WATER DRIPS INTO REAR COMPARTMENT AFTER HATCH/GLASS

SUBJECT: WATER DRIPS INTO REAR COMPARTMENT AFTER HATCH GLASS HAS BEEN OPENED (MODIFY WEATHERSTRIP)

MODELS: 1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT WATER DRIPS INTO THE REAR COMPARTMENT AFTER THE HATCH GLASS HAS BEEN OPENED.

CORRECTION:

MODIFY WEATHERSTRIP FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

PROCEDURE:

1. PULL DOWN WEATHERSTRIP TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE END OF THE BLACK CLOSE OUT WEATHERSTRIP (SEE FIGURE 1, TOP VIEW). WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, CUT THE CLOSE OUT WEATHERSTRIP SO THERE IS A 2 MM (3/16 IN.) OVERHANG OF THE WEATHERSTRIP TO ITS MOUNTING SURFACE (SEE FIGURE 1, TOP VIEW).

2. WITH WEATHERSTRIP PULLED DOWN, MEASURE 18 MM (3/4 IN.) FROM END OF WEATHERSTRIP AND REMOVE SHADED AREA FROM WEATHERSRIP (SEE FIGURE 1, BOTTOM VIEW). REINSTALL WEATHERSTRIP ON HATCH.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C1280 LABOR OPERATION TIME: 0.3 HR

FIGURES: 01 ATTACHMENTS: 00

FIGURE 1 - SIDEVIEW A. HATCH GLASS B. BLACK CLOSE OUT WEATHERSTRIP C. HATCH OUTER PANEL

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