Cowl Grille; Cowl Seal - Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual

23 - 24 BODY
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 8 Hood Release Cable
1 – DASH PANEL
2 – HOOD RELEASE CABLE
3 – HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
4 – INSTRUMENT PANEL
(2) Install the hood release handle.
(3) Install the cable grommet in the dash panel
hole.
(4) Attach the retainer clips to the release cable
and install them into the holes in the engine com-
partment.
(5) Attach release cable to hood latch.
(6) Install hood latch.
(7) Test the hood latch release cable for proper
operation.

COWL GRILLE

REMOVAL
(1) Open hood.
(2) Mark wiper arm locations on windshield with
grease pencil.
(3) Lift cover for wiper arms and remove nuts
attaching wiper arms to cowl.
(4) Remove upper plastic nuts attaching cowl grille
to cowl (Fig. 9).
(5) Insert a small flat blade into the slots of the
plastic rivet anchors in each cowl grille corner. Lift
up on the flat blade to release the rivet anchors.
(6) Remove cowl weatherstrip.
(7) Disconnect and plug windshield washer feed
line from cowl.
(8) Disconnect vacuum line from cowl.
(9) Separate cowl grille from cowl.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position cowl grille on cowl.
(2) Connect vacuum line to cowl.
(3) Remove the plug and connect windshield
washer feed line to cowl.
(4) Install cowl weatherstrip.
Fig. 9 Cowl Grille
1 – STUD
2 – PLASTIC NUT
3 – PLASTIC RIVET
4 – COWL GRILLE
(5) Position rivet anchors in place and press down
to engage.
(6) Install upper plastic nuts attaching cowl grille
to cowl.
(7) Align wiper arms and install the nuts.

COWL SEAL

REMOVAL
(1) Grasp cowl seal and pull seal from flange (Fig.
10).
(2) Separate cowl seal from vehicle.
Fig. 10 Cowl Seal
1 – COWL TO HOOD SEAL
2 – COWL
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