Calais FWD L4-151 2.5L (1985)
Alignment: Recalls
Campaign - Updated Torque, Tie Rod Adjuster Clamp Bolt
SUBJECT
NEW TIE ROD ADJUSTER CLAMP BOLTS
NUMBER: 85-T-9
TORQUE SPECIFICATION
DATE:
December 3, 1984
MODELS/YEARS
1985 FIRENZA AND CALAIS
SECTION:
3A
The torque specification for 1985 Firenza and Calais tie rod adjuster clamp bolts has been changed from the 1984 Firenza Service Manual specification.
Anytime that a toe-in adjustment or other service is performed which requires retightening of the tie rod adjuster clamp bolts, the bolts must be
retightened to 55 N-m (41 ft.lbs.).
When inner or outer tie rod service parts are replaced on past model Firenzas, the adjuster clamp bolts must also be retightened to 55 N-m (41 ft.lbs.).
To All Oldsmobile Dealers:
Oldsmobile Division is releasing Campaign 85-C-1 involving some early production 1985 Oldsmobile Calais models. The vehicles were assembled with
inadequate clamp load on the tie rod adjusters. This could allow the tie rod to loosen and separate from the tie rod adjuster. Tie rod separation could
cause a loss of steering control which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
To eliminate the possibility of this occurring on vehicles involved, the inner and outer tie rod pinch bolts are to be tightened according to instructions in
Product Campaign Bulletin 85-C-1.
Oldsmobile Division will issue billing invoices to dealers on vehicles involved when the campaign is completed. Dealers on DCS should transmit
campaign claims on the day they are completed. Dealers not on DCS should contact their zone office daily and provide the VIN, repair order number and
repair order date to zone service personnel on vehicles completed. Dealers not on DCS should also submit a campaign claim via the 725 OLDS in the
normal manner to obtain credit for the campaign completion. Following this procedure will ensure that billing invoices will be issued with the shortest
possible delay.
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a campaign of this type must be
adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within 60 days after tender of a
vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitied to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no
charge, or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair
their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed
to contact the nearest Oldsmobile Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the agreed service date. If the condition is
not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Enclosed with this letter are:
Two Product Campaign Bulletins 85-C-1 Copy of Owner Letter
Dealers with cars to correct will also receive:
One Printout of Vehicles in VIN Sequence
Your cooperation in completing this campaign as soon as possible will be greatly appreciated.
