QUARTER TRIM PANEL LOOSE AND OR RATTLES. Cadillac Eldorado 1993

SUBJECT: QUARTER TRIM PANEL LOOSE AND/OR RATTLES (MODIFY TRIM PANEL/REPLACE FASTENERS)

MODELS: 1992-94 CADILLAC ELDORADO (1994 VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1994)

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THE QUARTER TRIM PANEL IS LOOSE AND/OR RATTLES.

CAUSE:

THE QUARTER TRIM PANEL DOES NOT INTERFACE WELL WITH THE REAR SHELF PANEL.

CORRECTION:

1. CHECK THE FIT OF THE TRIM PANEL TO THE QUARTER. IF THERE IS REAR SHELF INTERFERENCE, THE TRIM PANEL MAY BE MODIFIED BY PEELING BACK THE COVER MATERIAL AND CUTTING AWAY SOME OF THE SUBSTRATE (APPROXIMATELY 10MM). REFER TO VIEW B.

2. REPLACE ALL PUSH-IN FASTENERS WITH A NEW SQUARE TYPE, P/N 3545101.

3. REMOVE OIL RESIDUE FROM TWO ACCESS COVER SLOTS ON UPPER QUARTER PANEL (VIEW A). THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER RETENTION OF DUCT TAPE.

4. USING DUCT TAPE, COVER THE HOLES FOR THE PUSH-IN FASTENERS. SLIT THE TAPE SO THE FASTENERS CAN BE INSERTED. THIS WILL PREVENT THE SHEET METAL FROM SHEARING THE FASTENERS AS THEY ARE BEING INSERTED.

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C4020/21 LABOR TIME: 0.6 HR. (TO REMOVE AND REPLACE TRIM PANEL) (OTHER HOURS) ADD: 0.2 HR. (TO MODIFY QUARTER TRIM PANEL)

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Object Number: 84026 Size: FS

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