RELOCATION OF ENGINE CHASSIS GROUND STRAP-PROCEDURE

1984 FIERO

Some 1984 Fiero vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions may have engine-to-chassis ground straps that may contact the transmission oil cooler lines.

Should a contact condition be noted, the following ground cable relocation procedure should be used:

1. Remove nut, washer, ground cable, and screw from body rail (see Figure 1).

2. Remove bolt/stud from transmission that the ground cable was attached to. This is bolt position #1 (see Figure 2).

3. Remove bolt from transmission at bolt position #6 (Figure 2). Install bolt/stud from position #1 into hole at position #6. Torque bolt/stud to 65-85 N m.

4. Install bolt from position #6 into hole at position #1. Torque bolt to 65-85 N m.

5. Install large eyelet of ground cable to the transmission stud end. Add the washer and nut (removed in step #1) and torque nut to 40-65 N m.

6. Remove screw from purge pipe assembly (Figure 3), insert ground strap end and screw. Torque screw to 3.0-4.6 N m.

NOTICE: Reroute ground strap so that it will not touch other components.

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