WATERLEAK ABOVE DOOR GLASS (RESEAL BLOWOUT CLIP)

SUBJECT: WATERLEAK ABOVE DOOR GLASS (RESEAL BLOW-OUT CLIP)

MODELS: 1997-98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A WATERLEAK ABOVE THE DOOR GLASS, AROUND THE BLOW-OUT CLIP.

CORRECTION:

1. REMOVE WEATHERSTRIP.

2. REMOVE RUN CHANNEL.

3. REMOVE BLOW-OUT CLIP.

4. APPLY A SMALL BEAD OF BEDDING AND GLAZING COMPOUND TO THE SIDE RAIL OR COUPE (SEE FIGURE 1 (COUPE) OR FIGURE 2 (CONVERTIBLE); THEN REINSTALL THE BLOW-OUT CLIP.

5. SET BLOW-OUT CLIP IN PLACE AND APPLY A SMALL BEAD OF BEDDING AND GLAZING COMPOUND OVER THE TOP OF THE BLOW-OUT CLIP (SEE FIGURE 1 (COUPE) OR FIGURE 2 (CONVERTIBLE).

IMPORTANT:

PUSH OUTWARD ON THE RETAINER DURING INSTALLATION.

6. RESEAL THE FRONT AND REAR CORNERS ON THE COUPE AND THE FRONT CORNER OF THE CONVERTIBLE WITH WEATHERSTRIP ADHESIVE; 3M(R) P/N 08011, OR EQUIVALENT (SEE FIGURE 3).

7. REINSTALL WEATHERSTRIP.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION ======================== ===============================

10252849 COUPE/LH RETAINER - FRONT WINDOW 10252850 COUPE/RH " " 10252853 CONVERTIBLE/LH " " 10252854 CONVERTIBLE/RH " "

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

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

C1500/RH BLOW-OUT CLIP/RETAINER - RESEAL 0.4 HR C1501/LH (SIDE ROOF RAIL)

C1560/RH RETAINER, WEATHERSTRIP - ALIGN 0.4 HR C1561/LH OR REPLACE (HATCH ROOF)

FIGURES: 03 ATTACHMENTS: 00

FIGURE 1 - COUPE VIEW FIGURE 2 - CONVERTIBLE VIEW FIGURE 3 - FRT CORNER SHOWN, LH SIMILAR; REAR CORNER SHOWN, LH SIMILAR

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