Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 1314

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BUMPERS
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FRONT BUMPER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FRONT FASCIA
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REAR BUMPER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FRAME
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STANDARD PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FRAME SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BUMPERS
DESCRIPTION
Bumpers are used at the front and rear of the
vehicle. Bumpers are incorporated into the design of
the front and rear fascias. They are mounted to the
frame with brackets and may contain some lamp ele-
ments.
OPERATION
Bumpers are designed to protect the exterior sheet-
metal in low impact situations. The bumpers are
attached to the frame and provide mounting points
for some optional accessories such as fog lights and
tow hooks.
FRAME & BUMPERS
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SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FRONT SKID PLATE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
FUEL TANK SKID PLATE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TRAILER HITCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VALANCE PANEL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FRONT BUMPER
REMOVAL
(1) Open hood.
(2) Support front bumper on a suitable lifting
device.
(3) Disengage wire connectors from fog lamps, if
equipped.
(4) Disengage push-in fasteners attaching air
deflector to bottom of bumper fascia.
(5) Pull the front wheelhouse liner back at the
bumper and remove bolts attaching outer bumper
brackets to frame rail (Fig. 1).
(6) Remove the bolts attaching the bumper to the
inner bumper bracket.
(7) Separate front bumper with outer bracket
attached from vehicle.
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