Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 570

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WIPERS/WASHERS
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WIPER & WASHER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CLEANING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHECK VALVE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
WASHER FLUID LEVEL SWITCH
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WASHER HOSES/TUBES
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
WASHER NOZZLE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WASHER PUMP/MOTOR
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WIPERS/WASHERS
DESCRIPTION
An electrically operated intermittent wiper and
washer system is standard factory-installed safety
equipment on this model. The wiper and washer sys-
tem includes the following major components, which
are described in further detail elsewhere in this ser-
vice information:
• Central Timer Module - The Central Timer
Module (CTM) is located on the left cowl side inner
panel under the driver side outboard end of the
instrument panel. The CTM contains a microproces-
sor and software that allow it to provide the many
electronic functions and features not available with
most conventional hard wired wiper and washer sys-
tems. The CTM provides the proper wiper and
washer system features based upon the monitored
WIPERS/WASHERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
WASHER RESERVOIR
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
WIPER ARM
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
WIPER BLADE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
WIPER MODULE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
WIPER RELAY
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
WIPER RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
inputs. The CTM circuitry monitors hard wired
switch inputs, as well as message inputs received
from other vehicle electronic modules on the Pro-
grammable Communications Interface (PCI) data bus
network. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC
CONTROL MODULES/BODY CONTROL/CENTRAL
TIMER MODULE - DESCRIPTION).
• Multi-Function Switch - The multi-function
switch is secured to the left side of the steering col-
umn, just below the steering wheel. Only the control
stalk for the multi-function switch is visible, the
remainder of the switch is concealed beneath the
steering column shrouds. The multi-function switch
contains all of the switches for both the wiper and
washer systems.(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/LAMPS/
LIGHTING
SWITCH - DESCRIPTION)
• Washer Fluid Level Switch - The washer fluid
level switch is located in a dedicated hole near the
WIPERS/WASHERS
- EXTERIOR/MULTI-FUNCTION
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