INSTRUMENT PANEL RATTLE RADIO NOISE SHIELD

CONDITION: A RATTLE LOCATED IN THE UPPER CENTRE AREA OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF 1980 AND 1981 "X" MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3-C COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL SYSTEM. POSSIBLE CAUSE: LOOSE RADIO NOISE SUPPRESSION SHIELD ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CORRECTION: THE SHIELD IS ADHESIVE ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RATTLE MAY BE CORRECTED BY LIFTING THE EDGE OF THE LOOSE AREA AND INJECTING A SMALL QUANTITY OF RTV SILICONE SEALER BETWEEN THE LOOSE SHIELD AND THE MATING SURFACE. ACCESS TO THE SHIELD MAY BE GAINED BY REMOVING THE SPEEDO CLUSTER OR THE INSTRUMENT/ TELLTALE CLUSTER.

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