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2021 MCNEILUS ZERO RADIUS

Service bulletins

16 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

ZR-IB-018-C

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. offers these instructions for the Zero Radius (ZR) 3.0 speed limiter software update. This document covers some configurations. Revision C updates one step on a Mack diesel version chassis.

MISC_IB_085-A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing provides these instructions for the installation of new bushings for the service cleanout door for all Side Loader refuse vehicles. The new bushings can help provide a tighter seal on the door.

ZR-IB-012-E

Other

This bulletin instructs how to replace the Zero Radius™ (ZR) grabber carriage motor bolts with new bolts if the existing motor bolts are loosening. Revision E replaces two parts with updated parts.

MISC-IB-085

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing provides these instructions for the installation of new bushings for the service cleanout door for all Side Loader refuse vehicles. The new bushings can help provide a tighter seal on the door.

ZR-IB-021

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The McNeilus Body Control software on Zero Radius (ZR) side loaders has been updated to support the Neutral at Stop (NAS) enhancement offered by some chassis OEMs. The McNeilus Body Control software update will communicate to the chassis OEM that the McNeilus body is in Collection Mode.

MISC-IB-084-A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing requires an inspection and replacement, if needed, to ensure the Bob Tail® Huck® bolts are fully swaged with correct thread exposure on the rear pivot cross member body mounts. Revision A updates the replacement bolt length to 90mm

MISC-IB-084

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing requires an inspection and replacement, if needed, to ensure the Bob Tail® Huck® bolts are fully swaged with correct thread exposure on the rear pivot cross member body mounts.

ZR-IB-018_A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Instructions for the ZR speed limiter software update.

MISC-WI-010-A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing offers these instructions for programming the 5” IFM display CR1058 (McNeilus PN 1641423) for Rear Loader (Standard model 10 and tag axle model 12), Meridian Front Loader (model 78), and Zero Radius Side Loader (model 48).

MISC-WI-011-A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing offers these instructions for programming the 7” IFM display CR1083 (McNeilus PN 1649565) for Rear Loader (Standard model 10 and tag axle model 12), Meridian Front Loader (model 78), and Zero Radius Side Loader (model 48).

MISC-WI-012-A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing offers these instructions for the programming installation for the Deep Sea Display.

ZR-IB-016

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

It has been determined that certain McNeilus Zero Radius side loader refuse vehicles may have a hydraulic pressure spike that may cause premature failure to the fan cooler. The fan cooler may be permanently bypassed by following the instructions in this informational bulletin to bypass the fan cooler with a hydraulic hose allowing the refuse body functions to remain functional.

MISC-TSIB-081

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

According to an amended ruling in the visual inspection labeling requirement in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 304, the periodic inspection interval for compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel containers has been modified to “at least every 12 months.” McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing will support this change by updating safety decals and installing these new decals when a vehicle is inspected by McNeilus CNG technicians, and by answering questions regarding this periodic inspection interval update and how McNeilus will support it.

ZR-TSIB-015

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing offers these instructions for the installation of a hydraulic reservoir breather upgrade kit to reduce oil leakage in in-body hydraulic reservoirs and frame mounted hydraulic reservoirs on Zero Radius (ZR) Side Loader refuse vehicles.

MISC-TSIB-079

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing provides these instructions for installing a hydraulic reservoir cork gasket. The installation of this gasket will repair leaks coming from the gasket between the in-tank filter and the reservoir.

WM-TSIB-022

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing offers these instructions for the installation (retrofit installation) of a streetside panel/door on the tailgate in an effort to reduce trash buildup behind the CNG cover. This is for Zero Radius trucks with roof mounted compressed national gas (CNG) units.

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