FRONT DOOR FRONT AUX. WEATHER STRIP LOOSE. Cadillac Concours 1995

SUBJECT: FRONT DOOR FRONT AUXILIARY WEATHER STRIP LOOSE (GLUE WEATHER STRIP TO FLANGE)

MODELS: 1994-97 CADILLAC CONCOURS, DEVILLE 1997 CADILLAC D'ELEGANCE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FRONT DOOR FRONT AUXILIARY WEATHER STRIP MAY BE LOOSE OR NOT FULLY SEATED TO THE FRONT DOOR FLANGE.

CAUSE:

THE MOLDING RETENTION TOLERANCES ON THE AUXILIARY WEATHER STRIP DO NOT ALLOW FOR VARIANCES IN THE DOOR FLANGE.

CORRECTION:

GLUE THE WEATHER STRIP TO THE FLANGE USING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE:

1. REMOVE THE WEATHER STRIP UP TO BUTTON RETAINERS.

2. CLEAN DOOR FLANGE AND CHANNEL AREA OF THE AUXILIARY WEATHER STRIP.

3. IN THE WEATHER STRIP, COAT THE FULL CHANNEL WITH WEATHER SEAL ADHESIVE, P/N 12345097, OR EQUIVALENT.

4. REINSTALL AUXILIARY WEATHER STRIP.

IMPORTANT:

FOR MISSING WEATHER STRIP RETAINER CLIPS, REPLACE WITH P/N 25672993.

PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME =============== =========== ==========

C1062 RIGHT HAND USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

C1063 LEFT HAND USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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