SA#: 07-067

REVISION:
REVISION DATE:
ISSUE DATE: 9/26/2007
AUTHOR: I.M.Beasley

Customer Engineering • Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. • 9301 W. 55th Street • LaGrange, IL 60525

SERVICE ADVISORY - Inspection of Expansion Joints

Form CEF-001 Rev B. 7/1/2006

Engine(s) Affected:

This Service Advisory applies to all EMD 2-stroke engines.

Purpose:

To alert EMD personnel of the consequences of mechanical damage to the expansion joint bellow.

Action Required:

Visually inspect the transition joint on each engine. Replace the expansion joint if a dent or crack is found.
Do not install an expansion joint if a dent is visible in the convolutions of the bellow. Exercise caution
during storage, handling and installation of the expansion joints to prevent mechanical damage to the
convolutions of the bellow. Use nylon straps for lifting and handling the expansion joints. Be sure to
prevent the contact of tooling with the bellow during the torqueing operation.

Background:

Several locomotive engines have suffered road failures identified by loss of power. The failures were
attributed to blown expansion joints at the turbo transition joint. The failures originated from dents in the
convolutions of the bellow created during handling or installation. Photos of the mechanical damage
(dents) and the resultant cracks are shown in the Figures 1 and 2.

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 SA#: 07-067
REVISION:
REVISION DATE:
ISSUE DATE: 9/26/2007
AUTHOR: I.M.Beasley

Customer Engineering • Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. • 9301 W. 55th Street • LaGrange, IL 60525

SERVICE ADVISORY - Inspection of Expansion Joints

Form CEF-001 Rev B. 7/1/2006

Fractured Area

Dents

Figure 1 – Overall view of a failed expansion joint showing the fractured area and a heavily dented
area.

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 SA#: 07-067
REVISION:
REVISION DATE:
ISSUE DATE: 9/26/2007
AUTHOR: I.M.Beasley

Customer Engineering • Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. • 9301 W. 55th Street • LaGrange, IL 60525

SERVICE ADVISORY - Inspection of Expansion Joints

Form CEF-001 Rev B. 7/1/2006

Figure 2 – A close view of the fractured area in Figure 1 shows extensive damage and cracking.

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 SA#: 07-067
REVISION:
REVISION DATE:
ISSUE DATE: 9/26/2007
AUTHOR: I.M.Beasley

Customer Engineering • Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. • 9301 W. 55th Street • LaGrange, IL 60525

SERVICE ADVISORY - Inspection of Expansion Joints

Form CEF-001 Rev B. 7/1/2006

(For EMD Office Use Only)

Approvals (Required):

Approval Approver Approved Approved By Date

Needed
Y N
Y N

CES/CEM Greg Palumbo 9/26/07

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Service Advisory – General Classification (Select All that Apply):

GENERAL INFORMATION: This document is being issued to provide general information to the Customer Care Field Organization.
REQUEST FOR FIELD SUPPORT: This document is being issued to request Customer Care Field resources for the purpose of information/data
collection in support of a current field issue investigation.
PRELIMINARY: This document is being issued to provide notable preliminary findings with regard to a current field issue. It will be followed by the
issuance of an appropriate revision, or revisions, as the investigation progresses through closure, or more information becomes available.
FINAL: This document is being issued to provide final findings and recommendations on the proper handling of a current field issue. This document is
intended to provide official closure of the subject field issue.

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