Safari Van M V6-262 4.3L (1985)
GMC Truck General Motors Corporation
101 Union Street
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners will be notified of this campaign on their vehicles by GMC Truck (see copy of Owner Letter included with this bulletin). A listing of owner
names and addresses has been furnished to the involved dealers to enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign. This listing may
contain owner names and addresses obtained from state motor vehicle registration records. The use of such motor vehicle registration data for any other
purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to this campaign.
Service Procedure
Figure 1 - M-Van Steering Gear Installation
Notice:
Torque valves must be used as specified during reassembly to assure proper retention of these parts.
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Disconnect negative battery cable.
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Raise and support vehicle on a hoist.
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Remove lower mounting ear bolt which attaches the steering gear to the frame rail, Figure No. 1.
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Thoroughly clean the lower mounting ear of all road dirt and undercoating material using a non petroleum base cleaner such as brake kleener.
Carefully inspect to see if the gear is broken/cracked. Figure No. 1, View A.
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If the mounting ear is broken/cracked replace with new gear, Part Number 26000502. Refer to the GMC Safari Service Manual, X8530, 3B7-4 for
removal and installation instructions.
