Brakes - Brake Pipe Flare Design/Tool Usage: Overview

BULLETIN NO.: 02-T-72

ISSUE DATE: October, 2002

CATEGORY TYPE: Brakes-02

CORPORATION NO.: 02-05-22-006

SUBJECT:
Service Information About First and Second Design Brake Pipe Flares, Updated Service Procedures and New Tool for Brake Pipe Repair

MODELS AFFECTED:

2002 - 2003 Saturn VUE vehicles

There is a first design and second design of the brake pipe flare for the hydraulic brake pipes and system components used on the Saturn VUE. All 2002 vehicles and some 2003 vehicles were produced with the ISO brake pipe flare design. The following 2003 vehicles were built with the double-inverted brake pipe flare design:

^ 3S815665 through 3S815669

^ 3S815866 through 3S815960

^ 3S816025 through 3S816124

^ 3S816355 through 3S816454

^ 3S823795 through current 2003 production

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide service information on the two different brake pipe flare designs. This bulletin also includes information about the new hydraulic brake flare tool. Replace pages 51-59 of the 2002-2003 Saturn VUE Brake Service Manual with this bulletin. When servicing vehicles produced with ISO flares, it may be necessary to service sections of the brake pipe and the brake pipe fittings with the double-inverted flare fittings. Refer to the procedure in this bulletin.





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