Service Bulletin: Rear Hatch Leaks When Opened

[r&ksport]

(This was from a previous post from a GM tech.)

#00-08-57-004 Water Runs Out of Front Lower Corners of Rear Hatch When Opened (Install Sealer) - (11/29/2000)

Anybody else have this problem? It says to "install sealer". Anyone now how to procede with this fix. I would be afraid of sealing these drain holes and having the water freeze and destroy the rear hatch.

[ December 08, 2002: Message edited by: r&ksport ]</p>

[apiccola]

Buy a tube of body seal adhesive/sealant. This is the yellow stuff that some guys call gorilla snott. 3M makes the best stuff ... but the Permatex stuff is easiest to find at most parts stores.

Pull your hatch seal off. Clean the retaining groove with a mild detergent. Install the seal ... as you install the seal, apply a continuous bead of sealant into the retaining groove of the seal.

Be sure you read and follow all instructions and cautions given by the sealant manufacturer. Especially, if they give any special instructions for the curing process of the sealant.

Good luck.

[Dewey]

This isn't a dealer mandated fix?

[Gmtech1005]

Water Runs Out of Front Lower Corners of Rear Hatch When Opened (Install Sealer) #00-08-57-004 - (11/29/2000)
Water Runs Out of Front Lower Corners of Rear Hatch When Opened (Install Sealer)
1998-2001 Chevrolet Camaro

1998-2001 Pontiac Firebird

Condition
FIGURE Figure 1(c)




Some customers may comment that when the rear hatch is opened, water runs out of one or both front lower corners. See Figure 1.

Cause
Sealing operations may have been missed at two locations during assembly.

The sealer may be missing at both of the lower front corners.
The sealer may be missing downward from the hinges.
Correction
FIGURE Figure 2 (c)




Open the rear hatch to make sure there is no trapped water.

Important
Wear safety glasses and use compressed air to dry the area.


Determine which areas need to be sealed. See Figures 1 & 2.
Clean the surface to be sealed using one of the following, or an equivalent:
3M® General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, P/N 08984
Dominion Sure Seal, Sure Solve Stock BSS
Kent Acrosol™
Seal the flange(s) using one of the following, or an equivalent:
3M® Ultrapro™ Autobody Sealant
Kent High Tech Seam Sealer Clear 10200
Dominion Sure Seal Heavy Duty Drip Check LSC Item #9019


sorry this board doesn't let me show the figures. E-mail me and I can send you the full bulletin with the figures. Attacksquirrel5@wideopenwest.com

[geisencam]

Samething happens to me!

[stagen]

It's been happening since the 4th gen came out.