(2) Apply specified lubricant to all pivoting and
sliding contact areas of component.
LUBRICANT USAGE
ENGINE OIL
²Door Hinges ± Hinge Pin and Pivot Contact
Areas
²Hood Hinges ± Pivot Points
²Liftgate Hinges
MOPARTSPRAY WHITE LUBE OR EQUIVALENT
²Door Check Straps
²Liftgate Latches
²Liftgate Prop Pivots²Ash Receiver
²Fuel Filler Door Remote Control Latch Mecha-
nism
²Parking Brake Mechanism
²Sliding Seat Tracks
²Liftgate Latch
MOPARTMultipurpose GREASE OR EQUIVALENT
²All Other Hood Mechanisms
MOPARTLOCK CYLINDER LUBRICANT OR
EQUIVALENT
²Door Lock Cylinders
²Liftgate Lock Cylinder
SPECIAL TOOLS
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INDEX
DESCRIPTION FIGURE
STICK, TRIM C 4755 16
REMOVER, MOLDINGS C-4829 17
PLIERS, HEADLINER CLIP 6967 18
Fig. 16 STICK, TRIM C 4755
Fig. 17 REMOVER, MOLDINGS C-4829
Fig. 18 PLIERS, HEADLINER CLIP 6967
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(10) Install center stop on sliding door. (Refer to 23
- BODY/DOORS - SLIDING/STOP BUMPER -
INSTALLATION)
(11) Place upper roller stop bumper in position on
upper roller arm.
(12) Install screw attaching upper roller arm stop
bumper to upper roller arm (Fig. 9).
(13) Remove masking tape from body surfaces.
(14) Verify door operation and fit. Adjust as neces-
sary. (Refer to 23 - BODY/DOORS - SLIDING/SLID-
ING DOOR - ADJUSTMENTS)
ADJUSTMENTS
SLIDING DOOR ADJUSTMENTS
NOTE: For power sliding door procedures refer to
POWER SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM in the ELECTRI-
CAL section.
PRELIMINARY CHECKS
(1) Close the sliding door, visually checking C-post
striker alignment entry into latch. Striker at this
point must not affect alignment. Striker should go
straight into the latching mechanism.
(2) On vehicles with left sliding doors, check the
fuel door blocker striker entry into latch. Striker at
this point must not affect alignment.
(3) Check C-post and B-post for door to aperture
gaps and door to door gaps. All gaps should be 5 mm
1 mm.
(4) Check door for height using character lines as
a reference. Also check roof contour as a controlling
factor.
Using the procedures noted below, adjust the side
door in the order the individual steps are called out.
DOOR FLUSHNESS ADJUSTMENT
(1) Check sliding door flushness at the C-pillar
striker.
(2) Adjust the C-pillar striker in or out until the
door is flush.
(3) Check upper B-pillar flushness to A-pillar
cover.
(4) Loosen one nut on upper hinge and adjust door
in or out until the door is flush.
(5) Check flushness at upper C-pillar.
(6) If upper C-pillar flushness is out of specifica-
tion use a heavy rubber mallet on the door assembly
until door is in specifications.
DOOR GAP ADJUSTMENT - UP/DOWN
(1) Visually inspect the sliding door for fitting low
at the top of the door by checking the alignment of
the top contour of the door to the quarter panel.
(2) Fully open the sliding door.
(3) Verify that all center hinge bolts are tight.
(4) Adjust the rear of the sliding door up by turn-
ing the center hinge bolt clockwise (Fig. 13).
(5) Close the door and check the sliding door align-
ment.
(6) Adjust the front of the sliding door up by
adjusting lower hinge bolts.
(7) Open door half way and remove lower hinge
bolt access plug.
(8) Loosen bolts as necessary to move the front of
door up or down.
Fig. 11 SLIDING DOOR UPPER ROLLER
1 - SLIDING DOOR
2 - UPPER HINGE
3 - UPPER CHANNEL
Fig. 12 SLIDING DOOR CENTER ROLLER
1 - SLIDING DOOR
2 - QUARTER GLASS
3 - CENTER HINGE ROLLERS
4 - CENTER HINGE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BODY SIDE MOLDINGS
REMOVAL.............................44
INSTALLATION.........................45
COWL GRILLE
REMOVAL.............................49
INSTALLATION.........................50
EXTERIOR NAME PLATES - TAPE ATTACHED
REMOVAL.............................50
INSTALLATION.........................50
EXTERIOR NAME PLATES - ADHESIVE
ATTACHED
REMOVAL.............................50
INSTALLATION.........................50
FRONT FENDER
REMOVAL.............................51
INSTALLATION.........................51
FUEL FILL DOOR
REMOVAL.............................51
INSTALLATION.........................51
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER LATCH
REMOVAL.............................52
INSTALLATION.........................52
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL.............................52
INSTALLATION.........................52
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER LOCKOUT LINK
REMOVAL.............................52INSTALLATION.........................53
GRILLE OPENING REINFORCEMENT
REMOVAL.............................53
INSTALLATION.........................53
FRONT WHEELHOUSE SPLASH SHIELD
REMOVAL.............................54
INSTALLATION.........................54
LUGGAGE RACK RISER
REMOVAL.............................54
INSTALLATION.........................55
LUGGAGE RACK CROSSBAR
REMOVAL.............................55
INSTALLATION.........................56
REAR QUARTER PANEL/FENDER AIR
EXHAUSTER
DESCRIPTION.........................56
REMOVAL.............................56
INSTALLATION.........................57
ROOF JOINT MOLDING
REMOVAL.............................57
INSTALLATION.........................57
SIDE VIEW MIRROR
REMOVAL.............................57
INSTALLATION.........................57
SIDE VIEW MIRROR GLASS
REMOVAL.............................58
INSTALLATION.........................58
BODY SIDE MOLDINGS
REMOVAL
Refer to (Fig. 1), (Fig. 2), (Fig. 3), (Fig. 4) or (Fig.
5)for proper location of fasteners holding the molding
to the wheelhouse lip and rocker panels.
(1) Warm the affected stick on molding and body
metal to approximately 38É C (100É F) using a suit-
able heat lamp or heat gun.
(2) If equipped, remove pop rivets holding molding
edge to wheelhouse lip.(3) Pull stick on molding from painted surface.
(4) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. Use a 3M Scotch-BriteŸ Molding
Adhesive and Stripe Removal Disc, or equivalent, to
clean adhesive residue from painted surfaces. These
products are available from automotive paint suppli-
ers. Refer to instructions supplied with the specific
product for proper usage.
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FRONT FENDER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove headlamp housing. (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
TRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/HEAD-
LAMP UNIT - REMOVAL)
(2) Remove mud guard.
(3) Remove inner splash shield.
(4) Remove fender to fascia nuts.
(5) Remove outboard cowl grille/fender bracket
screw.
(6) Remove fender bolt to lower rocker panel.
(7) Remove fender bolt to lower cowl.
(8) Pull fascia away from fender.
(9) Remove bolts attaching fender to upper rail.
(10) Remove fender from vehicle (Fig. 8).
INSTALLATION
(1) Place fender in position on vehicle.
(2) From inside engine compartment, start the
center upper rail bolt. install all the bolts attaching
fender to upper rail and tighten.
(3) Install fender to lower cowl panel bolt.
(4) Install fender to rocker panel bolt.
(5) Place fascia into position.
(6) Install outboard cowl grille/fender bracket
screw.
(7) Install fender to fascia nuts.
(8) Install inner splash shield.
(9) Install mud guard.(10) Install headlamp assembly. (Refer to 8 -
ELECTRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/
HEADLAMP UNIT - INSTALLATION)
(11) Check fender for flush and gap.
FUEL FILL DOOR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove left quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove water shield patch covering access hole
in C-pillar.
(3) Disengage latch release link from clip on fuel
fill blocker latch arm (Fig. 12).
(4) Open fuel fill door.
(5) Remove screws holding fuel fill neck to fuel
filler housing.
(6) Position fuel fill neck out of the way.
(7) Reaching inside fuel filler housing, release clips
holding housing to quarter panel (Fig. 9).
(8) Remove fuel fill door from vehicle.
(9) Disengage clip holding link to fuel fill door
(Fig. 13).
(10) Remove link from fuel fill door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install spring to housing and door
(2) Snap door into housing.
(3) Insert lockout link into clip on fuel fill door.
(4) Engage clip to hold link to fuel fill door.
(5) Insert lockout link through grommet in panel
between inner and outer quarter panel.
(6) Close fuel fill door.
(7) Install fuel filler housing to outer quarter
panel.
Fig. 8 FENDER
1 - FASTENERS
2 - FENDER
3 - FASTENERS
Fig. 9 FUEL FILLER HOUSING AND DOOR
1 - FUEL FILLER HOUSING W/LATCH
2 - CLIP
3 - FUEL FILLER HOUSING DOOR
4 - CLIPS
5 - FIX CLIP
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(8) Verify that all clips on fuel filler housing are
fully engaged to outer quarter panel.
(9) Place fuel fill neck in position.
(10) Install screws to hold fuel fill neck to fuel
filler housing.
(11) Engage latch release link into clip on fuel fill
blocker latch arm.
(12) Verify fuel fill blocker latch operation.
(13) Install water shield patch to cover access hole
in C-pillar.
(14) Install left quarter trim panel.
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER
LATCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove left quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove water shield patch covering access hole
in C-pillar.
(3) Disengage latch release link from clip on fuel
fill blocker latch arm (Fig. 12).
(4) Remove screws holding fuel fill blocker latch to
C-pillar (Fig. 10).
(5) Remove fuel fill blocker latch from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position fuel fill blocker latch on vehicle.
(2) Install screws to hold fuel fill blocker latch to
C-pillar.
(3) Engage latch release link into clip on fuel fill
blocker latch arm with fuel door in the closed posi-
tion.
(4) Install water shield patch to cover access hole
in C-pillar.
(5) Verify fuel fill blocker latch operation.
(6) Install left quarter trim panel.
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER
LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove sliding door trim panel.
(2) Remove sound shield as necessary to access
striker
(3) Remove screws attaching fuel fill door blocker
latch striker to sliding door rear end frame (Fig. 11).
(4) Remove fuel fill door blocker latch striker from
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position fuel fill door blocker latch striker on
vehicle.
(2) Install screws attaching fuel fill door blocker
latch striker to sliding door rear end frame.
(3) Install sliding door sound shield.
(4) Install sliding door trim panel.
FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER
LOCKOUT LINK
REMOVAL
(1) Remove left quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove water shield patch covering access hole
in C-pillar.
(3) Disengage fuel filler lockout link from clip on
fuel fill blocker latch arm (Fig. 12).
(4) Open fuel fill door.
(5) Remove screws holding fuel filler housing to
fuel filler tube neck.
(6) Reaching inside fuel filler housing, release clips
holding housing to outer quarter panel.
Fig. 10 FUEL FILL
1 - FUEL FILLER BLOCKER LATCH ARM
2 - C-PILLAR
Fig. 11 FUEL FILL DOOR BLOCKER LATCH
STRIKER
1 - LEFT SLIDING DOOR
2 - FUEL FILLER STOP STRIKER
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(7) Remove fuel filler housing and lockout link
from vehicle.
(8) Disengage clip holding link to fuel fill door
(Fig. 13).
(9) Remove link from fuel fill door.
INSTALLATION
(1) Insert link into clip on fuel fill door.
(2) Engage clip to hold link to fuel fill door.
(3) Insert lockout link through grommet in panel
between inner and outer quarter panel.
(4) Close fuel fill door.
(5) Install fuel filler housing to outer quarter
panel.(6) Verify that all clips on fuel filler housing are
fully engaged to outer quarter panel.
(7) Engage fuel filler lockout link into clip on fuel
fill blocker latch arm.
(8) Install water shield patch covering access hole
in C-pillar.
(9) Install left quarter trim panel.
GRILLE OPENING
REINFORCEMENT
REMOVAL
(1) Release hood latch and open hood.
(2) Remove bolts attaching hood latch to cross-
member and position latch out of the way.
(3) Remove radiator sight shield.
(4) Remove engine air inlet resonator.
(5) Remove hood cable.
(6) Remove hood prop rod.
(7) Remove screw attaching coolant recovery bottle
to crossmember.
(8) Remove bolts attaching radiator isolators to
crossmember.
(9) Remove bolts attaching ends of crossmember to
radiator closure panel (Fig. 14).
(10) Lift crossmember upward and away from
radiator closure panel.
(11) Remove crossmember from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place radiator closure panel crossmember in
position on vehicle.
(2) Insert ends of crossmember between layered
metal sections of radiator closure panel at each side
of radiator.
Fig. 12 FUEL FILLER LOCKOUT LINK AT LATCH
ARM
1 - FUEL FILLER LOCKOUT LINK
2 - C-PILLAR
3 - FUEL FILLER BLOCKER LATCH ARM
4 - PLASTIC LINK CLIP
5 - INNER QUARTER PANEL
Fig. 13 FUEL FILLER LOCKOUT LINK
1 - FUEL FILLER LOCKOUT LINK
2 - FUEL FILLER OPENING
3 - QUARTER PANELFig. 14 RADIATOR CLOSURE PANEL
CROSSMEMBER
1 - RADIATOR CLOSURE PANEL CROSSMEMBER
2 - FRONT FASCIA
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(15) Roll and fold carpet forward away from rear
door opening.
(16) Extract carpet through sliding door opening
(Fig. 5).
INSTALLATION
(1) Insert carpet through sliding door opening.
(2) Roll carpet rearward toward rear door opening.
(3) Roll carpet under instrument panel.(4) Install push pins fasteners through carpet and
grommet into floor to attach carpet to floor in front
seat area (Fig. 5).
(5) Install push pins fasteners in the rear area.
CAUTION: Ensure that the correct fasteners are
installed in the proper locations. Damage to the fuel
tank may result.
(6) Install floor escutcheons (Fig. 4).
(7) Install the floor console trays. (Refer to 23 -
BODY/INTERIOR/FLOOR CONSOLE TRAY -
INSTALLATION)
(8) Install Quarter trim panels.
(9) Install D-pillar trim covers.
(10) Install lower B-pillar trim covers.
(11) Install rear door sill plate.
(12) Install sliding door sill plates. (Refer to 23 -
BODY/INTERIOR/SLIDING DOOR SILL PLATE -
INSTALLATION)
(13) Install front cowl panels and sill plates.
(14) Install the passenger seats. Refer to the Own-
er's Manual for proper procedures.
(15) Install front center console.
(16) Install front seats. (Refer to 23 - BODY/
SEATS/SEAT - INSTALLATION)
COWL TRIM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door sill plate.
(2) Disengage hidden clips holding cowl trim to
cowl panel (Fig. 1).
(3) Remove cowl trim from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place cowl trim panel in position on vehicle
(Fig. 1).
(2) Engage hidden clips attaching cowl trim to
cowl panel.
(3) Install door sill plate.
C-PILLAR TRIM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove seat belt turning loop from height
adjuster.
(3) Remove screw attaching C-pillar trim panel to
C-pillar (Fig. 6).
(4) Disengage hidden clips attaching trim to upper
C-pillar.
(5) Remove upper C-pillar trim from vehicle.
Fig. 4 SEAT ESCUTCHEONS
1 - SEAT ESCUTCHEON
2 - FLOOR CARPET
Fig. 5 FLOOR CARPET
1 - CARPET LOCATOR GROMMET
2 - PUSH PIN
3 - CARPET
4 - CARPET GROMMET
5 - HEEL PROTECTOR PAD
6 - BODY ASSEMBLY
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SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM LOCATION GAP FLUSH
A HOOD TO FASCIA (VOYAGER ONLY)
8.0 2.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.0 RIGHT TO
LEFT2.5 OVER FLUSH TO HOOD
1.5 CONSISTENT WITHIN 2.0
B HEADLAMP MODULE TO
HOOD8.0 2.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.0 RIGHT TO
LEFT
C HOOD TO FENDER (FOR &
AFT)0.0 1.5
LEFT TO RIGHT WITHIN 1.5
D HOOD TO FENDER 4.0 1.5
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.5 1.5 LEFT
TO RIGHTUNDER FLUSH
2.0
E FENDER TO DOOR 5.0 1.5
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.0UNDER FLUSH 0.5 1.5
CONSISTENT WITHIN 2.0
F FRONT DOOR TO9A9PILLAR
COVERUNDER FLUSH 0.5 2.0
G9A9PILLAR COVER TO
SLIDING DOOR5.0 PARALLEL WITHIN 1.0 1.0 UNDER FLUSH
CONSISTENT WITHIN 3.0
H FRONT DOOR APPLIQUE TO
SLIDING DOOR GLASS5.0 2.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.01.0 UNDER FLUSH 2.0
CONSISTENT WITHIN 3.0
I FRONT DOOR TO SLIDING
DOOR5.0 2.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.0 2.0 CONSISTENT WITHIN
2.0
J SLIDING DOOR TO REAR
APERTURE GLASS5.0 2.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 1.5 3.0 CONSISTENT WITHIN
3.0
K SLIDING DOOR TO REAR
APERTURE5.0 1.5
PARALLEL WITHIN 2.0 1.5 CONSISTENT WITHIN
1.5
L TAIL LAMP TO BODY SIDE
APERTURE1.0 1.0
PARALLEL WITHIN 1.5OVER FLUSH
M TAIL LAMP TO LIFTGATE 4.0 2.0 OVER FLUSH
N LIFTGATE TO BODY SIDE
APERTURE4.0 1.5 UNDER FLUSH 1.0 2.5
CONSISTENT WITHIN 2.0
O LIFTGATE TO ROOF 8.0 2.0 1.5
P LIFTGATE TO FASCIA 8.0 2.5
PARALLEL WITHIN 3.0
Q LIFTGATE TO REAR FASCIA UNDER FLUSH TO 1.0
MAXIMUM OVER FLUSH
R FUEL FILLER DOOR TO BODY
SIDE APERTUREUNDER FLUSH 0.5 1.0
NOTE: All measurements are in mm.
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