NUMBER: 16004 S.M. REF.

: 12 ENGINE: 60 DATE: March 2004

SUBJECT: VALVE LASH SETTING FOR JAKE BRAKE

INTRODUCTION
Jake Brake valve lash setting information for 12.7L and 14L Series 60 engines model year 2003 and
2004 have been added to the Series 60 Service Manual.

DETAILS AND REASON

For new slave piston adjustment settings (Jake Brake Lash) for 2003 and 2004 Series 60 engine models
see Table 1.
MODEL ENGINE BRAKE SLAVE PISTON ADJUSTMENT
NUMBER/DISPLACEMENT/MODEL
YEAR
6067HK2E, 6067HK6E 14L 2003 797 0.508 mm (0.020 in.)
6067MK2E, 6067MK6E 12.7L 2003 797 0.508 mm (0.020 in.)
6067HV2E, 6067HV6E 14L 2004 797 0.508 mm (0.020 in.)
6067MV2E, 6067MV6E 12.7L 2004 797 0.508 mm (0.020 in.)

Table 1 Jake Brake Models and Slave Piston Settings

ADDITIONAL SERVICE INFORMATION

Additional service information is available in the Detroit Diesel Series 60 Service Manual, 6SE483.
The next revision to this manual will include the revised information. As a convenience to holders of
the Series 60 Service Manual, information in service manual format is attached. The page(s) may be
inserted into the manual.

NOTE:
Manual insert pages are numbered for insertion into the current Series 60 Service Manual dated
January 2004. Service manuals are available from authorized Detroit Diesel distributors. If this
bulletin was obtained from the Internet, service manual page(s) are available by returning to the
screen SIB Index, selecting attachment pages, and printing the page(s).
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