CHAPTER 1GENERAL INFORMATION1-1 INTRODUCTION1-1.1 Cautions and warnings. You will find CAUTIONS and WARNINGS in this manual.a.WARNINGS are to advise you to be particularly careful in order to avoid personal injury accidents.b.CAUTIONS are provided to prevent you from making an error which could result in damage to the vehicle andcould possibly cause personal injury or property damage.c.Read this manual before operating vehicle.d.This manual will familiarize you with your vehicle and provide sufficent information to perform minor servicesnecessary for continued efficient operation. Study this manual carefully before you operate the vehicle.1-2 COMPONENT CODE NUMBERS1-2.1 Codes are the basis for identifying the components used on Navistar trucks. They are used by sales personnelordering the truck, by manufacturing to build that truck and by parts personnel to service the truck. Many items in thismanual are identified by codes or by model. Therefore, it is important to understand their meaning.1-2.2 THE CODE STRUCTURE IS AS FOLLOWS:000000000GROUP NUMBERAll International truck parts aredivided into 17 groups, numberedfrom 01 to 17. Code sheets insome instances show groupnumbers 17 through 22 for wheels,rims and related items.UNIT NUMBERUnit numbers identify the variouscomponents within a group. Theseunit numbers are also used asInternational model numbers.They are sometimes directlysignificant, as in rear axles, wherethe first digit of the unit numberindicates the type of axle: 0 forsingle reduction, 1 for two-speed, 2for a double reduction and 3 or 4for a tandem.ASSIGNMENT NUMBERThis number may indicate modeldifferences, different sources ofsupply, manufacture at differentfacilities, different equipmentapplications or design changes.You will need this assignmentnumber only in the few caseswhere the service parts cataloglistings are broken down byassignment numbers. In all othercases you can ignore these lastfour digits.1-1/(1-2 blank)
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