Product Support Program for Replacing the Muffler That May Crack on Certain 416D Backhoe Loaders Caterpillar


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Product Support Program for Replacing the Muffler That May Crack on Certain 416D Backhoe Loaders [REBE1098]
AIR INLET AND EXHAUST SYSTEM
MUFFLER GP
Product Support Program for Replacing the Muffler That May Crack on Certain 416D Backhoe Loaders
REBE1098-00

25Oct2006


U-692
A-668

 
After Failure Only
  
  

PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING THE MUFFLER THAT MAY CRACK ON CERTAIN 416D BACKHOE LOADERS

1062
PS51238
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 "PS51238" 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 AVSpare product analyst.


TERMINATION DATE

31Oct2008

PROBLEM

The existing 235-5363 or 235-5364 Muffler Group may crack or break on certain 416D Backhoe Loaders. If the existing muffler group fails, it can cause abnormal noise and power loss.

AFFECTED PRODUCT

Model Identification Number
*******Group  1*******
416D  B2D00150, 157-159, 164-173, 176-179, 181, 183-184, 186-187, 189-191, 194, 196, 198-202, 205-260, 265, 294, 324, 327-333, 337-344, 346-385, 387, 389, 391, 398-403, 405-409, 412-416, 418-420, 424-466, 477, 485, 491, 496, 505-506, 509, 513, 516-517, 520-528, 531-532, 534-535, 537-538, 541-544, 547-560, 562-564, 566-570, 572-578, 582-584, 586-588, 590-592, 594-595, 597, 599, 601-602, 605, 607-609, 613, 616-638, 647, 649-653, 656-658, 660, 666, 668, 670, 672, 675-678, 680-696, 698, 700-702, 704-706, 708, 710-711, 713, 716-717, 720, 722, 725, 727-728, 730, 732, 734-737, 739-750, 758-773, 776-777, 783-787, 790, 797-798, 803, 805, 809, 812-837, 839-843, 846, 850, 854-855, 858-859, 861-868, 870-871, 874-875, 877-880, 882-883, 888, 890-893, 898-901, 907-908, 911-913, 916-923, 926, 928-929, 934-941, 944-948, 950-953, 956-976, 978-1013, 1015, 1017-1036, 1038-1050, 1052-1056, 1058-1062, 1064-1073, 1075-1079, 1081-1097, 1099-1106, 1108-1110, 1112-1119, 1121-1128, 1136-1137, 1140-1147, 1149-1154, 1156-1160, 1163-1171, 1173-1183, 1185-1191, 1194-1196, 1198, 1200-1202, 1206-1210, 1212-1216, 1218-1222, 1224-1226, 1229-1233, 1235-1239, 1243-1244, 1247-1250, 1256-1258, 1260, 1264-1265, 1269-1271, 1273-1275, 1281, 1285-1286, 1291, 1301, 1306, 1312, 1315, 1318, 1320-1321, 1323-1326, 1328, 1330-1334, 1338, 1340-1342, 1344-1348, 1350-1353, 1356-1357, 1362, 1365-1366, 1368, 1372-1375, 1378-1381, 1385-1387, 1390-1393, 1397-1398, 1400-1406, 1408-1415, 1418-1421, 1423-1427, 1430-1445, 1447-1457, 1459-1461, 1463-1474, 1478-1485, 1490, 1492-1493, 1496-1499, 1501-1504, 1507-1511, 1513-1514, 1516-1517, 1519-1520, 1522-1523, 1526-1529, 1531-1532, 1536, 1544, 1548, 1550, 1554, 1556, 1560, 1562-1563, 1566-1568, 1574, 1580, 1586-1587, 1590, 1592, 1596-1615, 1617-1620, 1622-1624, 1626-1631, 1633-1637, 1640-1643, 1646-1648, 1650-1654, 1657-1660, 1662-1665, 1673, 1675, 1677-1678, 1687, 1692, 1697, 1702, 1716, 1727, 1729-1730, 1732-1735, 1738-1739, 1743, 1747-1748, 1751-1754, 1760, 1765, 1770-1772, 1777, 1780-1784, 1787-1788, 1790-1792, 1794-1795, 1797-1801, 1803-1807, 1809-1812, 1814-1815, 1817, 1819-1821, 1823-1824, 1826, 1829-1832, 1835-1836, 1849-1851, 1858-1859, 1862, 1864-1865, 1869-1870, 1876-1878, 1880-1881, 1884, 1886, 1889, 1893-1894, 1897, 1901-1903, 1905, 1908, 1912-1913, 1916, 1921, 1931-1945, 1947-1955, 1957-1965, 1967-1969, 1971, 1977-1979, 1981-1982, 1986, 1990, 1994-1997, 2016-2027, 2030-2031, 2033-2034, 2036-2047, 2049, 2051, 2062-2063, 2080-2081, 2086-2093, 2095-2098, 2107-2114, 2125, 2127, 2130-2132, 2134-2136, 2138-2140, 2145-2146, 2148-2151, 2155-2161, 2167-2170, 2176-2177, 2179-2180, 2188-2189, 2194, 2202, 2221, 2227, 2233, 2242, 2246-2265, 2267-2275, 2277-2278, 2281, 2285-2286
*******Group  2*******
416D  B2D00151-00153, 155-156, 160-163, 174-175, 180, 182, 185, 188, 192-193, 195, 197, 203-204, 261-264, 266-286, 288-293, 295-323, 325-326, 334-336, 386, 388, 390, 392-397, 404, 410-411, 417, 421-423, 467-476, 478-484, 486-490, 492-495, 497-504, 507-508, 510-512, 514-515, 518-519, 529-530, 533, 536, 539-540, 545-546, 561, 565, 571, 579-581, 585, 589, 593, 596, 598, 600, 603-604, 606, 610-612, 614-615, 639-646, 648, 654-655, 659, 661-665, 667, 669, 671, 673-674, 679, 697, 699, 703, 707, 709, 712, 714-715, 718-719, 721, 723-724, 726, 729, 731, 733, 738, 751-757, 774-775, 778-782, 788-789, 791-796, 799-802, 804, 806-808, 810-811, 838, 844-845, 847-849, 851-853, 856-857, 860, 869, 872-873, 876, 881, 884-887, 889, 894-897, 902-906, 909-910, 914-915, 924-925, 927, 930-933, 942-943, 949, 954-955, 977, 1014, 1016, 1037, 1051, 1057, 1063, 1074, 1080, 1098, 1107, 1111, 1120, 1129-1135, 1138-1139, 1148, 1155, 1161-1162, 1172, 1184, 1192-1193, 1197, 1199, 1203-1205, 1211, 1217, 1223, 1227-1228, 1234, 1240-1242, 1246, 1251-1255, 1259, 1261-1263, 1266-1268, 1272, 1276-1280, 1282-1284, 1287-1290, 1292-1300, 1302-1305, 1307-1311, 1313-1314, 1316-1317, 1319, 1322, 1327, 1329, 1335-1337, 1339, 1343, 1349, 1354-1355, 1358-1361, 1363-1364, 1367, 1369-1371, 1376-1377, 1382-1384, 1388-1389, 1394-1396, 1399, 1407, 1416-1417, 1422, 1428-1429, 1446, 1458, 1462, 1475-1477, 1486-1489, 1491, 1494-1495, 1500, 1505-1506, 1512, 1515, 1518, 1521, 1524-1525, 1530, 1533-1535, 1537-1543, 1545-1547, 1549, 1551-1553, 1555, 1557-1559, 1561, 1564-1565, 1569-1573, 1575-1579, 1581-1585, 1588-1589, 1591, 1593-1595, 1616, 1621, 1625, 1632, 1638-1639, 1644-1645, 1649, 1655-1656, 1661, 1666-1672, 1674, 1676, 1679-1686, 1688-1691, 1693-1696, 1698-1701, 1703-1715, 1717-1726, 1728, 1731, 1736-1737, 1740-1742, 1744-1746, 1749-1750, 1755-1759, 1761-1764, 1766-1769, 1773-1776, 1778-1779, 1785-1786, 1789, 1793, 1796, 1802, 1808, 1813, 1816, 1818, 1822, 1825, 1827-1828, 1833-1834, 1837-1848, 1852-1857, 1860-1861, 1863, 1866-1868, 1871-1875, 1879, 1882-1883, 1885, 1887-1888, 1890-1892, 1895-1896, 1898-1900, 1904, 1906-1907, 1909-1911, 1914-1915, 1917-1920, 1922-1930, 1946, 1956, 1966, 1970, 1972-1976, 1980, 1983-1985, 1987-1989, 1991-1993, 1998-2015, 2028-2029, 2032, 2035, 2048, 2050, 2052-2061, 2064-2079, 2082-2085, 2094, 2099-2106, 2115-2124, 2126, 2128-2129, 2133, 2137, 2141-2144, 2147, 2152-2154, 2162-2166, 2171-2175, 2178, 2181-2187, 2190-2193, 2195-2201, 2203-2220, 2222-2226, 2228-2232, 2234-2241, 2243-2245, 2266, 2276, 2279-2280, 2282-2284, 2287-2288

PARTS NEEDED

Qty

Part Number Description
*******Group 1*******
1 2355364 MUFFLER AS - NA
1 2474001 PLATE AS.
*******Group 2*******
1 2355363 MUFFLER AS-TURBO
1 2474001 PLATE AS.

ACTION REQUIRED

If the muffler group has cracked and failed, replace the muffler group with a new muffler group of the same part number. The new muffler groups have a bracket welded around the inlet and scavenge areas in order to increase the muffler strength.

Then replace the 237-0976 Plate Assembly with a new 247-4001 Plate Assembly. The new plate assembly is needed to add a ninety degree bend to the top of the plate for increased stiffness.

SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

Product smu/age whichever comes first
AVSpare
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 1*******
0-2000 hrs,
0-12 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2001-4000 hrs,
13-24 mo 
33.3%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
 NOTE: This is a 1.0-hour job for Group 1

Product smu/age whichever comes first
AVSpare
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
*******Group 2*******
0-2000 hrs,
0-12 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2001-4000 hrs,
13-24 mo 
33.3%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
 NOTE: This is a 1.0-hour job for Group 2



PARTS DISPOSITION

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

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