2001/01/08 Caterpillar

Landfill Compactor:

826G (S/N: 7LN1-UP)

Soil Compactor:

825G (S/N: 6RN1-UP)

Wheel Loader:

950G (S/N: 2JS1-UP; 4BS1-UP; 6NS1-UP)

962G (S/N: 3BS1-UP; 5AS1-UP; 5RS1-UP)

966G (S/N: 3ZS1-UP; 9RS1-UP; AAH1-UP)

972G (S/N: 1EW1-UP; 7LS1-UP; AAW1-UP)

980G (S/N: 2KR1-UP; 2SR1-UP; 9CM1-UP)

Wheel Skidder:

515 (S/N: 4LR1-UP)

525 (S/N: 1DN1-UP)

535B (S/N: AAE1-UP)

545 (S/N: 2FZ1-UP)

525B (S/N: 3KZ1-UP)

Wheel Tractor:

824G (S/N: 4SN1-UP)

Service Magazine SEPD0557, 08 January 2001, "Improved Transmission Direction Switch Now Used". Disregard this article. See the article that follows.

Description of Change: The operation of the forward/neutral/reverse transmission switch has been improved. This improvement has been made in order to address logged diagnostic codes (CID623) which can occur when the transmission switch is held between detent positions.

Adaptable To: The replacements for the 152-5707 Rocker Switch and the 145-8673 Rocker Switch are listed in Table 1.

Table 1

Replacement Switch Part Numbers
Steering Wheel	Old Switch	New Switch
151-7007 (1)	152-5707	177-7582
123-7406 (2)	145-8673	177-2373
179-0599 (3)	N/A	177-7582

( 1 )	Refer to Illustration 1.
( 2 )	Refer to Illustration 2.
( 3 )	Refer to Illustration 3.

Illustration 1	g01028085
151-7007 Steering Wheel Gp

Illustration 2	g01027827
123-7406 Steering Wheel Gp

Illustration 3	g01028096
179-0599 Steering Wheel Gp