,
0-24 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4001-6000 hrs,
25-48 mo 
33.0%
33.0%
0.0%
34.0%
50.0%
33.0%
 NOTE: This is a 10.0-hour job for Group 2
If the boom is being repaired instead of being replaced, an additional 20.0 hours salvage labor may be added for completing this work.



PARTS DISPOSITION

Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.
 
 
 

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