RATTLING NOISE IN SWING OUT WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. GMC Truck Export Savana 1997

SUBJECT: RATTLING NOISE IN SWING OUT WINDOW ASSEMBLIES (REPLACE LATCH AND BEARING)

MODELS: 1996-98 CHEVROLET AND GMC G VANS (WITH SWING OUT WINDOWS) BUILT AT PLANT CODE 1 PRIOR TO OCTOBER, 1997

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A RATTLING NOISE NEAR THE WINDOWS ON EITHER THE SIDE OR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

CAUSE:

THE CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A REDUCED INTERFACE FIT BETWEEN THE LATCH AND THE LATCH LINK, OR A LOOSE FIT OF THE BEARING TO THE ATTACHING PIN.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE LATCH AND THE BEARING USING THE PART NUMBERS LISTED BELOW. USE THE SERVICE PROCEDURE IN SECTION 10A3 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

THE REAR SWING OUT WINDOWS REQUIRE THE LATCH, P/N 15005922, AND THE BEARING, P/N 15005920. THE SIDE SWING OUT WINDOWS REQUIRE THE LATCH, P/N 15005921, AND THE BEARING, P/N 15005920. WHEN REPLACING THE BEARING, P/N 15005920, YOU MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING PARTS:

- THE SCREW, P/N 14062360, - THE WINDOW LATCH NUT, P/N 20295400, AND - THE 2 WINDOW HINGE BUSHINGS, P/N 14047335.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION QTY --- ----------- --- 15005920 BEARING-INTER. SIDE DOOR WINDOW 1 15005921 LATCH ASM -INTER. SIDE DOOR WINDOW 1 15005922 LATCH ASM.-REAR DOOR WINDOW 1 14062360 SCREW 1 20295400 NUT, WINDOW LATCH 1 14047335 BUSHING, WINDOW HINGE 2

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME --------- ----------- ---------- C0482 (FRONT) LATCH,SLIDING OR SWING OUT USE PUBLISHED LABOR DOOR GLASS SWING OUT-REPLACE OPERATION TIME

C0483 (REAR) LATCH,SLIDING OR SWING OUT USE PUBLISHED LABOR DOOR GLASS SWING OUT-REPLACE OPERATION TIME

C0880 (RIGHT) LATCH, BACK DOOR GLASS SWING USE PUBLISHED LABOR OUT - REPLACE OPERATION TIME

C0881 (LEFT) LATCH, BACK DOOR GLASS SWING USE PUBLISHED LABOR OUT-REPLACE OPERATION TIME

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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