Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 825

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
FUEL TANK SKID PLATE
REMOVAL
(1) Position a support under skid plate.
(2) Remove bolts that attach skid plate to under-
body side rails (Fig. 3).
(3) Remove support and skid plate from vehicle.
Fig. 3 Fuel Tank Skid Plate
1 – RIVET HOLES
2 – REINFORCEMENT
3 – FUEL TANK SKID PLATE
4 – BLIND RIVET
INSTALLATION
(1) Position and support skid plate under fuel tank.
(2) Install bolts to attach skid plate to underbody
rails. Tighten bolts to 74 N·m (55 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Remove support from under skid plate.
TRAILER HITCH
REMOVAL
(1) If necessary, remove the trailer tow wire har-
ness connector from the hitch (Fig. 4).
(2) Support the hitch.
(3) Remove the bolts that attach the trailer hitch
to the frame sills and reinforcement brackets (Fig. 5).
(4) If equipped, remove the fuel tank skid plate.
NOTE: The reinforcement brackets are held on the
frame sills with two blind rivets.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install frame reinforcement brackets, if removed.
Slide the brackets through the vehicle rear sill open-
ings and attach to the frame sills with blind rivets.
(2) Using an adequate lifting device, position hitch
at the proper location for installation on vehicle and
support it.
(3) If equipped, position fuel tank skid plate on
vehicle frame sills.
FRAME AND BUMPERS
Fig. 4 Trailer Hitch Harness Connector
1 – CONNECTOR
2 – TRAILER HITCH
Fig. 5 Trailer Hitch
1 – TRAILER HITCH
2 – BLIND RIVET
3 – RIVET HOLES
4 – REINFORCEMENT
(4) Loosely install the bolts to attach the trailer
hitch (and the skid plate) to frame sills and reinforce-
ment brackets.
(5) Tighten all bolts/nuts to 74 N·m (55 ft. lbs.)
torque.
(6) Remove the lift/support.
(7) If removed, attach the trailer wire harness con-
nector to the hitch.
SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME DIMENSIONS
Frame dimensions are listed in millimeter scale.
All dimensions are from center to center of Principal
Locating Point (PLP), or from center to center of PLP
and fastener location (Fig. 6).
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