Rear Console Armrest - Striker/Latch Assembly Broken
Models1985 Dodge Lancer & Chrysler LeBaron GTS
Subject
Broken Rear Console Armrest Striker or Latch Assembly
Index
BODY
Date August 26, 1985
No..
23-07-85
P-3145-C
SYMPTOM/CONDITION
Rear console arm rest striker or latch assembly breakage on a subject vehicle may result if the striker hits the latch off center. Use the following repair procedure, for alignment and/or replacement of the hinge, when the striker or latch assembly is serviced.
PARTS REQUIRED
1 Latch Assembly PN 4247211
1 Hinge Assembly PN 4381098 (if required)
Package PN 4364490 containing:
1 Striker 2 Rivets (black)
REPAIR PROCEDURE
Before replacing striker or latch assembly, open the arm rest lid and inspect the barrels of the hinge. Each barrel should have a circular punch mark. If only two of the hinge barrels have punch marks, replace the hinge with part number listed above. (The additional staking removes all side play in the hinge.)
Hinge Replacement
1. Remove seven (7) screws securing the hinge to the arm rest lid and console base using a Phillips head screwdriver.
2. Attach new hinge to console base using the old screws. Do not tighten screws until striker is aligned to latch assembly.
Latch Assembly Replacement
FIGURE 1 - Rear Console Armrest Assembly:
1. Remove broken latch assembly from rear console base (Figure 1).
2. "Snap" new latch assembly into console base.
3. Loosen three (3) screws that attach the console lid to hinge.
4. Carefully place arm rest in down position and adjust lid from side to side until striker is in the center of the latch assembly.
5. Open lid and tighten the three (3) screws.
6. Check latch-to-striker alignment by slowly closing console lid.
Striker Replacement
1. Remove console lid from car by removing the three (3) Phillips head screws.
2. Place arm rest on protected surface with textured side down.
3. Using a screwdriver, pry between the arm rest lid and the striker until you can grasp the rivet with a pair of pliers or side cutters.
4. Pull the two (2) rivets out of the arm rest and remove the striker.
5. Drill out the rivet holes in both the arm rest lid and the new striker using a 3/16" drill bit.
CAUTION: USE EXTREME CARE NOT TO DRILL DEEPER THAN 1/4" INTO THE ARM REST.
6. Fasten the new striker to the arm rest using the 3/16" pop rivets.
7. Install the arm rest to the console with the three (3) Phillips screws. Do not tighten screws until striker is aligned to latch assembly.
8. Carefully place arm rest in down position and adjust lid from side to side until striker is in the center of the latch assembly.
9. Open lid and tighten the three (3) screws.
10. Check latch-to-striker alignment by slowly closing console lid.
POLICY: Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty
TIME ALLOWANCE:
Labor Operation No. 23-14-15-91................. ...... ...... 0.3 Hrs.
FAILURE CODE: 11 - Broken or Cracked