LOWER FENDER SHIMS RUBBING FRAME

MANY OF THE EARLY 1981 A-SP CARS BUILT AT STE. THERESE (V.I.N. PLANT CODE 2) HAD A FRONT END SQUEAK CAUSED BY THE LOWER FENDER SHIM RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, THE TABS WERE REMOVED FROM THE SHIMS ON CARS BUILT AT STE. THERESE. IF A SQUEAK IS ENCOUNTERED ON A CAR BUILT AT ANOTHER PLANT, IT CAN BE ELIMINATED BY POSITIONING THE SHIM SO THAT IT DOES NOT TOUCH THE FRAME . REFER TO FIGURE 1.

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