Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 1642

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FRONT MOUNT (Continued)
(3) Lower engine with support/lifting fixture while
guiding the engine bracket/cushion and thru-bolt into
support cushion brackets.
(4) Install thru-bolt nuts and tighten the nuts to
68 N·m (50 ft. lbs.) torque.
(5) Lower the vehicle.
(6) Remove lifting fixture.
REAR MOUNT
REMOVAL
(1) Raise the vehicle on a hoist.
(2) Position a transmission jack in place.
(3) Remove support cushion stud nuts (Fig. 47).
(4) Raise rear of
SLIGHTLY.
(5) Remove the bolts holding the support cushion
to the transmission support bracket. Remove the sup-
port cushion.
(6) If necessary, remove the bolts holding the
transmission support bracket to the transmission.
INSTALLATION
(1) If removed, position the transmission support
bracket to the transmission. Install new attaching
bolts and tighten to 102 N·m (75 ft. lbs.) torque.
transmission and engine
Fig. 47 Engine Rear Support Cushion Asse
(2) Position support cushion to transmission sup-
port bracket. Install stud nuts and tighten to 47 N·m
(35 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Using the transmission jack, lower the trans-
mission and support cushion onto the crossmember
(Fig. 110).
(4) Install the support cushion bolts and tighten to
47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.) torque.
(5) Remove the transmission jack.
(6) Lower the vehicle.
LUBRICATION
DESCRIPTION
A pressure feed type (gerotor) oil pump is located
in the engine front cover. The pump uses a pick-up
tube and screen assembly to gather engine oil from
the oil pan (Fig. 48).
OPERATION
The pump draws oil through the screen and inlet
tube from the sump at the rear of the oil pan. The oil
is driven between the inner and outer gears of the oil
pump, then forced through the outlet in the engine
front cover. An oil gallery in the front cover channels
the oil to the inlet side of the full flow oil filter. After
passing through the filter element, the oil passes
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