56720 Force WASHER

05Dec2014
(Revised 28Jan2015)
U-732
Before/After
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR UPDATING ENGINES FOR COLD WEATHER OPERATION ON CERTAIN 236D, 242D, 246D, 257D, 259D, 262D, 277D, 279D, 287D, AND 289D SKID STEER LOADERS, MULTI TERRAIN LOADERS, AND COMPACT TRACK LOADERS
664E PS44588
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.
This Program must be administered either before or after failure.In either case the decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS44588" as the Part Numberand "7755" as the Group Number. If administered before failure, use "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description code.If administered after failure, use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS 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.
This Revised Service Letter replaces the 05Dec2014 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
31Dec2016
PROBLEM
The existing closed crankcase breather can freeze when operating in temperatures below -18 degrees Celsius (0 degrees Fahrenheit) on certain 236D, 242D, 246D, 257D, 259D, 262D, 277D, 279D, 287D, and 289D Skid Steer Loaders, Multi Terrain Loaders, and Compact Track Loaders. If the closed crankcase breather freezes, engine damage can occur.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
236D SEN00100, 200-205, 210-216, 219-228, 241-246, 253-270, 272-273, 283, 285-293, 311, 314, 316, 322, 324, 336-348, 374-380, 403-416, 423-424, 426-435, 439-441, 444, 450, 466, 470-481, 485-507, 512
242D DML00115-00117, 121, 127, 134-135, 139-144, 146, 149-161, 171-189, 193-197, 200-203, 206-215, 217, 219-222, 227-228, 230-232, 235-241, 255-263, 267, 273, 285
246D JSL00155, 162-168, 172-189, 193, 195-197, 208-211, 213, 215-216, 218-221, 227-231, 233-238, 247, 249, 253, 257, 260-264, 266, 268, 270, 274-278, 280-281, 285-295, 298-301, 310-313, 316-323, 325-326, 330, 332-337, 342, 352-356, 358-370, 375, 382-386, 390, 392-393
257D FMR00125-00127, 129, 131, 134-137, 141-143, 145-146, 148-155, 157-160, 162-173, 176-183, 188-209, 211-220, 222-225, 228-245, 248-265, 267-274
259D FTK00235-00241, 244-250, 252, 254, 256, 261-268, 270, 272-282, 300-310, 317-323, 325-328, 331-336, 338-349, 352-357, 360-380, 390, 392, 398, 400-428, 433-453, 456-476, 485-503, 505-514, 516, 519-522, 533-541, 544-550, 552-554, 556, 558-559, 561-567, 570-574, 577-583, 587-593, 595, 597-598, 600, 604, 607, 609-611, 615, 617-626, 634-641, 643-644
262D LST00160, 163-190, 196-197, 199-205, 207-231, 235-236, 241-253, 259-265, 270-293, 295-311, 314-323, 325-327, 329-348, 351, 353-365, 372-381, 383-396, 398-400, 402, 407-438, 440, 442-444, 446-457, 459
277D NTL00269-00273, 275, 277-282, 285-309, 311-314
279D RCX00283, 285, 287, 290-298, 302, 306-307, 312, 319-322, 324-325, 327-332, 339, 341-343, 345-354, 358, 360-364, 366-368, 371-386, 389-392, 394, 398-403, 405-407, 409-421, 428-429, 434-438, 449, 453-456, 459-460, 463-466
287D TLK00186-00229
289D A9Z00200, 302-324, 326-343, 345-356, 358-363, 367-401, 403, 405-418, 420-436, 438, 442-452, 454-455, 463-488, 490-491, 493, 495, 497-504, 506-519