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(4) Position the weatherstrip seal on the cowl panel.
Press to insert retainers into the cowl panel holes (Fig.
23).
CROSSMEMBER AIR DEFLECTOR REMOVAL
(1) Remove the rivets that attach the air deflector
to the fender flares (Fig. 22).
(2) Remove screws that attach air deflector to the
crossmember.
(3) Remove the air deflector from the crossmember.
CROSSMEMBER AIR DEFLECTOR
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the air deflector on the crossmember.
(2) Attach the air deflector to the crossmember
with the screws.
(3) Attach the air deflector to the fender flares
with blind rivets.
DASH PANEL INSULATOR PANELÐXJ
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the push-on nuts from the studs (Fig. 24).
(2) Remove the screws that attach the panel to the
dash panel.
(3) Remove the insulator panel from the dash
panel and engine compartment.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the insulator panel on the dash panel.
(2) Install the push-on nuts on the studs.
(3) Attach the panel to the dash panel with screws.
Tighten the screws to 2 Nzm (18 in-lbs) torque.
COWL GRILLE AND SCREENÐXJ
REMOVAL
(1) Use a wax pencil to mark the position of the
wiper arms (Fig. 25).
Fig. 22 Cowl Seal and Crossmember Air Deflector
Fig. 23 Cowl Seal and Retainers
Fig. 24 Dash Panel Insulator Panel
Fig. 25 Wiper Locations On Windshield
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(2) Remove the windshield wiper arms from the
pivots (Fig. 26).
(3) Remove the screws that attach the grille to the
cowl.
(3) Remove the windshield washer tubes from the
nozzles (Fig. 27).
(4) Remove the cowl grille and screen from the
cowl (Fig. 28).(5) If necessary, remove the push-rivets and
washer nozzles from the cowl grille (Fig. 28).
(6) If necessary, remove the cowl grille push-nuts
from the cowl panel (Fig. 29).
(7) If necessary, remove the nuts and cowl grille
support bracket from the dash panel (Fig. 30).
INSTALLATION
(1) If removed, install the cowl grille support
bracket on the dash panel (Fig. 30). Tighten the nuts
to9Nzm (77 in-lbs) torque.
(2) If removed, install the push-nuts in the cowl
panel and the support bracket.
(3) If removed, install the push-rivets and washer
nozzles in the cowl grille.
CAUTION: The washer fluid tubes must be routed
and installed so that they are not pinched.
(4) Position the cowl grille and screen on the cowl.
Install the windshield washer tubes on the nozzles.
(5) Install the cowl screen and grille screws.
Tighten in sequence (Fig. 31).
Fig. 26 Cowl Grille Components
Fig. 27 Washer Fluid Tubes
Fig. 28 Cowl Grille, Screen & Washer Nozzles
Fig. 29 Cowl Grille Push-Nuts
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Force the cowl grille rearward while tighten-
ing the screws.
(6) Install the windshield wiper arms on the piv-
ots.
BATTERY TRAYÐXJ
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the screw, nuts, holddown support
bracket and upper holddown bracket from the hold-
down rods (Fig. 32).
(2) Remove the battery from tray.
(3) Remove the nuts that attach battery tray to the
inner fender panel.
(4) Remove the battery tray from the vehicle.
(5) If necessary, remove the retainers and hold-
down rods from the battery tray (Fig. 33).
INSTALLATION
(1) If removed, install side the holddown rods and
retainers on the battery tray.(2) Position the battery tray on the inner fender
panel with the studs inserted in the holes.
(3) Attach the battery tray to the inner fender
panel with the nuts. Tighten the nuts to 30 Nzm (22
ft-lbs) torque.
(4) Install the battery in tray.
(5) Position the upper holddown bracket over the
holddown rods.
(6) Install the holddown support bracket, screw,
and nuts on the holddown rods. Tighten the screw
and nuts.
FRONT FENDERÐXJ
The following information includes procedures for
removal/installation of:
²Fender liner.
²Front fender flare and retainers.
Fig. 30 Cowl Grille Support Bracket
Fig. 31 Cowl Grille Screw Tightening Sequence
Fig. 32 Battery Tray Removal/Installation
Fig. 33 Battery Holddown Rods & Retainers
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²Front fender.
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the front bumper.
(2) Right fender only:
²If equipped, remove the radio antenna mast, and
components from the fender (Fig. 34 and 35).
²Remove the battery and tray from the fender inner
panel (Fig. 36, 37 and 38).
Fig. 36 Battery, Speed Servo, PDC & Coolant
Recovery Bottle
Fig. 37 Battery Removal/Installation
Fig. 38 Battery Tray Removal/Installation
Fig. 34 Radio Antenna Removal/Installation
Fig. 35 Power Antenna Wire Harness & Cable
Connectors
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²Remove windshield washer reservoir from fender
inner panel (Fig. 39).
²Remove the hood ajar switch, if equipped, from
fender (Fig. 40 and 41).
²Remove the Power Distribution Center (PDC), the
coolant recovery bottle and speed servo from fender
the inner panel (Fig. 42, 43 and 44).
Fig. 41 Hood Ajar Switch Removal/Installation
Fig. 42 Power Distribution Center and Vapor
Canister
Fig. 43 Coolant Recovery Bottle
Fig. 39 Coolant Recovery Bottle, Windshield Washer
Fluid Reservoir & Hood Support Rod
Fig. 40 Hood Ajar Switch, Speed Servo & A/C
Receiver/Drier
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²Remove the vapor canister from the fender inner
panel (Fig. 42 and 45).
²Remove the A/C Receiver/Drier from the fender in-
ner panel (Fig. 40).
²If equipped, remove the Daytime Running Light
(DRL) module from the fender inner panel (Fig. 46).
²Support the hood and remove the hood support rod
from the fender inner panel.
(3) Remove the hood bumper from the fender inner
panel (Fig. 47).
(4) Raise and support the vehicle.
(5) Remove the front wheel.
(6) Remove the fender liner, fender flare and re-
tainers (Fig. 48):
²Remove the screws that attach the lower part of
flare to the fender outer panel.²Remove the rivets that attach the flare to the air
deflector.
²Remove the retainers that attach the fender liner
to the fender inner panel.
²Remove the nuts that attach the fender liner to
the fender outer panel and flare retainers.
²Remove the fender liner from between the fender
panels.
²Remove the push-nuts that attach the retainers to
the fender outer panel.
²Remove the retainers and flare from the fender
outer panel.
(7) Remove the grille opening panel (GOP).
(8) Remove the air deflector.
(9) Remove the rocker panel molding from the
fender.
(10) Remove all the fender braces (Fig. 49).
(11) Remove the fender lower screws (Fig. 49).
(12) Remove the fender top, front and the rear
screws. Remove the fender from the inner fender
panel (Fig. 49).
Fig. 44 Speed Servo
Fig. 45 Vapor Canister
Fig. 46 Daytime Running Light (DRL) Module
Fig. 47 Hood Bumper
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INSTALLATION
(1) Position the fender on the inner fender panel.
(2) Install all of the fender screws finger-tight.
(3) Install the fender braces.
(4) Align the fender with the body panels and
tighten the fender screws to 8.5 Nzm (76 in-lbs)
torque.
(5) Install the grille opening panel (GOP).
(6) Install the air deflector.(7) Install the fender flare and retainers (Fig. 50).
Then install the fender liner.
²Position the retainers and the flare on the fender.
²Install the push-nuts to attach the retainers to the
fender.
²Position the fender liner between the fender and
fender inner panel (Fig. 51).
²Install the nuts to attach the fender liner to the
fender and flare retainers (Fig. 48).
Fig. 48 Fender Flare & Liner Removal/Installation
Fig. 49 Fender Removal/Installation
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²Install the retainers to attach the fender liner to
the fender inner panel.
²Install the rivets to attach the flare to the air de-
flector (Figs. 48 and 50). and
²Install the screws to attach the flare to the fender.
Tighten the screws to 1 Nzm (13 in-lbs) torque.
(8) Connect the front lamp wire harness connectors
to the engine wire harness connectors (Fig. 52).
(9) Install the front lamps.
(10) Install the front bumper.
(11) Install the wheel, remove the support and
lower the vehicle.
(12) Right fender only: install the hood support rod
on the fender inner panel.
(13) Install the hood bumper on the fender inner
panel.(14) Right fender only: install the Daytime Run-
ning Light (DRL) module on fender inner panel.
(15) Right fender only: install the A/C Receiver/
Drier on the fender inner panel.
(16) Right fender only: install the vapor canister
on the fender inner panel. Tighten the vapor canister
screws to 5 Nzm (45 in-lbs) torque.
(17) Right fender only: install the PDC, coolant re-
covery bottle and speed servo on the fender inner
panel.
(18) Right fender only: install the hood ajar switch,
if equipped. Tighten the screws to 2 Nzm (15 in-lbs)
torque.
(19) Right fender only: install the windshield
washer fluid reservoir on the inner panel.
(20) Right fender only: install the battery tray and
battery on the inner panel.
(21) Right fender only: if equipped, install the ra-
dio antenna. Tighten the nut/escutcheon to 4.5 Nzm
(40 in-lbs) torque. Tighten the power antenna bracket
screws to 2 Nzm (20 in-lbs) torque.
REAR WHEELHOUSE FLARES AND LINERSÐXJ
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the flare and liner lower screws (Fig.
53 and 54).
(2) Remove the nuts that attach the liner to the
wheelhouse.
(3) Remove the liner from the wheelhouse.
(4) Remove the push-nuts that attach the flare re-
tainers to the wheelhouse (Fig. 55).
(5) Remove the flare and retainers from the wheel-
house.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the flare and retainers at the wheel-
house.
(2) Install the push-nuts to attach the flare retain-
ers to the wheelhouse.
(3) Position the liner in the wheelhouse.
Fig. 50 Fender Flare & Retainers
Fig. 51 Fender Liner and Retainers
Fig. 52 Front Lamp Wire Harness Connectors
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