853223 Mercruiser CLAMP

18Jun2014
(Revised 15Sep2014)
U-356
A-256
D-318
O-300
After Failure Only
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE FRONT ENGINE HOUSING ON CERTAIN 740B ARTICULATED TRUCKS
1162 1151 PS52694
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 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 "PS52694" as the Part Numberand "7755" as the Group Number. Use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and use "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 June 2014 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Affected Product.
TERMINATION DATE
30Jun2015
PROBLEM
The existing aluminum front housing may crack on certain 740B Articulated Trucks. If the existing front housing cracks, it can slowly leak engine oil from the lower left side of the housing near the A/C compressor.
AFFECTED PRODUCT
Model Identification Number
735B L4D00363-00364, 366-368, 370-373, 375-377, 381, 383, 392-413, 415-430
740B L4E00374-00376, 379-380, 382-384, 388-389, 396-398, 400, 403-406, 408-411, 413-415, 418-429, 432-434, 436-437, 439, 443-445, 448-450, 452-454, 456, 458-459, 461-465, 468-470, 473, 475-478, 480-481, 483-485, 488-492, 494-496, 498, 500, 502-503, 505, 510-511, 517, 519-520, 522-528, 531-533, 536-538, 541-543, 545-547, 549, 551-553, 555-559, 562, 564-569, 571-574, 579-580, 585-591, 593-595, 600-608, 610, 612-618, 620-629, 631-634, 636-641, 643-644, 646, 648-649, 651-652, 654-658, 660-663, 665-667, 669-671, 674-686, 688-689, 691-700, 703-711, 713-714, 717, 720-721, 723, 725, 728-729, 731-734, 736-742, 744, 747-749, 751-752, 754, 756-762, 764-771, 773-781, 783, 785-791, 793-800, 802-809, 811-813, 816-823, 826-830, 832-835, 837-841, 843-844, 846-848, 850-851, 853-854, 858-860, 862-863, 865-866, 870, 872, 875-891, 893-895, 900-907, 909, 911-912, 915, 918, 920, 922, 925, 927, 929-931, 933, 935-936, 938-941, 943, 946-947, 949-960, 962-966, 968-979, 981, 983-984, 986, 989, 992-995, 997-999, 1001-1002, 1006-1007, 1010, 1012-1014, 1016-1019, 1021, 1023, 1025-1030, 1032-1047, 1049, 1051, 1053-1060, 1062, 1064, 1066, 1068-1073, 1075-1076, 1078-1079, 1083-1084, 1086-1091, 1093-1102, 1104-1112, 1116-1117, 1119-1120, 1122-1123, 1125, 1130, 1132-1133, 1135-1141, 1143, 1145, 1148-1150, 1157, 1162-1166, 1168-1173, 1176-1178, 1180-1182, 1186-1195, 1200-1202, 1205, 1208-1215, 1217, 1219-1221, 1223-1234, 1236-1237, 1239-1242, 1246-1248, 1250, 1254, 1256-1264, 1266-1269, 1271, 1273-1276, 1279, 1284-1285, 1288, 1293-1294, 1296-1298, 1304, 1306, 1308-1309, 1317-1318, 1322-1324, 1326-1327, 1331, 1333-1339, 1343, 1345, 1347-1348, 1351-1354, 1357-1358, 1362-1366, 1368-1377, 1379-1386, 1389-1391, 1394-1397, 1399, 1401, 1403, 1405-1410, 1413, 1416-1417, 1419-1422, 1425-1426, 1429, 1431-1435, 1437-1438, 1442, 1444, 1446-1448, 1452, 1455-1456, 1458-1459, 1461-1464, 1466, 1469, 1474-1475, 1477-1479, 1481-1482, 1485-1491, 1493-1496, 1499-1502, 1504-1506, 1508, 1512, 1515, 1517, 1519-1521, 1523, 1525, 1527, 1533-1534, 1536-1541, 1543-1549, 1551-1565, 1571, 1573, 1575, 1578, 1583-1587, 1593-1596, 1598-1600, 1603-1609, 1611-1634, 1636, 1638-1639, 1641-1643, 1645, 1647, 1651, 1653, 1655, 1657-1659, 1661-1681, 1685-1701, 1704-1708, 1710-1713, 1715-1716, 1718-1725, 1727-1735, 1737-1742, 1744-1745, 1747-1757, 1759-1771, 1773-1774, 1776, 1778-1786, 1788-1803, 1806, 1808-1809, 1811-1829, 1832-1835, 1839-1841, 1843, 1845-1857, 1859-1862, 1864, 1866-1872, 1874-1875, 1877-1881, 1883, 1886-1887, 1891, 1893-1894, 1900-1901, 1908, 1910-1911, 1918, 1920-1922, 1927, 1931-1934, 1936, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1978, 1986
740B EJ L4F00383-00400, 402, 406, 408-423
PARTS NEEDED
Qty
Part Number Description
1