Generator - Revised Service Procedure: Overview
63-64-07ASMU SECTION 6D3 REVISED...
Issued:
11/01/96
REVISION:
09/17/96
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO DELETE STEPS 7 & 8 (REMOVE OR DISCONNECT) AND STEPS 11 & 12 (INSTALL OR CONNECT) SHOWN IN THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN. ALSO, REFERENCE TO 1997 VEHICLES IN SEVERAL OF THE STEPS WAS DELETED.
REVISION:
10/25/96
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO ADD WARRANTY INFORMATION. THIS BULLETIN ALSO CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 336404. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBERS 336404 AND 636407 (SECTION 6 ENGINE).
SUBJECT:
SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE SECTION 6D3 REVISED GENERATOR SERVICE PROCEDURE
MODELS:
1991-96 CHEVROLET LUMINA
1995-96 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
1991-96 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
1991-96 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME
WITH 3.4L DOHC V6 ENGINE (VIN X - RPO LQ1)
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE PREVIOUS GENERATOR SERVICE PROCEDURE IN SECTION 6D3 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL. THE REVISED PROCEDURE DELETES THE NEED TO REMOVE THE DRIVE AXLE AND GENERATOR SPLASH SHIELD. INSTEAD, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOWER PINCH BOLT IS REMOVED. THEN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. A JACKING FIXTURE IS INSTALLED TO SUPPORT THE REAR OF THE FRAME. THE TWO REAR FRAME BOLTS ARE REMOVED AND THE FRAME IS THEN LOWERED NO MORE THAN 100 MM (4 IN.), GAINING ACCESS TO THE GENERATOR.
REFER TO THE PROPER VEHICLE SERVICE MANUAL AND OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS FOR SPECIFIC SUBCOMPONENT REMOVAL, INSTALLATION AND TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS.