Investigation PE89136: 1989 Blue Bird ALL American

Status

CLOSED

Opened

Jul 6, 1989

Closed

Jul 25, 1989

Model years

1989

Subject

Steering wheels loose

Component: Steering

Summary

Synopsis:when the steering wheels were torqued to specificationthe hub of the wheel would bind on the steering column.operators on theassembly line corrected this by not completely tighting the nut andusing loc tite to secure it.this has resulted in complaints of loosesteering wheels and one case of the wheel coming off in the operatorshand.===

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