Shims Added to Coupler to Decrease Side to Side Motion Are Now Used on Certain Compact Track Loaders, Multi Terrain Loaders, and Skid Steer Loaders {6129, 7000} Caterpillar

Compact Track Loader

239D (S/N: CD41-389; BL91-1894)

249D (S/N: AH91-270; GWR1-1812)

259D (S/N: FTK1-1058; GTK1-172; FTL1-52992)

279D (S/N: WEF1-366; GTL1-4670; PPT1-291; RCX1-568)

289D (S/N: WCT1-299; TAW1-8250; A9Z1-600)

299D (S/N: GTC1-2323; HCL1-1008)

299D XHP (S/N: NLC1-751; JST1-1465)

299D2 (S/N: FD21-2750; BY41-127)

299D2 XHP (S/N: DX21-16611; DX91-176)

Multi Terrain Loader

257D (S/N: FMR1-382; EZW1-2291)

277D (S/N: NTL1-335; FMT1-10774; MLT1-175)

287D (S/N: STK1-197; TLK1-252; HMT1-1025)

297D (S/N: BE71-316)

297D XHP (S/N: HP71-261)

297D2 (S/N: BL71-324)

297D2 XHP (S/N: HP21-332)

Skid Steer Loader

226D (S/N: HRD1-2359)

232D (S/N: KXC1-387; DPR1-1047)

236D (S/N: SEN1-708; MPW1-1826; BGZ1-3803)

242D (S/N: DML1-396; DZT1-91276; A9W1-710)

246D (S/N: BYF1-3831; JSL1-547; HMR1-2073)

262D (S/N: DTB1-7525; KTS1-643; LST1-590)

272D (S/N: GSL1-736; B5W1-1261)

272D XHP (S/N: ETL1-581; SHY1-416)

272D2 (S/N: BL21-859)

272D2 XHP (S/N: MD21-665)

Description Of Change: Shims are now used between the lift arm and coupler on the machines listed above. These shims will prevent excessive side to side motion between the coupler and lift arm, increasing reliability.

Adaptable To: The following part is adaptable to the machines within the listed serial numbers, and is effective with all machines after the listed serial numbers. Refer to Table 1 for the new part number.

Illustration 1	g06311226
Shims added to pin between coupler and lift arm.