GAP BETWEEN DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP & ROOF LINE. Buick Riviera 1996

SUBJECT: GAP BETWEEN DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP AND ROOF LINE (INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL SCREWS)

MODELS: 1996 BUICK RIVIERA 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A GAP BETWEEN THE DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP AND ROOF LINE. AN APPEARANCE CONCERN AND/OR WINDNOISE ISSUE MAY RESULT DUE TO THIS CONDITION.

CAUSE:

DRIP MOLDING DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER RETENTION WITH EXISTING SCREWS CAUSING MOLDING TO "CREEP", RESULTING IN A GAP.

CORRECTION:

1. REMOVE WEATHERSTRIP AT THE AFFECTED AREA.

2. LOOSEN WEATHERSTRIP RETAINER ATTACHING SCREWS.

3. HAND FORCE DRIP MOLDING TO DESIRED POSITION.

4. RE-TIGHTEN WEATHERSTRIP RETAINER ATTACHING SCREWS.

5. DRIVE TWO (2) ADDITIONAL SCREWS, P/N 10180421, THROUGH THE WEATHERSTRIP RETAINER AND DRIP MOLDING TO HOLD ROOF DRIP SIDE MOLDING IN POSITION (FIGURE 1).

6. REINSTALL WEATHERSTRIP.

PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: B7620 (RIGHT) B7621 (LEFT) USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

FIGURES: 01 ATTACHMENTS: 00

Object Number: 82637 Size: FS

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