CENTER CONSOLE LINER DE-BONDS (SERVICE PROC.INSTALL RIVETS)

SUBJECT: CENTRE CONSOLE LINER DEBONDS (INSTALL RIVETS)

VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1992 CHEVROLET AND GMC C/K TRUCKS WITH BUCKET SEATS AND A CENTRE CONSOLE

Some owners of 1992 C/K vehicles equipped with bucket seats and a centre console may comment that the console liner has become unattached from the console compartment. The adhesive bond between the compartment and the compartment liner may debond and allow the liner to become loose and only partially attached. To correct this condition, the console liner may be reattached by using the following riveting procedure.

SERVICE PROCEDURE

1. Remove the cup holder, refer to Figure 1.

2. Remove the four 7 mm hex head screws located in the cup holder well refer to Figure 1.

3. Remove the two top compartment-to-console attaching screws refer to Figure 2.

4. Raise the console door and remove the four Phillips head screws from the console door hinge refer to Figure 3.

5. Remove the four Phillips head screws from the opposite side of the console. These screws are directly across from the hinge attaching screws refer to Figure 4.

6. The inner compartment may now be removed from the console and taken to a work bench or other suitable work area.

7. Remove the ice bucket and sliding tray. If the liner is loose, remove it. If the liner is only partially loose, carefully detach the rest of the liner with a putty knife, gasket scraper, or similar tool refer to Figures 5 and 6.

8. On either outboard side of the compartment you will see four rivets that attach the sliding tray track to the compartment. Locate the two of these rivets that are at the forward end of the compartment. These rivets are normally under the lining material refer to Figure 6.

9. Measure and mark a point 4 5/8 inches (113.0 mm) from the forward edge of the compartment. This point should be centered between the two forward rivets refer to Figure 7.

10. At the centre point between the two rivets, measure 3/8 inches (9.0 mm) down from the bottom edge of the sliding tray track refer to Figure 8.

11. At the intersection of the two marks, drill a 9/64 inch (3.0 mm) hole as shown in Figure 9 through the tray track and the compartment wall.

12. Repeat steps 9-11 on the opposite side of the compartment.

13. Remove the two forward most rivets on both sides of the compartment by cutting the mushroomed ends with wire cutting pliers or drilling off the rivet heads using a 11/64 inch (4.0 mm) drill bit and right angle drill refer to Figures 10 and 11).

14. Reinstall the liner making sure that it is pushed solidly against the bottom of the compartment, as shown in Figure 6. If the liner was damaged, replace it with a new liner (P/N 12540324).

15. With an awl or similar tool, punch a hole through the lining material at each of the two new holes and also the four holes left by removing the rivets refer to Figure 12.

16. Dress the liner around the punched holes as needed. Rivet the liner, compartment, and track together with six 1/8" pop rivets. The rivets should be acquired locally. They should be aluminum rivets with a grip length of 0.375-0.50 inches (9.0-12.0 mm) and a black finish.

Important: When installed, the rivet heads should face the inside of the compartment. Place the backing washers back in their original locations. No washer is needed on the additional centre rivet (Figures 13, 14, and 15).

17. Reassemble the centre console by reversing steps 1-7.

SERVICE PARTS INFORMATION

Part Description Qty/Vehicle ---- ----------- ----------- 12540324 Compartment Liner 1

Acquire locally: 1/8" Aluminum Pop Rivets 6

WARRANTY INFORMATION

For vehicles repaired under warranty use: Labour Time: 0.7 hrs.

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