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Needle Bearings Found In Oil Pan (Replace Rocker Arms) #02-06-01-029

1998-2002 Chevrolet Camaro, Corvette
1998-2002 Pontiac Firebird
2002 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT
1999-2002 Chevrolet Silverado
2000-2002 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe
2002 Chevrolet Avalanche
1999-2002 GMC Sierra
2000-2002 GMC Yukon, Yukon XL
2003 HUMMER H2
with 4.8L, 5.3L, 5.7L or 6.0L V8 Engine (VINs V, T, G, S, U -- RPOs LR4,
LM7, LS1, LS6, LQ4, LQ9)

Condition
Some customers may comment or technicians may notice needle bearings
being found during an engine oil change. The bearings may be found in
either the drain pan used or on the magnetic oil pan drain plug.

Cause
One or more rocker arms may have experienced a bearing failure.

Correction
Inspect all of the rocker arms for bearing retainer cap failure. If one
or more defective rocker arms are found, replace all 16 rocker arms.
Refer to the Engine Mechanical sub-section in the appropriate Service
Manual.
If no condition with the rocker arms is found, refer to the service
history for previous rocker arm repair. If previous rocker arm repair
was made, then the engine may not have been thoroughly cleaned of loose
roller bearings. If no previous rocker arm repair was made, then look
for another condition.
Remove the oil pan and clean out any additional bearings found within
the oil pan. Refer to the Engine Mechanical sub-section in the
appropriate Service Manual.
Install the oil pan. Refer to the Engine Mechanical sub-section in the
appropriate Service Manual.

Parts Information
Part Number
Description
Qty

10214664
Rocker Arm
16

12560696
Gasket - Rocker Arm Cover
2

12558760
Gasket - Oil Pan
1

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iTrader: (4)

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shadowSS

Time to go in and get some <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

jmX

That one is new? There was one just like it for the past few years I thought. Thats been a known issue for a long long time.

Bub

Wish I would have know that before my #4 exhaust rocker took a dump on the highway. <img border="0" alt="[kaboom]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bomb.gif" />

WayneSS01

Here's the date of the TSB #02-06-01-029 Needle Bearings Found In Oil Pan (Replace Rocker Arms) - (08/28/2002)