INSTRUMENT PANEL RATTLES AND/OR FUSE BLOCK LOOSE. Oldsmobile Intrigue 1998

SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL RATTLES AND/OR FUSE BLOCK LOOSE (REINFORCE INSTRUMENT PANEL)

MODELS: 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE

CONDITION:

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) RATTLES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND/OR THE FUSE BLOCK IS LOOSE IN THE OPENING. TECHNICIANS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT REINSTALLATION OF THE FUSE BLOCK.

CAUSE:

THE I/P FUSE BLOCK OPENING MAY BE CRACKED AT THE FORWARD CORNER.

CORRECTION:

INSTALL I/P REINFORCEMENT BRACKET (P/N 10412722), USING THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PROCEDURE.

PROCEDURE:

1. REMOVE I/P FUSE BLOCK COVER.

2. RELEASE FUSE BLOCK RETAINING TABS AND ALLOW FUSE BLOCK TO LEAN BACK INTO I/P.

3. INSTALL FUSE BLOCK REINFORCEMENT BRACKET BY INSERTING BRACKET THROUGH UPPER ACCESS HOLE IN I/P AND ROUTE BETWEEN FUSE BLOCK AND I/P STRUCTURE (SEE FIGURE 1).

4. ALIGN THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET (SEE FIGURE 2) AND BEND RETAINING TABS AROUND THE SIDE STRUCTURE OF THE I/P.

5. INSTALL FUSE BLOCK TO I/P BY SNAPPING INTO PLACE.

6. INSTALL I/P FUSE BLOCK COVER.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION =========== ==================================

10412722 BRACKET, I/P WIRING FUSE BLOCK

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME =============== ================================== ===============

C4710 INSTALL BRACKET TO I/P MOUNTED 0.2 HR FUSE BLOCK

FIGURES: 02 ATTACHMENTS: 00

Object Number: 484393 Size: MF

Object Number: 484395 Size: MH

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