Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 963

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 15 Blower Motor Remove/Install
1 – BLOWER WHEEL
2 – SCREWS
3 – AIR SPOILER
4 – BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING
(4) Remove the blower wheel retainer clip and
remove the wheel from the blower motor shaft (Fig.
16).
Fig. 16 Blower Motor Wheel Remove/Install
1 – BLOWER MOTOR WHEEL
2 – RETAINER CLIP
INSTALLATION
(1) Press the blower wheel hub onto the blower
motor shaft. Be sure the flat on the blower motor
shaft is indexed to the flat on the inside of the blower
wheel hub.
(2) Install the retainer clip over the blower wheel
hub. The ears of the retainer clip must be indexed
over the flats on the blower motor shaft and blower
wheel hub.
(3) Place the blower motor, air spoiler, and wheel
assembly inside the heater-A/C housing and feed the
blower motor wire harness connector through the
grommet hole in the dash panel side of the housing.
HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
(4) Pull the blower motor wiring through the hole
from the dash panel side of the heater-A/C housing
until the grommet is seated, while positioning the
blower motor and blower wheel assembly inside the
housing.
(5) Install the three screws that secure the blower
motor, air spoiler, and wheel assembly to the heater-
A/C housing. Tighten the screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in.
lbs.).
(6) Assemble and install the heater-A/C housing.
See Heater-A/C Housing in the Removal and Instal-
lation section of this group for the procedures.
REAR
The rear blower motor is used only on models with
the optional rear overhead A/C unit. Because the rear
blower motor and wheel are factory balanced units,
the rear blower motor, wheel, housing and mounting
hardware are serviced only as a complete unit.
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Remove the headliner from the passenger com-
partment of the vehicle. Refer to Group 23 - Body for
the procedures.
(3) Disconnect the B-pillar drain hoses from the
wye fittings on each side of the rear overhead A/C
unit (Fig. 17).
Fig. 17 Rear Overhead A/C Drain Hose Remove/
1 – REAR OVERHEAD A/C UNIT
2 – WYE FITTING
3 – CLIP
4 – GROMMET
5 – DRAIN HOSE
Install
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