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Technical Service Bulletins|Leaks > < Rocker panel - Inside water noise

Field Remedy: 2596

Subject: Door Frame - Engage with B-pillar
Models: Engines: Option:
Astra-H 2004... All 3 Door only
Complaint: Paint damages in the inner door frame and B-pillar.
Cause: Door rubber seal to soft.
Production:

Remedy:

In case of customer complaint install round rubber form 
into weatherstrip, door.

Carry out the following working procedure on both front doors.

Working Procedure:

1. Prepare cable (tool) to feed round rubber form into
   weatherstrip, door.

   - Use cable with diameter of 2-3mm and cut to length of 1m
   - Remove 30mm of insulation at one end of cable

2. Attach bared cable end (Picture I, 1) to round rubber form 
   (Picture I, 2)

   - Wrap bared cable end firmly around rubber form

Object Number: 16046171  Size: DEFAULT

3. Apply silicone oil to insulated end of cable 

4. Guide cable into weatherstrip, door

   - Feed in cable (Picture II, 1) into first hole approximately 170mm 
     above lock striker (Picture II, a) of door rubber seal 
     and pull the cable downwards out of fifth hole (Picture II, 3)
     from above with proper tool (Picture II, 2) 

     Important: 
     Avoid damage of the weatherstrip, door.

Object Number: 16046170  Size: DEFAULT

5. Pull at cable end to feed in round rubber form into 
   weatherstrip, door

   Important:
   Upper overhang must be approx. 20mm (Picture III, X).

Object Number: 16046175  Size: DEFAULT

6. Cut lower round rubber form to length (Picture IV, 1)

   Important:
   Lower overhang must be approx. 20mm (Picture III, X)

Object Number: 16046176  Size: DEFAULT

7. Install upper and lower end of round rubber form overhang
   carefully with proper tool into weatherstrip, door

   Important:
   Advoid damage of weatherstrip, door.

8. Glue (Picture V, 2) upper round rubber form (Picture V, 1) to
   weatherstrip, door in the second hole from above

Object Number: 16046177  Size: DEFAULT

Spare-Parts:                            Part-No.:      Catalogue-No.:

Round rubber form                       13349474       90 01 156
Silicone oil                            90001800       19 48 454
Cyanacrylat adhesive                    93165228       15 00 006

Labour Times:                           TC:            Hours:

U3 259 60      Attach round rubber      90             0,3
               form

The costs for this repair will be covered during the normal warranty.
The regular Warranty procedure will apply.

FunctionalGroup: A - Body,B - Paint
Complaint Group: 02 - Chafing,13 - No/Poor Function
Trouble Code: None

Technical Service Bulletins|Leaks > < Rocker panel - Inside water noise