Usage:
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.
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 "PS0913" 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.
Termination Date
June 30, 1997Problem
The air cleaner mounting brackets on certain 3516 Generator Set Engines with 807 Frame Generator, 4P3016 and 7C1628, may fail due to cracking. Under certain conditions a high frequency vibration can be transmitted to the air cleaner mounting brackets causing them to crack.
Affected Product
Model & Identification Number
Group 1 (with 4P3016 Generator)
3516 (25Z1452, 25Z2228, 25Z2247, 25Z2278, 25Z2315, 25Z2317, 25Z2325, 25Z2334, 25Z2344 , 25Z2371, 25Z2376, 25Z2377, 25Z2379, 25Z2414, 25Z2417, 25Z2419, 25Z2419 , 25Z2420, 25Z2443, 25Z2448, 25Z2450, 25Z2490, 25Z2492, 25Z2509, 25Z2511 , 25Z2585, 25Z2596, 25Z2614, 25Z2618, 25Z2627, 25Z2629, 25Z2665, 25Z2671 , 25Z2672, 25Z2675, 25Z2678, 25Z2682-2685, 25Z2688, 25Z2689, 25Z2690 , 25Z2694, 25Z2752, 25Z2754, 25Z2755, 25Z2815, 25Z2818, 25Z2824, 25Z2828 , 25Z2838, 25Z2864, 25Z2866, 25Z2869, 25Z2870, 25Z2872, 25Z2873, 25Z2875 , 25Z2891, 25Z2924, 25Z2925, 25Z2934, 25Z2935, 25Z2955, 25Z2956, 25Z2968 , 25Z2972, 25Z2975, 25Z2976, 25Z2995, 25Z3010, 25Z3013, 25Z3019, 25Z3021-3024 , 25Z3026, 25Z3029, 25Z3031, 25Z3032, 25Z3036, 25Z3039, 25Z3052 , 25Z3053, 25Z3077, 25Z3201, 25Z3204, 25Z3218, 25Z3238, 25Z3266, 25Z3268 , 25Z3281, 25Z3283, 25Z3290, 25Z3294)
Group 2 (with 7C1628 Generator)
3516 (25Z1285, 25Z1450, 25Z1451, 25Z1466, 25Z1467, 25Z1470, 25Z1471, 25Z1487, 25Z1492 , 25Z1495, 25Z1502, 25Z1523, 25Z1531, 25Z1534, 25Z1535, 25Z1540, 25Z1544 , 25Z1553, 25Z1560-1562, 25Z1566, 25Z1568, 25Z1573, 25Z1600, 25Z1627 , 25Z1639, 25Z1662, 25Z1676, 25Z1678, 25Z1680, 25Z1685, 25Z1695, 25Z1699 , 25Z1707, 25Z1711, 25Z1719, 25Z1725, 25Z1727, 25Z1731, 25Z1742, 25Z1748 , 25Z1749, 25Z1788, 25Z1790, 25Z1791, 25Z1794-1796, 25Z1799, 25Z1804 , 25Z1808, 25Z1817, 25Z1822, 25Z1823, 25Z1826, 25Z1832, 25Z1851-1854 , 25Z1857, 25Z1859, 25Z1862, 25Z1863, 25Z1916, 25Z1919, 25Z1921 , 25Z1928, 25Z1930, 25Z1934, 25Z1936, 25Z1938-1942, 25Z1945 25Z1955 , 25Z1963, 25Z1965, 25Z1967-1969, 25Z1972, 25Z1973, 25Z1975-1980 , 25Z1999, 25Z2016, 25Z2020, 25Z2021, 25Z2024, 25Z2026, 25Z2028 , 25Z2035, 25Z2036, 25Z2038, 25Z2039, 25Z2047, 25Z2049, 25Z2051, 25Z2062-2064 , 25Z2066, 25Z2071, 25Z2102, 25Z2103, 25Z2106, 25Z2107, 25Z2109 , 25Z2116, 25Z2118, 25Z2121, 25Z2122, 25Z2124, 25Z2127, 25Z2130, 25Z2133 , 25Z2139, 25Z2161, 25Z2207, 25Z2208, 25Z2211, 25Z2214, 25Z2216, 25Z2239 , 25Z2271, 25Z2282, 25Z2286, 25Z2288, 25Z2289, 25Z2300, 25Z2311, 25Z2314 , 25Z2324, 25Z2326, 25Z2332, 25Z2337, 25Z2340, 25Z2341, 25Z2352, 25Z2353 , 25Z2357, 25Z2360, 25Z2367, 25Z2380, 25Z2390, 25Z2393, 25Z2403, 25Z2407 , 25Z2418, 25Z2423, 25Z2433, 25Z2436-2439, 25Z2441, 25Z2454, 25Z2455 , 25Z2471, 25Z2472, 25Z2474, 25Z2476, 25Z2477, 25Z2482, 25Z2486, 25Z2487 , 25Z2498, 25Z2501, 25Z2502, 25Z2505, 25Z2507, 25Z2515-2517, 25Z2519 , 25Z2520, 25Z2523-2526, 25Z2529, 25Z2553, 25Z2560, 25Z2566, 25Z2591 , 25Z2608, 25Z2612, 25Z2613, 25Z2615, 25Z2617, 25Z2637, 25Z2644, 25Z2647 , 25Z2649, 25Z2650, 25Z2653, 25Z2655, 25Z2663, 25Z2668, 25Z2680, 25Z2691 , 25Z2703, 25Z2722, 25Z2724, 25Z2740, 25Z2757, 25Z2765, 25Z2767, 25Z2769 , 25Z2774, 25Z2780, 25Z2784, 25Z2786, 25Z2787, 25Z2793, 25Z2805, 25Z2807 , 25Z2813, 25Z2816, 25Z2820, 25Z2821, 25Z2831, 25Z2835, 25Z2859, 25Z2861 , 25Z2878, 25Z2885, 25Z2888, 25Z2895, 25Z2900, 25Z2904, 25Z2910, 25Z2912 , 25Z2913, 25Z2916, 25Z2924, 25Z2925, 25Z2927, 25Z2929, 25Z2931-2935 , 25Z2937, 25Z2940, 25Z2944, 25Z2948, 25Z2953, 25Z2955, 25Z2956 , 25Z2960, 25Z2962, 25Z2966, 25Z2968, 25Z2972, 25Z2975, 25Z2976, 25Z2982 , 25Z2985, 25Z2995, 25Z3003, 25Z3010, 25Z3012-3016, 25Z3018,
Group 2 Continued
3516 (25Z3019, 25Z3021, 25Z3022, 25Z3036, 25Z3039, 25Z3048, 25Z3052-3054, 25Z3060 , 25Z3062, 25Z3064, 25Z3074, 25Z3078, 25Z3082, 25Z3084-3086, 25Z3089 , 25Z3093, 25Z3095, 25Z3096, 25Z3098, 25Z3099, 25Z3102-3105, 25Z3107-3109 , 25Z3111, 25Z3113, 25Z3125-3127, 25Z3131, 25Z3136, 25Z3149 , 25Z3165, 25Z3173, 25Z3179, 25Z3183, 25Z3185, 25Z3193, 25Z3197-3200 , 25Z3202, 25Z3203, 25Z3217, 25Z3224, 25Z3231, 25Z3242, 25Z3243 , 25Z3245, 25Z3252, 25Z3256, 25Z3258, 25Z3271, 25Z3280)
Parts Needed
- 24 - 1A2029 Bolt
- 2 - 0L1351 Bolt
- 45 - 5M2894 Washer-Hard
- 6 - 5P8245 Washer-Hard
- 6 - 0S1571 Bolt
- 1 - 0S1590 Bolt
- 6 - 0S1591 Bolt
- 6 - OS1595 Bolt
- 6 - 9S8752 Nut-Full
- 1 - 1278106 Support Assembly
- 1 - 1278107 Support
- 1 - 1278108 Support Assembly
- 1 - 1278109 Support Assembly
- 1 - 1278110 Support
- 1 - 1292308 Support Assembly
- 2 - 0L1351 Bolt
Action Required
Replace the original 7E3823 and 7E3824 Air Cleaner Mounting Brackets with the 1278111 Air Cleaner Mounting Group.
Service Claim Allowances
NOTE: This is a 1-hour job.
Parts Disposition
Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.