"Secret" 2001 Saturn Alignment Defect

Not a "fix" for anything really, just an update to errors in the service
manual for the alignment specs. Unless the dealer misaligned it previously
based on the old manual, it doesn't affect anything.

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"Mr. Goodwrench" > wrote in message
news
> If you bring your car in, Saturn policy is that they will not inform you
of
> this TSB unless you specifically ask for it by name, otherwise you will
get
> an alignment and your car will continue to cup and chew up the rear tires,
> possibly causing a blowout, and loss of control of the vehicle.
>
> This TSB is the fix; it should be a "recall" and Saturn should eat the
cost:
>
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> Make: SATURN
> Model: L-SERIES
> Year: 2001
> Service Bulletin Number: 00T72A
> NHTSA Item Number: 633545
> Summary Description:
> SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR CHASSIS SERVICE MANUALSS
> REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION
OF
> SPACERS BETWEEN REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT AND VEHICLE BODY WHEN PERFORMING
> WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *JG
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>
> File your complaints he http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/
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