Installation; Cowl Grille; Removal - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

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CARGO BOX (Continued)
1 - CARGO BOX

COWL GRILLE

REMOVAL

(1) Open hood.
(2) Mark wiper arm locations on windshield with
grease pencil.
(3) Lift cover for wiper arms and remove nuts
attaching wiper arms to cowl.
(4) Remove upper plastic nuts attaching cowl grille
to cowl (Fig. 3).
(5) Insert a small flat blade into the slots of the
plastic rivet anchors in each cowl grille corner. Lift
up on the flat blade to release the rivet anchors.
(6) Remove cowl weatherstrip.
(7) Disconnect and plug windshield washer feed
line from cowl.
(8) Disconnect vacuum line from cowl.
(9) Separate cowl grille from cowl.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position cowl grille on cowl.
(2) Connect vacuum line to cowl.
(3) Remove the plug and connect windshield
washer feed line to cowl.
(4) Install cowl weatherstrip.
Fig. 2 Cargo Box
2 - FRAME RAIL
1 - STUD
2 - PLASTIC NUT
3 - PLASTIC RIVET
4 - COWL GRILLE
(5) Position rivet anchors in place and press down
to engage.
(6) Install upper plastic nuts attaching cowl grille
to cowl.
(7) Align wiper arms and install the nuts.
EXTERIOR
Fig. 3 Cowl Grille
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