Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 510

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CAUTION: Before removing the steering column
coupler from the intermediated steering shaft be
sure the steering wheel is locked from rotating (Fig.
4). If the steering wheel is allowed to rotate freely
after it is disconnected from the intermediated
shaft, the clockspring will be damaged and will
need to be replaced.
(4) Remove the retaining pin and the coupler bolt
from the steering column coupler (Fig. 5). Separate
the intermediate steering shaft from the steering col-
umn coupler.
Fig. 5 Steering Column Coupler
1 - COUPLER
2 - PINCH BOLT
3 - STEERING COLUMN
(5) Raise the vehicle on a frame contact hoist until
the front tires of the vehicle are just off the floor. See
Hoisting in Lubrication and Maintenance.
(6) Remove caps from both wiper arms at the
attachment to the pivots to expose the wiper arm
attaching nut. Remove the nut attaching each wiper
arm to its pivot (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6 Wiper Arm Attachment To Pivot
1 - WIPER ARMS
2 - ATTACHING NUT
3 - ATTACHING NUT
(7) Remove the wiper arms from the pivots. Wiper
arms are removed from the pivots by rocking them
back and force on the pivots until they can be pulled
off the pivots.
(8) Remove the wiper module cover and cowl cover
from the vehicle (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7 Wiper Module And Cowl Cover
1 - COWL COVER
2 - WIPER MODULE COVER
(9) Remove the eight bolts attaching the cowl rein-
forcement to the strut towers and the one bolt
attaching the wiper module to the reinforcement
(Fig. 8). Remove the reinforcement from the vehicle.
Fig. 8 Reinforcement Attachment To Vehicle
1 - RIGHT STRUT TOWER
2 - WIPER MODULE
3 - LEFT STRUT TOWER
4 - ATTACHING BOLTS
5 - ATTACHING BOLT
6 - REINFORCEMENT
7 - ATTACHING BOLTS
(10) Remove the in-line resonator and inlet hose
(Fig. 9) from the throttle body and air let hose com-
ing from the lid of the air cleaner housing.
(11) If the steering gear being removed from the
vehicle is a speed proportional steering gear, discon-
nect the wiring harness connector from the solenoid
control valve electrical connector. The connector is
located on the steering gear end cap below the brake
master cylinder. (Fig. 10).
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