Wind Noise Around Doors; Card Test; Repair Procedure - Mazda 1983 RX7 Service Manual

ARTICLE BEGINNING
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

WIND NOISE AROUND DOORS

Model(s): All Mazda models except MX-5 Miata and MX-6
Category: S (09) - Body
Bulletin No.: 018/98
Date: July 29, 1998
DESCRIPTION
Wind noise around doors may occur with some vehicles. This may be
caused by the door weather-strip seal.
Customers complaining of this should have their vehicle inspected
and repaired according to this service bulletin.

REPAIR PROCEDURE

1. Verify customer complaint.
2. Examine weather-strip for the following conditions:
a. Rips, tears, cuts
b. Loose or falling off
c. Excessive deterioration
- If the weather-strip has any of the above conditions,
replace it. Go to step 3.
- If weather-strip does not have any of the above conditions,
but wind noise still exists, proceed to the CARD TEST.

CARD TEST

1. Open the door and insert a business card (0.2 mm thickness)
between the door and the weather-strip at the base of the
A-pillar. Close the door. See Fig. 1.
2. Slide the business card up along the A-pillar. See Fig. 1.
a. If the card slides easily at any location along the A-pillar,
the sealing contact between the door is insufficient and
requires adjustment. Proceed to DOOR ADJUSTMENT.
b. If there is consistent resistance, proceed to the
WHITE GREASE TEST.
WIND NOISE AROUND DOORS CAT. S, NO. 018/98
1983 Mazda RX7
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