SLIDING DOOR WINDOW LATCH SELF RELEASES ON ROUGH ROADS. GMC Truck Safari

REVISION: 10/09/95

THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN REVISED TO ADD 1990-94 MODEL YEARS. PREVIOUS DIVISIONAL PUBLICATION NUMBERS WERE:

CHEVROLET 89-73-10 GMC TRUCK 89-T-06 GM CANADA 89-2-117 THIS BULLETIN SUPERCEDES GMC TRUCK SERVICE BULLETIN 87-T-15 DATED JANUARY, 1987, CORPORATE NUMBER 761502. ALL COPIES OF WHICH SHOULD BE DISCARDED. **********************************************************************

SUBJECT: SLIDING DOOR WINDOW MAY SELF-RELEASE (INSTALL WASHER)

MODELS: 1985-94 M/L MODELS

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE LATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW MAY SELF-RELEASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR IS BEING CLOSED.

CAUSE:

THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO AN INCORRECT WINDOW LATCH MOUNTING PAD SURFACE TOLERANCE.

CORRECTION:

REMOVE THE FOUR LATCH MOUNTING SCREWS AND INSTALL A 1 1/2 TO 2 MM (MAXIMUM THICKNESS, 12.5 MM O.D. DIAMETER) WASHER, PART NUMBER 2436161, OR EQUIVALENT, BETWEEN THE DOOR AND EACH UPPER LATCH SCREW HOLE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE NO. 1. REINSTALL THE FOUR MOUNTING SCREWS.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION QTY 2436161 FLAT WASHER 1

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OP DESCRIPTION LABOR TIME C0482 INSTALL WASHER FRT 0.3 HR C0483 INSTALL WASHER REAR 0.3 HR

FIGURES: 1 CAPTIONS: FIGURE 1 - DOOR WASHER PLACEMENT

Object Number: 86562 Size: LF

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