C 1500 Truck 2WD V8-454 7.4L (1990)
*
FAILED
PARTS
CC-FC
LABOR
LAB
REPAIR PERFORMED
PC
PART NO.
ALLOW
OP
HRS
1990 C/K Truck Wear
Check 2 or 4 Ball
-
--
**
VM-95
T7312
0.3
Joints No Replacement
1990 C Truck Uppers
2
15659518 or
**
NR-95
T7306
1.3
Replace 2 Ball Joints
15634909
(Includes Wear Check)
1990 K Truck
4
15634942
**
NR-95
T7306
4.1
Replace 4 Ball Joints
(Includes Wear Check)
Alignment Parts Kit
1
15654867
**
VM-95
T7309
0.0
Supplied To Customer
* Times should be added or deleted as necessary from the applicable Labor Hours.
1990 C/K Truck Times
Add:
To Check & Adjust Front Wheel Toe-in Alignment 0.3 Hours
Delete:
For EACH previously installed ball joint 0.1 Hours.
** The "Parts Allowance" should be the sum total of the current GMSPO Dealer Net price plus 30% of all parts required for the repair.
Refer to the Chevrolet Claims Processing Manual for details on Claim Submission.
Owner Letter
August, 1990
Dear Chevrolet Owner:
This notice is sent to inform you of a special policy covering the front suspension of your 1500-3500 Series Chevrolet Pickup ?Truck. Specifically, the
policy covers the maintenance-free ball joints and the front wheel alignment.
Your full size 1500-3500 Series Chevrolet Pickup Truck incorporates maintenance-free front suspension ball joints and also a front suspension feature
designed to improve the vehicle's ability to maintain front wheel caster/camber alignment. These changes were made in the interest of improving your
satisfaction with our product by reducing the amount of required maintenance. In some cases, however, the actual vehicle maintenance required may not
have been reduced.
Ball Joints:
The maintenance-free front suspension ball joints in some of these trucks have experienced contamination. Because of this, we have changed the design
of our current prooduction ball joint to a greaseable style ball joint. A contaminated ball joint can cause squeaking while turning, and/or more frequent
steering input while driving. Contamination could result in a ball joint wearing out and eventually separating. If any sign of contamination occurs in your
vehicle, please have it repaired at your dealer.
Should ball joint contamination cause this condition in your vehicle within 5 years or 100,000 miles of vehicle purchase (whichever occurs first) the
maintenance free ball joints will be replaced with greaseable style ball joints free of charge. Greaseable style ball joints should be lubricated at the same
interval as the other chassis lubrication fittings on your vehicle. Vehicles requiring ball joint replacement do not necessarily require front wheel
alignment. If you have had the ball joints replaced on your vehicle prior to receiving this letter, you can obtain reimbursement for any parts and/or labor
charges you have incurred by providing your dealer with the original paid receipt prior to March 1, 1991. This offer does not apply if the replacement
was due to collision damage.
Front Wheel Alignment Parts Kit:
The wheel alignment as set by the assembly plant will not change and should not need adjustment except in cases where accident or road hazard damage
has occurred. Previously, if caster/camber alignment was performed at your expense, you were also charged for the required alignment parts kit. Due to
the cost of the parts kit, the charge for a wheel alignment would not be competitive in today's marketplace. In view of this, Chevrolet has issued a special