CAMPAIGN: CLUTCH CABLE TO BRAKE PIPE CONTACT
Model and Year: 1984 CELEBRITY EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ASSEMBLED AT FRAMINGHAM ONLY
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within 60 days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the nearest Chevrolet Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION INVOLVED
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1984 Celebrity models equipped with manual trans- missions. These vehicles were assembled without the retaining clip needed to keep the clutch cable from contacting the master cylinder brake pipe. Over an extended period, the clutch cable could chafe through the master cylinder brake pipe which would result in a brake fluid leak and loss of the front brakes. These vehicles are equipped with a dual braking system; part of the system will still work and allow the vehicle to be stopped, but over a greater distance. Loss of front braking at a time when minimum stopping distance is required could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
DEALER ACTION
To correct this condition, dealers are being requested to install the missing clutch cable clip on all involved vehicles following the service procedure outlined in this bulletin. If the brake pipe shows wear, it is to be replaced with a new pipe.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Involved are certain 1984 Celebrity models equipped with manual trans- missions within the following vehicle identification number breakpoints:
Plant From Through ----- ---- ------- Framingham EG101884 EG123750
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Iden- tification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor vehicle regis- tration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow- up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin was not shipped any involved vehicles.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by Chevrolet Motor Division (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin).
DEALER CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.
Whenever a vehicle subject to this campaign is taken into your new or used vehicle inventory, or it is in vour dealership for service in the future, you should take the steps necessary to be sure the campaign correction has been made before reselling or releasing the vehicle.
Owners of vehicles recently sold from your new vehicle inventory are to be contacted by the dealer, and arrangements made to make the required modification according to instructions contained in this bulletin.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Open hood.
2. Disconnect brake pressure warning connector at master brake cylinder.
3. Remove master brake cylinder attaching nuts and pull master brake cylinder forward to permit clear access to the left shock absorber housing. (It is not necessary to open the brake pipes.) Care should be taken to prevent foreign material from entering booster opening with master cylinder removed.
4. Crease template (part of kit) on dotted line and position template (printing outward) against the forward and inboard strut attaching stud washers.
5. Center punch the shock absorber housing using the template as a locater (be sure the template is in contact with the top surface of the shock absorber housing) and drill a 7/32" diameter hole. Use extreme care not to contact the suspension spring with the drill.
6. Pop rivet (part of kit) the clutch cable retaining clip (part of kit) to the shock absorber housing using the lower hole of the retaining clip with the clip vertical and downward. (Figure 1)
7. Drill a 7/32" diameter hole through the shock absorber housing using the upper hole of the retaining clip as a pilot and pop rivet. (Do not contact the suspension spring with the drill).
8. Bend the clip closed, assemble the hood release cable into the clip, then snap the clutch cable into the clip. (Figure 2). Inspect brake pipe for damage, replace if required. Refer to th e 1984 Celebrity/Citation II Shop Manual, Page 5-12, for brake pipe replacement.
9. Reattach the master brake cylinder and torque the attaching nuts to 20-34 N.m.
10. Reconnect the brake pressure warning connector.
11. Install campaign completion label and close hood.
PARTS INFORMATION
Clutch cable retaining clip kits P/N 84C08 required to complete this campaign are being forwarded on a no charge basis from Chevrolet Central Office to each involved dealer together with the dealers campaign bulletin and vehicle listing. Each kit consists of the following:
One(l) clutch cable retaining clip. Two(2) pop rivets. One(l) instruction sheet. One(l) template.
CLAIM INFORMATION
Submit a Product Campaign Claim with the information indicated below:
Parts Failed Parts Failure Labor Labor *Other Net Count Part No. Allowance Code Operation Hours Hours Amount ----- --------- --------- ---- --------- ----- ----- ------ 1 8408 .45 00 V2040 .4 .1
Description: Install missing clutch cable retaining clip according to the instructions outlined in this bulletin, inspect brake pipe. No further action required.
Parts Failed **Parts Failure Labor Labor *Other Net Count Part No. Allowance Code Operation Hours Hours Amount ----- -------- --------- ---- --------- ----- ----- ------ 2 8408 4.16 00 V2041 1.0 .1
Description: Install missing clutch cable retaining clip and replace brake pipe.
*Campaign Administrative Allowance.
**The $.45 in the "Parts Allowance Column" of Labor Operation V2040 represents 30% of the net amount of the parts kit furnished by Chevrolet at no charge to dealers.
**The $4.16 in the "Parts Allowance Column" is only applicable to Labor Operation V2041 and represents the material allowance for the amount of brake piping used, a 1/2 pint of brake fluid and clutch cable retaining clip.
Dealers will automatically receive the correct labor and material allowance based on the labor operation performed.
Refer to the Chevrolet Claims Processing Manual for details on Product Campaign Claim submission.
CAMPAIGN IDENTIFICATION LABEL
Each vehicle modified in accordance with the instructions outlined in this Product Campaign Bulletin will require a "Campaign Identification Label". Each label provides a space to include the five digit dealer code of the dealer performing the campaign service. This information may be inserted with a typewriter or ballpoint pen.
Each "Campaign Identification Label" is to be located on the radiator core support in an area which will be visible when the vehicle is brought in for periodic servicing by the owner.
Apply "Campaign Identification Label" only on a clean dry surface.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
REFER TO THE CURRENT CHEVROLET SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND CLAIMS PROCESSING MANUAL FOR CAMPAIGN HANDLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1984 Celebrity models equipped with manual transmissions. These vehicles were assembled without the retaining clip needed to keep the clutch cable from contacting the master ylinder brake pipe. Over an extended period, the clutch cable could chafe through the master cylinder brake pipe which would result in a brake fluid leak and loss of the front brakes. These vehicles are equipped with a dual braking system; part of the system will still work and allow the vehicle to be stopped, but over a greater distance. Loss of front braking at a time when minimum stopping distance is required could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
To prevent this condition from occurring on your vehicle, please contact your Chevrolet Dealer to arrange a service date. They will install the missing clutch cable clip. If the brake pipe shows wear, they will replace it with a new pipe. The service will be done at no charge.
Instructions for making this correction have been sent to your Chevrolet Dealer. It is estaimted that parts will be available May 1, 1984. The labor time necessary to complete the correction is approximately 45 minutes. Please ask your Dealer if you wish to know how much additional time will be necessary to process your vehicle.
Until you have had an opportunity to have this service completed, you should be alert for an increase in brake pedal travel during brake application and illumination of the brake warning light on the dash panel.
Your Chevrolet Dealer is best equipped to obtain parts and provide service to ensure your vehicle is corrected as promptly as possible. However, if you take your vehicle to your dealer on the agreed service date, and they do not remedy this condition on that date or within five days, we recommend you contact the nearest Chevrolet Zone Office, either in person r by telephone. The Zone Office will assist you and the dealer in getting your vehicle corrected. The locations and telephone numbers of the Zone Offices are listed in your Owner's Manual.
After contacting your dealer and the Zone Office, if you are still not satisfied that we have done our best to remedy this condition without charge within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Ad,inistrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, or call 800-424-9393 (Washington D.C. residents use 426-0123).
The enclosed owner reply card identifies your vehicle. Presentation of this card to your dealer will assist in making the correction in the shortest possible time. If you have sold or traded your vehicle, please let us know by completing the postage paid owner reply card and returning it to us.
We are sorry to cause you this inconvenience; however, we have taken this action in the interest of your safety and continued satisfaction with our products.
General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.
