AUX CHRYSLER VOYAGER 2001 User Guide

INSTALLATION
(1) Place instrument panel top cover in position on
vehicle.
(2) Push top cover forward to engage hooks to hold
front of top cover to instrument panel.
(3) Engage clips to hold rear edge of top cover to
instrument panel.
(4) Pull top cover rearward.
(5) Install A-pillar trim.
KNEE BLOCKER
REINFORCEMENT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove lower steering column cover. Refer to
Body, Instrument Panel, Instrument Panel Lower
Steering Column Cover, Removal.
(2) Remove screws holding knee blocker reinforce-
ment to instrument panel.
(3) Remove knee blocker reinforcement from vehi-
cle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the knee blocker reinforcement into
vehicle.
(2) Install the screws holding knee blocker rein-
forcement to instrument panel.
(3) Install the lower steering column cover. Refer
to Body, Instrument Panel, Instrument Panel Lower
Steering Column Cover, Installation.
LOWER CONSOLE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove screws holding the lower console to
floor bracket and instrument panel.
(2) Slide lower console rearward from around
instrument panel supports.
(3) Disconnect the auxiliary power outlet wire con-
nector (if equipped).
(4) Remove lower console from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Connect the auxiliary power outlet wire con-
nector (if equipped).
(2) Install the lower console into the vehicle.
(3) Slide console forward around instrument panel
supports.
(4) Install the screws holding lower console to floor
bracket and instrument panel.
LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL
REMOVAL
When servicing the lower instrument panel, refer
to Body, Instrument Panel, and then the appropriate
removal procedure.
(1) Remove the right end cover.
(2) Remove the lower steering column cover.
(3) Remove the center bezel.
(4) Remove the lower console.
(5) Remove the cup holder and track.
(6) Remove the glove box.
(7) Remove the glove box latch striker.
(8) Remove the glove box lamp.
(9) Remove the eighteen screws holding the lower
instrument panel to the reinforcement frame.
(10) Remove the lower instrument panel from
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
When servicing the lower instrument panel, refer
to Body, Instrument Panel, and then the appropriate
removal procedure.
(1) Install the lower instrument panel into the
vehicle.
(2) Install the eighteen screws holding the lower
instrument panel to the reinforcement frame.
(3) Install the glove box lamp.
(4) Install the glove box latch striker.
(5) Install the glove box.
(6) Install the cup holder and track.
(7) Install the lower console.
(8) Install the center bezel.
(9) Install the lower steering column cover.
(10) Install the right end cover.
LOWER STEERING COLUMN
COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the four screws holding the lower
steering column cover to instrument panel.
(2) Remove the lower steering column cover from
the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the lower steering column cover into the
vehicle.
(2) Install the four screws holding the lower steer-
ing column cover to instrument panel.
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INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP COVER (Continued)

A/C DISTRIBUTION DUCT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the trim from the right quarter inner
panel and the right D pillar. (Refer to 23 - BODY/IN-
TERIOR/RIGHT QUARTER TRIM PANEL -
REMOVAL).
(2) Slide the rear air conditioning distribution duct
upwards far enough to disengage it from the outlet at
the top of the rear heater-A/C unit housing (Fig. 2).
(3) While pulling the lower end of the auxiliary air
conditioning distribution duct away from the rear
heater-A/C unit outlet, disengage the upper end of
the distribution duct from the headliner duct.
(4) Remove the auxiliary air conditioning distribu-
tion duct from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Align the upper end of the rear air conditioning
distribution duct to the headliner duct (Fig. 2).
(2) Slide the upper end of the rear air conditioning
distribution duct onto the headliner duct far enough
to align the lower end of the duct with the outlet at
the top of the rear heater-A/C unit housing.
(3) Slide the rear air conditioning distribution duct
downwards far enough to engage it onto the outlet at
the top of the rear heater-A/C unit housing.
(4) Reinstall the trim onto the right quarter inner
panel and the right D pillar. (Refer to 23 - BODY/IN-
TERIOR/RIGHT QUARTER TRIM PANEL -
INSTALLATION).
BLOWER MOTOR
DESCRIPTION
The blower motor is a 12-volt, Direct Current (DC)
motor with a squirrel cage-type blower wheel that is
secured to the blower motor shaft (Fig. 3). The
blower motor and wheel are located in a housing
near the top of the rear heater-A/C unit in the pas-
senger compartment behind the right rear wheel
house. The rear heater-A/C unit housing must be
removed from the vehicle to access the blower motor
and blower wheel for service. The blower motor and
blower motor wheel are a factory balanced unit and
cannot be adjusted or repaired. If faulty or damaged,
the blower motor and blower wheel must be replaced
as a unit.
OPERATION
The rear blower motor will operate whenever the
ignition switch is in the On position, the heater-A/C
control power is turned on, and the rear heater-A/C
Fig. 2 Rear A/C Distribution Duct
1 - HEADLINER DUCT
2 - REAR A/C DISTRIBUTION DUCT
3 - REAR HEATER-A/C UNIT OUTLET
Fig. 3 Blower Motor
1 - REAR HEATER-A/C UNIT HOUSING
2 - BLOWER MOTOR
3 - SCREW (3)
4 - BLOWER PIGTAIL WIRE
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(2) Drain the engine cooling system. (Refer to 7 -
COOLING - STANDARD PROCEDURE - COOLING
SYSTEM DRAIN).
(3) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(4) Raise and support the vehicle.
(5) Disconnect the underbody refrigerant line seal-
ing plate from the rear heater-A/C unit evaporator
extension line sealing plate that extends through the
rear floor panel behind the right rear wheel housing
(Fig. 6).
(6) Remove the seals from the liquid line and suc-
tion line fittings and discard.
(7) Install plugs in, or tape over the opened liquid
line and suction line fittings and both ports in the
evaporator extension line sealing plate.
(8) Remove the three nuts that secure the rear
heater-A/C unit mounting studs to the rear floor
panel behind the right rear wheel housing (Fig. 7).
(9) Lower the vehicle.
(10) Remove the right quarter trim panel and
right D-pillar trim panel from the quarter inner
panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/QUARTER
TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL).
(11) Remove the rear A/C distribution duct from
the rear heater-A/C unit and the rear roof duct.
(Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/
DISTRIBUTION - REAR/AUXILIARY A/C DISTRI-
BUTION DUCT - REMOVAL).
(12) Disconnect the body wire harness connector
for the rear heater-A/C unit housing from the rear
HVAC wire harness connector located near the
expansion valve at the back of the unit.
(13) Remove the two screws that secure the top of
the quarter trim panel attaching bracket to the quar-
ter inner panel.(14) Remove the two screws that secure the bottom
of the quarter trim panel attaching bracket to the
rear heater-A/C unit housing.
(15) Remove the rear heater distribution duct from
the right quarter inner panel. (Refer to 24 - HEAT-
ING & AIR CONDITIONING/DISTRIBUTION -
REAR/REAR HEATER DISTRIBUTION DUCT -
REMOVAL).
(16) Take the proper precautions to protect the
carpeting below the rear heater core from spilled
engine coolant and have absorbent toweling readily
available to clean up any spills.
(17) Disconnect the heater hoses at the rear heater
core. (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITION-
ING/PLUMBING - REAR/HEATER HOSE - REMOV-
AL).
(18) Install plugs in, or tape over the opened
heater core fittings and both heater hoses.
(19) Use absorbent toweling to mop up any engine
coolant spills from the preceding operation.
(20) Remove the screw that secures the back of the
rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right D-pillar
(Fig. 8).
(21) Remove the screw that secures the front of
the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right quarter
inner panel.
(22) Lift the rear heater-A/C unit housing up far
enough for the lower mounting studs and the evapo-
rator extension lines to clear the mounting holes in
the rear floor panel.
(23) Remove the rear heater-A/C unit housing from
the vehicle.
(24) Use absorbent toweling to mop up any engine
coolant spills from the preceding operation.
Fig. 6 Refrigerant Lines
1 - UNDERBODY REFRIGERANT LINE SEALING PLATE
Fig. 7 Rear Heater-A/C Unit Mounting Studs
1 - REAR HEATER-A/C UNIT MOUNTING STUDS
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REAR HEATER-A/C HOUSING (Continued)

(8) Install and tighten the two screws that secure
the bottom of the quarter trim panel attaching
bracket to the rear heater-A/C unit housing. Tighten
the screws to 1.7 N´m (15 in. lbs.).
(9) Install and tighten the two screws that secure
the top of the quarter trim panel attaching bracket to
the quarter inner panel.
(10) Reconnect the body wire harness connector for
the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the rear HVAC
wire harness connector located near the expansion
valve at the back of the unit.
(11) Reinstall the auxiliary A/C distribution duct
onto the rear heater-A/C unit and the rear roof duct.
(Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/
DISTRIBUTION - REAR/AUXILIARY A/C DISTRI-
BUTION DUCT - INSTALLATION).
(12) Reinstall the right quarter trim panel and
right D-pillar trim panel onto the quarter inner
panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/QUARTER
TRIM PANEL - INSTALLATION).
(13) Raise and support the vehicle.
(14) Install and tighten the three nuts that secure
the rear heater-A/C unit mounting studs to the rear
floor panel behind the right rear wheel housing (Fig.
7). Tighten the nuts to 9 N´m (80 in. lbs.).
(15) Remove the tape or plugs from the underbody
liquid line and suction line fittings and both ports in
the rear heater-A/C unit evaporator extension line
sealing plate that extends through the rear floor
panel behind the right rear wheel housing.
(16) Lubricate new rubber O-ring seals with clean
refrigerant oil and install them on the liquid line and
suction line fittings.
(17) Reconnect the underbody refrigerant line seal-
ing plate to the evaporator extension line sealing
plate (Fig. 6).
(18) Install and tighten the screw that secures the
underbody refrigerant line sealing plate to the evap-
orator extension line sealing plate. Tighten the screw
to 23 N´m (17 ft. lbs.).
(19) Lower the vehicle.
(20) Reconnect the battery negative cable.
(21) Refill the engine cooling system. (Refer to 7 -
COOLING - STANDARD PROCEDURE - COOLING
SYSTEM REFILL).
(22) Evacuate the refrigerant system. (Refer to 24
- HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
FRONT/REFRIGERANT - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE - REFRIGERANT SYSTEM EVACUATE).
(23) Charge the refrigerant system. (Refer to 24 -
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
FRONT/REFRIGERANT - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE - REFRIGERANT SYSTEM CHARGE).REAR HEATER DISTRIBUTION
DUCT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the trim from the right quarter inner
panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/RIGHT
QUARTER TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL).
(2) Remove the two screws that secure the rear
heater distribution duct to the right quarter inner
panel (Fig. 9).
(3) Slide the rear heater distribution duct forward
far enough to disengage it from the outlet on the
front of the rear heater-air conditioner unit housing.
(4) Remove the rear heater distribution duct from
the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Align the inlet end of rear heater distribution
duct with the outlet on the front of the rear heater-
air conditioner unit housing (Fig. 9).
(2) Slide the rear heater distribution duct rear-
ward far enough to fully engage the inlet end of the
duct with the outlet on the front of the rear heater-
air conditioner unit housing.
(3) Install and tighten the two screws that secure
the rear heater distribution duct to the right quarter
inner panel. Tighten the screws to 1.6 N´m (14 in.
lbs.).
(4) Reinstall the trim onto the right quarter inner
panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/RIGHT
QUARTER TRIM PANEL - INSTALLATION).
Fig. 9 Rear Heater Distribution Duct
1 - REAR HEATER DISTRIBUTION DUCT
2 - REAR HEATER-A/C UNIT OUTLET
3 - SCREW (2)
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REAR HEATER-A/C HOUSING (Continued)