Exhaust System - Noise Transmitted Into Vehicle Interior

DTB

Date: October 6, 2008
Order No.: P-B-26.60/03
Supersedes:
Group: 26

SUBJECT: Model 204.054
Equipped with Manual Transmission
Engine/Transmission Noises Transmitted into Vehicle Interior and/or Vibrations into Gearshift Lever

If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicle of engine/transmission noises transmitted into the vehicle interior and/or transmission of vibrations into gearshift lever, the cause may be stresses on the vehicle exhaust system. To resolve, perform the following.

1. Place vehicle on a drive-on lift.

2. Relieve the stress on exhaust system, loosen the nuts of the hanger brackets, left and right sides (Figure 1 and 2) and retorque to 20 Nm.










3. Relieve stress on the drive-train, loosen the three bolts of rear engine mount (Figure 3) on the cross-bridge and retorque to 50 Nm.







4. Loosen the two self-locking bolts of the center shifter console (Figure 4) from within the interior compartment. Replace bolts and retorque new bolts to 6 Nm.







Parts Information







NOTE: The following allowable labor operations should be used when submitting a warranty claim for this repair. This information has been generated on October 6, 2008. Please refer to Netstar -> Star TekInfo -> Star Time for the most current labor time allowance.

In Case of Warranty

Operation: Trim panel - for shift console, replace (68-3455)
Perform repair operations (94-0000)