Off-Highway Truck Brake Repair Kits (only applicable for models 777 through 793) Caterpillar

Convenience: By ordering a single part number, service technicians and parts counterpersons get all the parts required for a given brake repair without the lost time spent searching for needed parts. These brake kits can be used alone for simple brake repairs or combined with existing bearings kits for a complete before failure wheel station repair. Simply refer to the Off-Highway Truck Bearing & Brake Kit Matrix found on the Wheel Station Sales Growth Program CD (PERJ0039). Also included in the Kit Matrix are several helpful notes to alert users to possible field reworks and then direct them to the appropriate kits.

Discounts: As with most Caterpillar repair kits, these new brake repair kits are discounted significantly below the total prices of the individual piece parts. The brake kits for the 777 thru 789 are discounted 17% off the piece parts while kits for the 793 are discounted 10%. These discounts provide better repair value and make the dealer more competitive when selling against other parts and service providers.

Flexibility: Each of these new brake repair kits can be ordered with the standard paper cellulose brake discs or with the new extended life brake discs for demanding applications. For information on Cat?s new extended life brake discs, see IRM DT04-01. Another important feature of these brake repair kits is that they come with or without the separator plates. This allows for the reuse of separator plate where appropriate, further reducing the cost of the repair.

Coverage: Each off-highway truck from the 777 to the 793 is listed in the Off-Highway Truck Bearing & Brake Kit Matrix by serial number prefixes along with the relevant serial numbers breaks. Not only do these brake repair kits cover all of these models, they cover the front wheels as well as the rear. In each case, the Kit Matrix clearly indicates the appropriate brake kits and bearing kits for that machine.

Over-the-Counter Customers: Due to their many benefits, these kits offer an obvious advantage when used for repairs through the dealer service shop. However they also offer competitive advantage as a sales option for the customers that repair their own brakes or wheel stations. Rather than selling select parts to the do-it-myself customer, dealers can offer genuine Cat parts for the entire brake repair in one convenient, competitively priced kit.

Support Material: Several other important sales support materials have been developed to support growth of the off-highway truck wheel station sales.

Wheel Station Sales Growth Program Communications Package CD ? This CD (PERJ0039) includes the entire Off-Highway Truck Bearing & Brake Kit Matrix for easy selection of the required brake and bearing kits. Also included are the consists of every new brake kit and specific serviceability references. This CD also contains a PowerPoint review of the improvements made to OHT wheel stations in recent years and includes steps customers can take to improve the drive train life of their Cat equipment. For more information reference IRM DT04-03.

Alternative Cat Extended Life Brake Discs IRM ? This IRM was released in April 2004 and depicts the features, benefits and value of Cat?s Extended Life Brake Discs. It includes an illustration of how this high performance product can lower the overhaul costs not only for machine in severe applications but those in normal and light application as well.

The value that these OHT brake repair kits provide makes them an important offering for the dealer to provide competitive wheel station repairs and grow the OHT parts and service business. When sold over-the-counter, they allow the dealer to sell more parts to the customers doing their own repairs. By either means, drive train repair kits remain an important part of helping customers reduce their overall owning and operating cost.