INBOARD BUCKLE/CENTER OCCUPANT BELTS REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove rear seat cushion.
(2) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle/center oc-
cupant belt to floor. (3) Separate buckle/belt assembly from vehicle.
INBOARD BUCKLE/CENTER OCCUPANT BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEATS
REMOVAL (FIG. 25 OR 26)
(1) Position seat full forward.
(2) Remove screws holding rear track riser covers
and separate covers from tracks. (3) On power seat track, remove outboard track
cover. (4) Remove inboard seat belt attaching bolt from
floor. (5) Remove nuts holding seat track to floor.
(6) Position seat full rearward.
(7) Remove door sill scuff plate and disconnect
power seat track wire connector. (8) Remove bolts holding seat track to cross mem-
ber. (9) Remove seat from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 23 Front Seat Belts
Fig. 24 Rear Seat Belts
Fig. 25 Manual Front SeatÐTypical
Fig. 26 Power Front SeatÐTypical
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REAR SEATS
REAR SEAT CUSHION REMOVAL
(1) Remove bolts holding cushion to floor.
(2) Disconnect center occupant seat belts from
cushion. (3) Remove cushion from vehicle.
REAR SEAT CUSHION INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEAT BACK REMOVAL
(1) Remove rear seat cushion assembly.
(2) Remove bolts holding seat back to rear floor
kick-up. (3) Lift seat back upward to disengage upper hooks
from shelf support panel. (4) Separate seat back from vehicle.
REAR SEAT BACK INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
BODY MOULDINGS
STICK-ON BODY SIDE MOULDING REMOVALAND INSTALLATION
(1) Warm the effected stick-on moulding and body
metal to approximately 38ÉC (100ÉF) using a suitable
heat lamp or heat gun. (2) Pull stick-on moulding from painted surface.
(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. (4) If moulding is to be reused, Remove tape resi-
due from moulding. Clean back of moulding with Mo-
par t, Super Kleen solvent or equivalent. Wipe
moulding dry with lint free cloth. Apply new body
side moulding (two sided adhesive) tape to back of
moulding. (5) Clean body surface with Super Kleen solvent or
equivalent. Wipe surface dry with lint free cloth. (6) Apply a length of masking tape on the body,
parallel to the top edge of the moulding to use as a
guide, if necessary. (7) Remove protective cover from tape on back of
moulding. Apply moulding to body below the mask-
ing tape guide. (8) Remove masking tape guide and heat body and
moulding, see step one. Firmly press moulding to
body surface to assure adhesion.
FRONT WHEEL OPENING MOULDING REMOVAL
(1) Remove screws holding wheel opening mould-
ing to front fender. (2) Separate moulding from fender.
FRONT WHEEL OPENING MOULDINGINSTALLATION
(1) Position moulding in wheel opening and start
top center screw of wheel opening moulding. (2) Install screws around wheel opening.
REAR WHEEL OPENING MOULDING REMOVAL
(1) Remove screws holding wheel opening mould-
ing to quarter panel. (2) Separate wheel opening moulding from quarter
panel.
REAR WHEEL OPENING MOULDING INSTALLATION
(1) Position moulding in wheel opening and start
top center screw of wheel opening moulding. (2) Install screws around wheel opening.
VINYL ROOF BONNET
REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Remove quarter panel trim covers.
(2) Remove head lining.
(3) Remove nuts holding transverse roof moulding
to roof panel and separate moulding from vehicle. (4) Remove nuts holding vinyl top bonnet to roof.
(5) Remove rear deck filler panel.
(6) Remove screws holding rear window opening
lower valance to body. (7) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding vi-
nyl top bonnet to quarter panel. (8) Pull vinyl top bonnet away from top panel to
separate bonnet from anti-flutter sealer holding bon-
net to roof.
INSTALLATION
(1) Clean anti-flutter sealer from roof surface and
inside of vinyl roof bonnet. (2) Apply a 20 mm (0.75 in.) bead of anti-flutter
sealer across the roof panel at the mid point between
the front of the bonnet and rear of roof. (3) Apply a 20 mm (0.75 in.) by 150 mm (6 in.)
bead of anti-flutter sealer down each roof side panel
at mid point between the door opening and rear of
roof. (4) Place the bonnet into position on the roof panel
and align to proper fit. (5) Reverse the removal operation.
REAR DECK FILLER PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 28)
(1) Raise truck lid to full up position.
(2) Remove screws holding rear deck filler panel to
body in the front trunk opening gutter. (3) Close trunk lid, do not latch.
(4) Lift filler panel upward and separate from ve-
hicle.
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AG-VEHICLE BODY COMPONENT SERVICE INDEX
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A-Pillar and Roof Rail Mouldings ............. 61
Body Side Applique ....................... 60
Body Side Mouldings ...................... 60
Closure Panel Sight Shield ................. 52
Cowl Cover ............................. 54
Door Glass ............................. 58
Door Glass Opening Moulding ............... 59
Door Latch ............................. 57
Door Opening Scuff Plates ................. 61
Door Opening Weatherstrips ................ 60
Door Trim Panel ......................... 56
Floor Carpet ............................ 64
Front Center Console ..................... 64
Front Door and Hinge ..................... 56
Front Door Silencer and Water Shield ......... 56
Front End Splash Shields .................. 54
Front Fender ............................ 55
Front Seat Belts ......................... 61
Front Seats ............................. 63
Fuel Fill Door ........................... 68
Glass Run Weatherstrip ................... 58
Head Lining ............................. 65
Hood and Hinges ........................ 52
Hood Applique .......................... 54
Hood Latch and Release Cable .............. 53
Hood Latch Safety Catch .................. 54
Inside Latch Release Handle ................ 59 Lift Gate
............................... 67
Lift Gate and Fuel Fill Door Release Cables .... 69
Lift Gate Latch and Striker ................. 68
Lift Gate Lock Cylinder .................... 68
Lift Gate Prop Cylinder .................... 67
Lift Gate Spoiler ......................... 67
Lift Gate Trim ........................... 61
Lower Quarter Trim Panel .................. 61
Lower Tail Panel Trim Cover ................ 61
Manual Window Lift Plate and Guide .......... 58
Manual Window Regulator .................. 57
Manual Window Regulator .................. 58
Outside Door Latch Release Handle .......... 58
Overhead Console ........................ 65
Power Door Lock Actuator .................. 59
Power Window Regulator .................. 57
Quarter Glass Module ..................... 66
Quarter Panel Spoiler ..................... 67
Rear Seat Belts .......................... 62
Rear Seats ............................. 63
Rear Window Glass ...................... 65
Roof Seam Molding ....................... 66
Side View Mirror ......................... 59
Sunroof Lift Control ....................... 65
Tail Lamp Closure Panel ................... 69
Upper Quarter Trim Panel .................. 61
CLOSURE PANEL SIGHT SHIELD
REMOVAL (FIG. 1)
(1) Raise hood to open position.
(2) Loosen twist fasteners holding headlamp covers
to fascia. (3) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding
sight shield to radiator closure panel. (4) Remove push-in fasteners holding sight shield
to bumper fascia. (5) Separate sight shield from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
HOOD AND HINGES
HOOD REMOVAL (FIG. 2)
(1) Raise hood to full up position.
(2) Lift front edge of cowl cover on the right side of
the windshield washer bottle and disconnect the un-
der hood lamp wire connector. (3) Mark all bolt and hinge attachment locations
with a grease pencil or other suitable device to pro-
vide reference marks for installation. When install-
ing hood, align all marks and secure bolts. The hood should be aligned to 4 mm (0.160 in.) gap to the front
fenders and flush across the top surfaces along fend-
ers. (4) Remove the top hood to hinge attaching bolts
and loosen the bottom bolts until they can be re-
moved by hand. (5) With assistance of a helper at the opposite side
of the vehicle to support the hood, remove the bottom
hood to hinge attaching bolts. Separate the hood
from the vehicle.
Fig. 1 Closure Panel Sight Shield
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(4) Separate wheelhouse splash shield from vehi-
cle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 9)
(1) Remove one front wheelhouse splash shield
push-in fastener and separate wheelhouse splash
shield from transaxle splash shield. (2) Remove transaxle splash shield attaching bolts
and separate transaxle splash shield from vehicle.
TRANSAXLE SPLASH SHIELD INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD REMOVAL (FIG. 10)
(1) Hoist vehicle and support on suitable safety
stands. (2) Remove bolts holding engine drive belt splash
shield to right frame rail. (3) Separate drive belt splash shield from vehicle.
ENGINE DRIVE BELT SPLASH SHIELD
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT FENDER
REMOVAL (FIG. 11)
(1) Remove front side marker lamp assembly. Re-
fer to Group 8L, Lamps for instructions. (2) Remove front bumper as necessary to gain
clearance to remove front fender. Refer to Front
Bumper Removal paragraph in this section. (3) Remove front wheelhouse splash shield. Refer
to Front Wheelhouse Splash Shield Removal para-
graph of this section. (4) Remove side applique as necessary to clear
front fender. Refer to Body Side Applique Removal
paragraph in this section. (5) Remove bolts holding bottom of front fender at
rear of wheel opening. (6) Remove bolt holding front fender to hinge pil-
lar at rear of wheelhouse. (7) Remove bolt holding front fender to cowl at top
of front door opening. (8) Remove bolts holding front fender to underside
of radiator closure panel. (9) Remove bolts holding front fender to front of
radiator closure panel. (10) Raise hood and support hood on a suitable
holding device. Mark hinge for installation indexing.
Remove lower hood hinge attaching bolts and sepa-
rate hinge from front fender. Refer to Hood Hinge
Removal paragraph in this section. (11) Remove bolts holding front fender to inner
wheelhouse along hood opening. (12) Separate front fender from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation. Align front fender
to achiev ea4mm (0.160 in) gap to hood edge and 6
Fig. 8 Cowl Cover Assembly
Fig. 9 Front Wheelhouse and Transaxle Splash
ShieldsÐTypical
Fig. 10 Engine Drive Belt Splash ShieldÐTypical
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(5) Remove nuts holding outside door latch handle
to retainer bracket and separate bracket from door. (6) Swing lock rod upward, parallel to back of
latch handle, and separate latch handle from door
panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
INSIDE LATCH RELEASE HANDLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove screw holding handle to inner door
panel. (3) Disconnect linkage rod from back of handle.
(4) Separate handle from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 19)
(1) Remove door trim panel. Remove silencer and
water shield as necessary. (2) Raise door glass to the up position.
(3) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(4) Disconnect lock actuator linkage rod from door
latch. (5) Remove bolts holding actuator to inner door
panel. (6) Separate power door lock actuator from door.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
SIDE VIEW MIRROR
REMOVAL (FIG. 20)
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Disconnect power mirror wire connector. (3) Remove covers to gain access to mirror attach-
ing nuts. (4) Remove nuts holding mirror to door frame.
(5) Separate mirror from door frame.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
DOOR GLASS OPENING MOULDING
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door trim panel.
(2) Remove door glass.
(3) Remove side view mirror.
(4) Disengage clips holding door glass opening
moulding to the door frame (Fig. 21). (5) Remove screws holding door glass opening
moulding and belt weatherstrip to door belt flange
(Fig. 22). (6) Remove the belt weatherstrip.
(7) Remove window opening moulding.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 18 Outside Door Latch Release HandleÐTypical
Fig. 19 Power Door Lock Actuator
Fig. 20 Side View Mirror
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DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIPS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove interior trim as necessary to gain ac-
cess to door opening weatherstrip. (2) Pull weatherstrip from pinch flange around
door opening.
INSTALLATION
(1) Locate the middle to the weatherstrip at the
center of the upper pinch flange. Push weatherstrip
onto pinch flange at the top corner near the B-pillar. (2) When the weatherstrip has been installed down
the door opening to the sill pinch flange, mate the
ends of the weatherstrip together and finish install-
ing.
BODY SIDE MOULDINGS
STICK-ON BODY SIDE MOULDING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(1) Warm the effected stick-on moulding and body
metal to approximately 38ÉC (100ÉF) using a suitable
heat lamp or heat gun. (2) Pull stick-on moulding from painted surface.
(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. (4) If moulding is to be reused, Remove tape resi-
due from moulding. Clean back of moulding with Mo-
par, Super Kleen solvent or equivalent. Wipe moulding dry with lint free cloth. Apply new body
side moulding (two sided adhesive) tape to back of
moulding. (5) Clean body surface with Mopar, Super Kleen
solvent or equivalent. Wipe surface dry with lint free
cloth. (6) Apply a length of masking tape on the body,
parallel to the top edge of the moulding to use as a
guide, if necessary. (7) Remove protective cover from tape on back of
moulding. Apply moulding to body below the mask-
ing tape guide. (8) Remove masking tape guide and heat body and
moulding, refer to step one. Firmly press moulding to
body surface to assure adhesion.
BODY SIDE APPLIQUE
REMOVAL (FIG. 23)
DOOR APPLIQUE
(1) Remove rivets holding bottom or door applique
to door pinch flange usin ga3mm(0.125 in.) drill.
(2) Lift door applique upward to disengage appli-
que from retainer channel. (3) Separate applique from door.
SILL APPLIQUE (1) Remove push-in fasteners holding sill applique
to bottom of rocker panel. (2) Remove push-in fasteners holding sill applique
to front and rear wheel lip openings. (3) Lift sill applique upward to disengage applique
from retainer channels. (4) Separate sill applique from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Prime and touch-up bare metal surfaces before in-
stalling applique to avoid corrosion. Reverse the re-
moval operation.
Fig. 21 Window Opening Moulding
Fig. 22 Outer Belt Weatherstrip
Fig. 23 Body Side Applique
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DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATES
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove screws holding scuff plate to door sill.
(3) Separate scuff plate from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
A-PILLAR AND ROOF RAIL MOULDINGS
A-PILLAR MOULDING REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding A-pillar
moulding to roof rail above door opening. (3) Remove trim plug and screw holding A-pillar
molding to A-pillar (4) Slide A-pillar moulding upward and pull rear-
ward to separate moulding from A-pillar.
A-PILLAR MOULDING INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LOWER QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove tail panel trim cover and security
shade, if equipped (2) Remove rear seat cushion and backs.
(3) Remove seat back latch striker bezel.
(4) Remove screw covers. Remove screws holding
lower quarter trim panel to quarter. (5) Pull rearward end of trim panel away from
quarter panel and push trim forward to clear door
opening flange. (6) Separate lower quarter trim panel from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
UPPER QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove lower quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove rear seat shoulder harness turning
loop cover. (3) Remove bolt holding belt turning loop to C-pil-
lar. (4) Remove bolt holding front seat belt to floor at
door sill. (5) Remove screw holding coat hook to roof rail.
(6) Remove roof rail moulding as necessary to clear
quarter panel removal path. (7) Remove push-in fastener holding upper quarter
trim to roof rail. (8) Remove screw covers from trim panel to gain
access to screws. (9) Remove screws holding upper quarter trim to
quarter panel. (10) Raise and support lift gate in the up position.
Disconnect bottom of lift cylinder. (11) Swing rear of trim panel away from quarter
panel and pull trim forward to clear door opening
flange. (12) Separate upper quarter trim panel from vehi-
cle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LOWER TAIL PANEL TRIM COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Raise lift gate to the up position.
(2) Remove hidden screws holding tail panel trim
cover to tail panel from carpeted area. (3) Remove push-in fasteners holding top tail panel
trim to opening sill. (4) Lift up floor cover and position cover out of the
way. (5) Separate cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE TRIM
REMOVAL (FIG. 25)
(1) Raise the lift to the up position.
(2) Disengage clips holding side moldings to lift
gate. Separate moldings from lift gate. (3) Remove expanding push-in fasteners holding
upper trim panel to lift gate. (4) Remove screw plugs and screws holding upper
trim panel to lift gate. Separate upper trim panel
from lift gate. (5) Remove screw plug and screw holding lower
trim panel to rear window wiper motor, if equipped. (6) Remove screws holding lower trim panel to lift
gate. Separate lower trim panel from lift gate.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEAT BELTS
OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Adjust front seat to the forward position.
(2) Remove bolt holding outboard lap belt anchor
to floor below door sill. (3) Remove lower and upper quarter trim panels as
necessary to gain access to shoulder harness turning
loop and retractor. (4) Remove bolt holding shoulder turning loop to
B-pillar.
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(5) Remove bolt holding belt retractor to quarter
panel. (6) Separate belt from vehicle.
OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle to floor. (2) Disconnect seat belt sensor wire connector, if
equipped. (3) Separate buckle assembly from vehicle.
INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEAT BELTS
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAPBELT REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Remove lower and upper quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove bolt holding lap belt anchor to floor at
wheelhouse kickup. (3) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to quar-
ter panel.
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Lift seat belt buckle anchor cover to expose
bolt. (2) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle/center oc-
cupant belt to seat frame. (3) Separate buckle from vehicle.
Fig. 24 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim Covers
Fig. 25 Lift Gate Trim
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