Door Check Straps - Snapping Noise
NO: 23-76-96GROUP: Body
EFFECTIVE DATE: Jan. 10, 1997
SUBJECT:
Revised Door Check Straps
THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23-14-93 REV. B DATED DEC. 17, 1993 WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE 1993 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN MANUAL (PUBLICATION NO. 81-699-94000). THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS REVISED PARTS THAT ALSO APPLY TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO.586 AND REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURE. ALL REVISIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH **ASTERISKS**.
MODELS:
1993 - 1994 (LH) Concorde/Intrepid/Vision/LHS/New Yorker
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The door check straps may cause a snapping noise, and/or increased travel efforts after the latch has been released. This condition is most likely to occur in cold ambient temperatures. Revised check strap assemblies have been developed to correct these conditions.
PARTS REQUIRED:
1 **04897828AA** Check Strap Kit, RF Door
Contains: 1 04886284AA Check Strap, RF Door
2 K6504837AA Screw, Check Strap to Door
2 K6031147 Pin Clip, Check Strap to Hinge
1 **04897829AA** Check Strap Kit, LF Door
Contains: 1 04886285AA Check Strap, LF Door
2 K6504837AA Screw, Check Strap to Door
2 K6031147 Pin Clip, Check Strap to Hinge
AR (2) **04897830AA** Check Strap Kit, Rear Door
Contains: 1 04886286AA Check Strap, Rear Door
2 K6504837AA Screw, Check Strap to Door
2 K6031147 Pin Clip, Check Strap to Hinge
NOTE:
REAR DOOR CHECK STRAP IS USED ON EITHER REAR DOOR. "R" AND "L" MARKINGS SHOULD FACE UPWARD WHEN INSTALLED PROPERLY.
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
This bulletin involves installation of revised door check straps,
1. Close door glass.
2. Remove door trim panel.
3. Remove screws holding check strap to door end frame.
4. Remove pin clip holding check strap to door hinge pin.
5. Disengage check strap from pin on door hinge.
6. Separate check strap from vehicle.
7. Place revised check strap in fully extended position on vehicle.
8. Slide the check strap arm onto the door hinge pin and press arm up into place.
9. Install screws, **p/n K6504837AA**, to hold check strap to door end frame.
10. Install two new pin clips, p/n K6031147, onto the hinge pin and seat both clips firmly against the check strap arm using large jaw slip-joint pliers with a 5/16" nut attached as shown.
NOTE:
THE FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN LENGTH ON EARLY BUILT 1993 VEHICLES IS SLIGHTLY SHORTER (0.5 mm) THAN THOSE ON LATER BUILT VEHICLES. AS A RESULT, ONE PIN CLIP MUST LOCK INTO THE HINGE PIN GROOVE ON EARLY BUILT VEHICLES WITH THE SECOND CLIP PRESSED FIRMLY BENEATH. BOTH PIN CLIPS MUST LOCK INTO THE HINGE PIN GROOVE ON LATER MODELS.
11. Install door trim panel.
12. Repeat procedure on other doors as necessary.
POLICY: Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
Labor Operation No: 23-40-27-90 Replace, Right Front 0.3 Hrs.
23-40-27-91 Replace, Left Front 0.3 Hrs.
23-40-27-92 Replace, Right Rear 0.3 Hrs.
23-40-27-93 Replace, Left Rear 0.3 Hrs.
FAILURE CODE: P8 - New Part