HIGH DECK LID OPENING & CLOSIN EFFORT OF LOW. Pontiac Grand Prix 1997

SUBJECT: HIGH DECK LID OPENING AND CLOSING EFFORTS OR LOW "POP UP" LIFT HEIGHT (INSTALL NEW SUPPORTS OR HINGES AND SUPPORTS)

MODELS: 1997-98 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

BUILT WITH THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS:

YEAR VIN

1997 PRIOR TO VF349965 (WITH OR WITHOUT REAR SPOILER - D81)

1997-98 AFTER VF349964 (WITHOUT REAR SPOILER - D81; VEHICLES WITH REAR SPOILER NOT INCLUDED)

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT SIGNIFICANT EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO OPEN AND/OR CLOSE THE DECK (TRUNK) LID. ALSO, SOME MAY COMMENT THAT THE DECK LID DOESN'T "POP UP" OR LIFT VERY HIGH WHEN THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) BUTTON IS DEPRESSED ON THE KEY RING TRANSMITTER.

CORRECTION:

IMPORTANT:

THE NEW HINGES AND SUPPORTS LISTED BELOW WILL ONLY ALLOW THE DECK LID TO "POP UP" OR LIFT APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH WHEN THE RKE TRANSMITTER BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THE AMOUNT OF "POP UP" MAY VARY WITH TEMPERATURE.

FOR 1997 VEHICLES WITH OR WITHOUT REAR SPOILER (D81) BUILT PRIOR TO VIN BREAKPOINT VF349965 -

INSTALL NEW DESIGN LEFT AND RIGHT DECK LID HINGES AND NEW MATCHING SUPPORTS FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 10-8 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL. THE NEW HINGES WILL NEED TO BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR COLOR.

IMPORTANT:

THE NEW HINGES LISTED BELOW HAVE REVISED PIVOT POINTS AND SUPPORT ATTACHING LOCATIONS. THE NEW SUPPORTS LISTED ARE OF A DIFFERENT LENGTH AND INTERNAL PRESSURE THAN THE ORIGINAL SUPPORTS. AS A RESULT, THE NEW SUPPORTS LISTED CAN ONLY BE USED WITH THE NEW HINGES LISTED. SEE THE SERVICE PARTS CATALOG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND USAGE.

P/N DESCRIPTION QUANTITY --- ----------- --------

10410705 HINGE - REAR COMPARTMENT, LEFT 1

10410706 HINGE - REAR COMPARTMENT, RIGHT 1

10405723 SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - REAR COMPARTMENT 2 WITH SPOILER (D81)

10409072 SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - REAR COMPARTMENT 2 WITHOUT SPOILER (D81)

FOR 1997-98 VEHICLES WITHOUT REAR SPOILER (D81) BUILT AFTER VIN BREAKPOINT VF349964 -

IMPORTANT:

VEHICLES WITH REAR SPOILER (D81) BUILT AFTER VIN BREAKPOINT VF349964 ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BULLETIN. THOSE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE NEW DESIGN SUPPORTS.

INSTALL NEW SUPPORTS FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 10-8 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

P/N DECRIPTION QUANTITY --- ---------- --------

10409072 SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - REAR COMPARTMENT 2 WITHOUT SPOILER (D81)

PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME --------------- ----------- ---------------

B5427 HINGE, REAR COMPARTMENT LID - 0.4 HR REPLACE BOTH (INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF BOTH GAS TUBE SUPPORTS)

ADD: TO COLOR/CLEAR COAT 0.4 HR GD

B5457* SUPPORT, REAR COMPARTMENT LID - 0.2 HR REPLACE BOTH (GAS TUBE)

*IMPORTANT:

THIS LABOR OPERATION IS NOT TO BE USED IF THE HINGES AND SUPPORTS ARE BOTH BEING REPLACED. USE LABOR OPERATION B5427 FOR THOSE SITUATIONS.

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