Service Letter

400 Series 16 Issue 1

Nuts for Rocker Shaft May 2014

This Service Letter is a Product Support Program (PSP) for inspecting nuts for the rocker shaft on certain three
and four cylinder engines, models GJ, GK, GN, GP, GU, and GV for the affected product that is listed in table 1.

Notes:
This program must be administered either before or after the problem has occurred.
The campaign number is 14/049.
The termination date for the campaign is the 9th May 2016.
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
Perkins product support representative.

Problem
There have been a number of isolated instances with issues with the nuts that secure the rocker shaft in the
correct position. The issue may cause high exhaust temperatures, low power, the engine may become difficult
to start and may emit black smoke.

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This article is for technical information only and cannot
be used as a basis for any claim including but not limited to warranty.

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Affected Product

GJ65471U157768-157769Y
GJ65637U157652-157659Y
GJ65662U157770Y
GJ65691U157906-157908Y
GJ65691U158048-158049Y
GJ65691U158083-158084Y
GK65484U552152-552153Y
GK65717U551477Y
GK65863U551972-551975Y
GK66099U551744Y
GN65639U909192-909193Y
GN65639U909360Y
GN65732U909889Y
GN65866U909262-909267Y
GN65869U909565-909569Y
GN65869U909789Y
GN65869U909805Y
GN65869U910666Y
GN66168U908996-908999Y
GN82363U910613-910614Y
GP65640U909875-909877Y
GU51798U551627-551657Y
GU51798U551675-551677Y
GU51798U551770Y
GU51798U551804Y
GU51798U551821Y
GU51798U551919Y
GU51798U551934-551935Y
GU51798U552019Y
GU51798U552073Y
GU51798U552497-552522Y
GU51798U552549Y
GV51790U909496Y
Table 1
GJ65601U157676Y GJ65637U157618-157619Y GJ65637U157637-157639Y
GJ65637U157691-157694Y GJ65637U157763-157767Y GJ65637U158016Y
GJ65691U157571-157572Y GJ65691U157695-157718Y GJ65691U157720-157744Y
GJ65691U157910-157912Y GJ65691U157923-157925Y GJ65691U157927Y
GJ65691U158062Y GJ65691U158074Y GJ65691U158078Y
GJ65709U157970-157972Y GJ65763U157557-157559Y GK65484U552149Y
GK65597U552369Y GK65653U552074-552078Y GK65669U551566-551572Y
GK65863U551580Y GK65863U551582-551610Y GK65863U551946-551970Y
GK66045U552386-552395Y GK66099U551521-551522Y GK66099U551742Y
GK66099U551746-551478Y GN65609U909314Y GN65639U908969-908972Y
GN65639U909350Y GN65639U909352-909353Y GN65639U909358Y
GN65639U909362-909363Y GN65649U909998-909999Y GN65732U909327Y
GN65767U909851Y GN65864U909277-909286Y GN65866U909024-909028Y
GN65866U910382Y GN65868U908873Y GN65868U909287-909296Y
GN65869U909748-909754Y GN65869U909782-909783Y GN65869U909785Y
GN65869U909791-909795Y GN65869U909798-909801Y GN65869U909803Y
GN65869U909807-909808Y GN65869U910603-910607Y GN65869U910663-910664Y
GN65869U910668Y GN66168U908988Y GN66168U908990-908994Y
GN82359U908977-908981Y GN82359U908983Y GN82363U910112Y
GN82691U909194Y GP65640U909125-909133Y GP65640U909581-909586Y
GP65640U909880Y GP82343U909014-909015Y GP82356U909136-909139Y
GU51798U551664-551667Y GU51798U551669Y GU51798U551671-551673Y
GU51798U551679Y GU51798U551681Y GU51798U551685-551694Y
GU51798U551780Y GU51798U551794Y GU51798U551798-551800Y
GU51798U551809Y GU51798U551811-551814Y GU51798U551817-551818Y
GU51798U551825-551830Y GU51798U551909-551911Y GU51798U551913-551916Y
GU51798U551921Y GU51798U551923-551924Y GU51798U551928Y
GU51798U551939-551940Y GU51798U551944-551945Y GU51798U552016Y
GU51798U552022Y GU51798U552067Y GU51798U552069-552071Y
GU51798U552094Y GU51798U552128-552130Y GU51798U552493-552495Y
GU51798U552524Y GU51798U552529-552533Y GU51798U552535-552543Y
GV51790U909480Y GV51790U909488Y GV51790U909490-909493Y
GV51790U910296Y GV51790U910298Y GV51790U910308-910310Y

Repair Time Schedule

The total labour allowance will be a maximum of one and a half hours.

Solution
Inspect the nuts in order to determine if the nuts are secure. Inspect the rocker shaft and associated
components for wear or for damage.
If there is no wear or damage, ensure that the nuts that secure the rocker shaft are tightened to the correct
torque. Refer to Disassembly and Assembly (KENR6226), ‘Rocker Shaft and Pushrod - Install’ for the correct
torque value.

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The information is correct at the time of print.
This article is for technical information only and cannot
be used as a basis for any claim including but not limited to warranty.

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Check the engine valve lash. Refer to Systems Operation Testing and Adjusting (KENR6225), ‘Engine Valve
Lash - Inspect/Adjust’ for the correct procedure.

Confidential Yellow. © 2014 Perkins Engines Company Limited. All rights reserved.
The information is correct at the time of print.
This article is for technical information only and cannot
be used as a basis for any claim including but not limited to warranty.