Body - Dust Gets into Rear Interior of Vehicle
NO: 23-11-96GROUP: Body
DATE: Feb. 2, 1996
SUBJECT:
Dust Gets Into Rear Interior Of Vehicle
MODELS:
1996 (NS) Town & Country/Caravan/Voyager
1996 (GS) Chrysler Voyager (European Market)
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
Dust comes into the rear cargo area and is not related to the liftgate or liftgate seals.
DIAGNOSIS:
If the vehicle operator describes the condition, perform the Repair Procedure.
PARTS REQUIRED:
AR 4318026 Sealant, Mopar Vinyl Acrylic
4 6500911 Rivet
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
This bulletin involves sealing holes used during vehicle manufacture to drain E-coat primer and sealing body seams.
1. Open the liftgate and raise the vehicle on an appropriate hoist.
2. Remove the rear wheels.
3. Remove the 3 screws holding the rear fascia in each wheel well areas.
4. Remove the 4 plastic rivets holding the bottom of the rear fascia to the rear bumper/fascia support.
5. Disengage the hooks on the sides of the fascia from the slots in the locating/mounting bracket.
6. Separate the rear fascia from the vehicle.
7. Remove the left body exhauster and the right body exhauster or plug assembly (vehicles equipped with rear A/C have plug) refer to Figure 1.
8. Use Mopar Vinyl Acrylic Sealant (P/N 4318026) to seal 6 locations on each side of the vehicle (12 total) shown in Figure 2 using the following instructions:
a. Thoroughly clean all areas to be sealed of loose dirt, oil and any other foreign material that may be present with soap and water followed by Mopar Super Clean. Blow the areas dry with compressed air.
b. Repair location 1 by filling the hole at the intersection of the lowest aft point of the aperture and the liftgate opening lower crossmember (visible when looking at the vehicle from the rear) and the seam that follows the aperture and reinforcement panel intersection forward with specified sealant.
c. Repair location 2 by filling the E-coat drain hole from bottom side of the vehicle with specified sealant.
d. Repair location 3 from inside the wheel well. Fill the hole at the corner and the adjacent sheet metal seams with specified sealant. The hole is slightly above where the top of the rear fascia would be and behind the wheel well aperture lip. Seams may require sealing upward and rearward.
e. Repair location 4 from inside the wheel well. This is a seam between the aperture panel and the wheel well panel which may be separated. Seal the seam for as far as it is separated with specified sealant.
f. Repair location 5 from inside the wheel well. The hole will occur behind the aperture panel and below the body character line. Seal the hole and seams above and below the hole with specified sealant.
g. Repair location 6 through the exhauster/plug opening. Inspect for a hole in the lower forward corner of the cavity. Sealer may already be in the corner. If not seal the hole with specified sealant. The seams shaded in Figure 3 will require sealing with specified sealant 3 in. upward and 3 in. rearward from the lower forward corner of the cavity. Figure 3 is a cutaway view looking at the right side exhauster from the liftgate opening.
h. Repeat "a" thru "g" for the other side of the vehicle.
9. Install the exhauster/plug assemblies.
10. Engage the tabs on the back of the fascia into the slots in the rear bumper/fascia support. Engage the side hooks on the fascia onto the locating/mounting brackets.
11. Verify the 4 tabs under the liftgate opening are still engaged.
12. Install the 3 screws holding the rear fascia in each wheel well area.
13. Install 4 rivets (P/N 6500911) to attaching the bottom of the rear fascia to the rear bumper/fascia support.
14. Lower the vehicle and close the liftgate.
POLICY: Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
Labor Operation No: 23-50-00-98 1.2 Hrs.
FAILURE CODE: XX - Service Adjustment