Installation - Pressure And Return Hoses - Chrysler 2004 Concorde Service Manual

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HOSES (Continued)
(25) Lower the vehicle.
(26) Remove the power steering fluid hoses from
the vehicle. The power steering fluid hoses are
removable from the back of the engine compartment
(Fig. 38).
Fig. 38 Power Steering Hose Removal/Installation
1 - POWER STEERING FLUID HOSES
INSTALLATION - PRESSURE AND RETURN
HOSES
(1) Install the power steering hoses into the vehi-
cle using the reverse of the removal procedure.
(2) Raise the vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION &
MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE)
(3) Install the power steering fluid return hose on
the power steering fluid cooler (Fig. 37). Be sure the
hose clamp is installed past the upset bead on
the power steering fluid cooler.
(4) 300M only — Reinstall front fascia.
(5) Lower the vehicle until the tires are just clear
of the floor
(6) Install the power steering hoses onto the left
frame rail by installing the routing clip bolts (Fig.
36). Tighten the bolts to 10 N·m (89 in. lbs.).
(7) Slide steering gear and intermediate shaft back
into dash panel sealing boot. Align the steering gear
mounting holes with its mounting holes in crossmem-
ber.
(8) Loosely install the bolts mounting the left side
of the steering gear to the crossmember (Fig. 34).
CAUTION: Tightening the steering gear to cross-
member mounting bolts to the proper torque is very
important.
(9) Install the bolts mounting the right side
mounting bracket for the steering gear to the cross-
member (Fig. 35). Tighten the mounting bolts to a
torque of 58 N·m (43 ft. lbs.).
(10) Tighten the bolts mounting the left side of the
steering gear to the crossmember (Fig. 34) to a
torque of 58 N·m (43 ft. lbs.).
(11) Attach power steering fluid, pressure and
return lines into proper ports of the steering gear
(Fig. 33). Tighten both power steering hose tube nuts
to a torque of 47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.).
CAUTION: Before installing tie rods on steering
gear be sure the tie rod spacer block inside the
steering gear bellows (Fig. 39) is correctly aligned
with the bolt holes in the rack of the steering gear
and the steering gear bellows.
Fig. 39 Tie Rod Spacer Block
1 - STEERING GEAR BOOT
2 - SPACER BLOCK
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