INFO ON THUMPING NOISE REAR OF VEHICLE CAUSED BY ALIGN.. Buick Park Avenue 1997

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SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON THUMPING NOISE AT REAR OF VEHICLE CAUSED BY ALIGNMENT OF SPRINGS ON REAR STRUTS

MODELS: 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE/ULTRA

IF A COMPLAINT OF THUMP OR POP IN THE REAR OF A 1997 PARK AVENUE IS ENCOUNTERED, CHECK TO SEE IF THE REAR SPRINGS ARE HITTING THE BODY. A NUMBER OF CARS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY ROTATING THE SPRINGS 90 DEGREES TO ELIMINATE THE INTERFERENCE CONDITION.

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