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Missing Alignment Dowel Pin - kw suspension steering alignment adjust arm bracket control guide wheel tire rod front end

Subject: Missing Alignment Dowel Pin

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

Condition/Concern:

We have several field reports relative to full size trucks arriving without the upper control arm bracket alignment pin (Strux pin). This pin serves as a pilot for the proper adjustment of the cam for the front caster and camber adjustment.

Recommendation/Instructions:

When the pin is missing, a 1/4 inch dowel rod or a punch tool can be utilized as a temporary alignment aid to properly center the cam to the bracket while adjusting and torquing the D-bolt.

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Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

Models:

(99-04 All Chevrolet full size trucks and utilites) and (99-04 All GMC full size trucks and utilites) and (02-04 All Cadillac full size utilites) and (03-04 Hummer H2)

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