Wheels/Tires - Wheel Bolt Corrosion
Bulletin Number: 771-2625Date: April 2006
Market: US/CA/MX
Corroded wheel bolts
Cars affected
Saab 9-3 (9440) up to and including Vehicle Identification Number 61105369
Saab 9-3 (9440) CV M04 - up to and including Vehicle Identification Number 66103369
Saab 9-5 up to and including Vehicle Identification Number 63507707
Background
If a customer complains of cosmetic corrosion on the exposed portion of their wheel bolts, the following procedure can be carried out.
Symptom description
Surface rust on wheel bolts.
Parts required
Procedure
Instead of replacing corroded bolts, lubricate all bolt heads with Gleitmo 805 to fight corrosion while facilitating installation/removal of the wheel bolt caps.
1. Lubricate the bolt heads with Gleitmo 805.
2. Fit the protective caps to the wheel bolts.
3. Place the removal tool in the glove box.
4. Inform the customer that the removal tool is in the glove box.
Warranty/Time Information
In the case of customer complaint and if the car is within the warranty period, use the following information to fill out the claim:
Failed Object: 77118
Fault/Reason code: 81
Location code: 09 (US=9)
Warranty Type (US): 01
Repair/Action code: 10
Labor Operation (US): 7711803
Labor Operation (CA): E0050
Time: 0.2 hours
Fault diagnosis procedure is not available.
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