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CAMPAIGN: STANDARD 'TX' SPARE WHEEL

THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENT TO CAMPAIGN BULLETIN 81C09 DATED MARCH, 1981 IS BEING ISSUED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES.

ADDITIONAL VEHICLES INVOLVED

SOME 1981 EL CAMINO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH RPO ZJ7 RALLY ROAD WHEELS INCORPORATE A "TX" SPARE WHEEL ONLY, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THIS CAMPAIGN. INVOLVED ARE VEHICLES WITHIN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BREAKPOINTS:

PLANT FROM THROUGH

ARLINGTON 1GCCW80J5BR404087 1GCCW80K4BR415283 FREMONT 1GCCW80H9BZ403957 1GCCW80AXBZ405946 DORAVILLE 1GCCW80K9BD400078 1GCCW80XXBD422641

SERVICE PROCEDURE (SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE)

1. REMOVE SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FROM STOWAGE COMPARTMENT.

2. REPLACE TX SPARE WHEEL WHICH HAS THE CODES "K1 80 H 26" ON CENTER SECTION AS SHOWN IN ILLUSTRATION. PROCEED TO STEP THREE (3) IF SPARE DOES NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.

NOTE: IF CODES ON A WHEEL CANNOT BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED, WHEEL SHOULD BE REPLACED.

A. OBTAIN NEW SERVICE WHEEL AND VALVE STEM FROM PARTS DEPARTMENT.

B. COLOR COAT WHEEL BEING SURE TO MASK INBOARD SIDE OF WHEEL CENTER SECTION TO AVOID ANY COLOR COAT BEING APPLIED TO WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE.

C. INSTALL NEW VALVE STEM IN WHEEL.

D. IF WHITE HIGH POINT MARK ON TIRE IS STILL VISIBLE, TIRE SHOUDL BE REINSTALLED ON REPLACEMENT WHEEL SO THAT ARROW IN WHEEL BOLT CIRCLE POINTS TO THIS MARK.

E. IF ORIGINAL HIGH POINT MARK CANNOT BE FOUND ON TIRE, MARK TIRE WHERE ARROW ON ORIGINAL WHEEL POINTED. THEN INSTALL TIRE ON NEW WHEEL SO THAT ITS ARROW ALSO POINTS AT THIS MARK.

F. BALANCE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY.

3. REINSTALL SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY TO STOWAGE COMPARTMENT.

CLAIM INFORMATION

SUBMIT A PRODUCT CLAIM WITH THE INFORMATION INDICATED BELOW:

PARTS FAILED PARTS FAILURE LABOR LABOR *OTHER COUNT PART NO. ALLOWANCE CODE OPERATION HOURS HOURS

00 V0776 .2 .1

DESCRIPTION INSPECT SPARE WHEEL. NO FURTHER ACTION REQURIED.

PARTS FAILED **PARTS FAILURE LABOR ***LABOR *OTHER COUNT PART NO. ALLOWANCE CODE OPERATION HOURS HOURS 2 9590753 5.64 00 V0777 .4 .1

DESCRIPTION INSPECT SPARE WHEEL AND REPLACE.

* CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATIVE ALLOWANCE

** THE PARTS ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE THE SUM TOTAL OF THE CURRENT GMWDD DEALER NET PLUS 30% FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR MATERIAL REQUIRED TO COLOR COAT WHEEL, FOR THE VALVE STEM REPALCEMENT AND WHEEL WEIGHTS.

*** WHEEL REPLACEMENT INCLUDES TIME FOR INSTALLING VALVE STEM, BALANCING WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY, COLOR COATING WHEEL.

DEALERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE CORRECT PARTS AND LABOR ALLOWANCE BASED ON THE LABOR OPERATION PERFORMED.

REFER TO THE CHEVROLET CLAIMS PROCESSING MANUAL FOR DETAILS ON PRODUCT CAMPAIGN CLAIM SUBMISSION.

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