NUMBER FIVE BOW UNLATCHES (BEND STRIKER MOUNTING BRKT.). Chevrolet Corvette 1994

SUBJECT: NUMBER FIVE BOW UNLATCHES (BEND STRIKER MOUNTING BRACKET AND REPLACE STRIKER PIN)

MODELS: 1994 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, WITH A GLASS BACK WINDOW, MAY UNLATCH AT THE NUMBER FIVE BOW.

CAUSE:

STRIKER PIN ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NOT PERPENDICULAR TO THE NUMBER FIVE BOW LATCH ON THE STOWAGE LID.

NOTE: PREVIOUS MODELS, WITH A PLASTIC BACK WINDOW, MAY EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A PLASTIC BACK WINDOW ALLOWS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO FLEX MORE AND THEN IT IS EASIER TO LOCATE THE STRIKER PIN PERPENDICULAR TO THE NUMBER FIVE BOW LATCH.

CORRECTION:

1. REFER TO THE 1994 SERVICE MANUAL, SECTION 10-9B FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RAISING AND LOWERING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. COMPLETELY UNLATCH THE NUMBER FIVE BOW AND NOTE IF THE STRIKER PIN IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE STOWAGE LID AS IT RESTS ON TOP OF THE LID. SEE "LINE OF SIGHT" IN FIGURE 1.

2. USE A LARGE PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS OR EQUIVALENT TO BEND THE STRIKER MOUNTING BRACKET SO THAT THE STRIKER PIN IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE NUMBER FIVE BOW LATCH.

NOTE: DO NOT BEND THE STRIKER PIN TO MAKE IT PERPENDICULAR.

3. IF THE STRIKER PIN HAS A "ROUND ARROWHEAD" TIP (SEE FIGURE 1), REPLACE IT WITH P/N 10258675 WHICH HAS A "FLAT ARROWHEAD" TIP.

4. TURN THE STRIKER PIN TO ADJUST IN/OUT POSITION. PROPER IN/OUT POSITION ENSURES THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL SEAL AGAINST THE STOWAGE LID WHEN THE NUMBER FIVE BOW IS LATCHED.

5. TURN THE FLAT PORTION OF THE STRIKER PIN "ARROWHEAD" 90 DEGREES TO THE STRIKER WIRE OF THE NUMBER FIVE BOW LATCH.

6. TIGHTEN JAM NUT TO 15 N.M (11 LBS. FT.) ON THE STRIKER PIN. OVER TORQUING WILL DISTORT THE WASHER UNDER THE JAM NUT. SEE FIGURE 1.

NOTE: IF THE FLAT SIDES OF THE STRIKER PIN ARE NOT ORIENTED PROPERLY, THE NUMBER FIVE BOW WILL NOT LATCH. THE FLAT PORTION OF THE ARROWHEAD SHOULD BE 90 DEGREES TO THE STRIKER WIRE OF THE NUMBER FIVE BOW LATCH.

7. CHECK STRIKER PIN ALIGNMENT AND ORIENTATION AND LATCH THE NUMBER FIVE BOW.

PART AVAILABILITY:

PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO ON 2/28/94.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

LABOR OPERATION: B3660 (RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE) USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME. ADD: 0.1 HR. (FOR BENDING THE STRIKER MOUNTING BRACKET)

FIGURES: 1

Object Number: 84105 Size: FS

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