Wheel Squeak (Install Wheel Cover Insulators)

This bulletin is being revised to add the 2008 model year. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 05-03-10-006B (Section 03 -- Suspension).

Some customers may comment on a squeak type noise coming from the front or rear wheels. This condition is most apparent during cold weather and while driving at low speeds (0-24 km/h [0-15 mph]).

This condition may be caused by hard contact between the inner edge of the wheel cover and the outer edge of the steel rim.

Install insulator tape on the backside of all four wheel covers. Use the following procedure:

1. Remove the wheel covers.
2. Clean the backside of each wheel cover using a mild liquid detergent in a distilled or deionized water solution. Rinse each wheel cover with clean water.
3. Dry each wheel cover using compressed air or a clean, lint-free, non-abrasive cloth.
4. After the wheel covers are completely dry, each wheel cover should be wiped with isopropyl alcohol (using a clean, lint-free, non-abrasive cloth) at the insulator locations. Refer to the illustrations above.
5. Cut forty 7 mm (0.275 in) lengths of *3M® Squeak Reduction Tape 5430, P/N 06356.
6. Peel the non-stick backing off tape.
7. Carefully place the tape (insulator) onto the wheel cover's backside at the outer most edge as shown in the illustrations above.
8. Press down firmly on the insulator to ensure that the adhesive is bonding to the wheel cover.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 with the remaining insulators. There should be 10 insulators placed on each wheel cover.

Important: Also, place an insulator onto the wheel cover's backside at the location of the clip-on wheel balance weight.

*We believe this source and their products to be reliable. There may be additional manufacturers of such material. General Motors does not endorse, indicate any preference for or assume any responsibility for the products from this firm or for any such items which may be available from other sources.

*To obtain this product, check your dealer's auto body shop - they may already have this tape. You may also contact the 3M® Automotive Aftermarket Helpline at 1-877-666-2277 and follow the menu options to locate a store near you where it can be purchased.

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