REVISED FRONT DOOR ARMREST PAD DISLODGED WHEN DOOR IS SLAMMED

MODELS/YEARS: 1987 DELTA 88, ALL COUPES AND SEDANS WITH POWER WINDOWS (A31) AND AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT SYSTEM

Delta 88 models with passive belts (automatic safety belts) may experience a condition with armrest pads coming loose or falling off when the door is closed. This may occur an cars built prior to mid-March, 1987. These can be identified by the absence of a fastener at the rear face of the armrest pad.

To correct the above condition, the following procedure should be used:

1. Remove armrest.

2. Cut out the armrest base template (furnished) and lay in place as shown in Figure 1.

3. Drill two (2) 1/8" holes using template, and attach the new bracket (part no. 20739984 ordered from GMSPO), using two (2) 1/8" pop rivets (part no. 9432552 or a standard 1/8" rivet). See Figure 2 for installed bracket location.

4. Cut out required armrest pad template (furnished) and lay in place as shown in Figure 1.

5. Drill one (1) 8.5 mm diameter hole in the armrest at template location.

6. Reinstall armrest pad to base and secure with push type fastener as shown in Figure 2. Fasteners are to be ordered from GMSPO by trim color as follows:

20740126 Very Dark Sapphire (Blue) 20740127 Medium Emereld 20740128 Light Driftwood 20740129 Garnet Red 20740130 Medium Dark Gray

Warranty Information

Labor Operation Number: T5143 Labor Time: 0.3 hour (One or Both) Trouble Code: 92

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