Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 397

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
WIPER MOTOR
FRONT
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
(2) Remove the wiper arms from the wiper pivots.
See Wiper Arm in the Removal and Installation sec-
tion of this group for the procedures.
(3) Remove the weatherstrip along the front edge
of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel and the cowl
plenum panel (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11 Cowl Plenum Cover/Grille Panel
Weatherstrip
1 – COWL GRILLE
2 – WEATHERSTRIP
1 – PLASTIC RIVET (2)
2 – PLASTIC NUT (4)
3 – PUSH-IN PLASTIC RETAINER (2)
Fig. 12 Cowl Plenum Cover/Grille Panel Remove/Install
WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEMS
(4) Remove the four plastic nuts that secure the
cowl plenum cover/grille panel to the studs on the cowl
top panel near the base of the windshield (Fig. 12).
(5) Remove the one plastic rivet that secures the
front corner on each side of the cowl plenum cover/
grille panel to the cowl plenum panel.
(6) Remove the one plastic push-in retainer that
secures the rear corner on each side of the cowl ple-
num cover/grille panel to the windshield reveal moul-
ding.
(7) Unsnap the slotted center hole on each side of
the cowl plenum cover/grille panel from the adhesive-
backed snap fastener. This fastener is secured to the
top of each cowl side panel with an adhesive backing,
and should not be removed during cowl plenum cov-
er/grille panel removal.
(8) Lift the cowl plenum cover/grille panel from the
cowl top far enough to access the windshield washer
nozzle and vacuum plumbing near the right end of
the cowl plenum.
(9) Disconnect the windshield washer supply hose
at the in-line connector.
(10) Disconnect the vacuum supply hose from the
vacuum reservoir, which is secured to the underside
of the right end of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel
(Fig. 13).
4 – STUD (4)
5 – COWL PLENUM COVER/GRILLE PANEL
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