POWER STEERING DODGE RAM 2003 Service Owner's Manual

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual DRIVE BELTS - 5.9L
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - ACCESSORY
DRIVE BELT
VISUAL DIAGNOSIS
When diagnosing serpentine accessory drive belts,
small cracks that run across the ribbed surface of the
belt from rib

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTION
NOISE
(Objectionable squeal, squeak, or
rumble is heard or felt while drive
belt is in operation)1. Incorrect belt tension 1. Inspect/Replace tensioner if
necessar

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual INSTALLATION
CAUTION: When installing the accessory drive belt,
the belt must be routed correctly. If not, engine may
overheat due to water pump rotating in wrong
direction. Refer to (Fig. 12) (Fig. 1

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual NOTE: The engine speed sensor face is very close
to the accessory drive belt. Inspect engine speed
sensor and wire harness for damage when acces-
sory drive belt has been replaced due to failure or
ab

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual (6) Install the radiator upper hose to the thermo-
stat housing.
CAUTION: When installing the serpentine accessory
drive belt, the belt must be routed correctly. If not,
the engine may overheat due to

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual DIAGNOSIS AND TESTINGÐRADIATOR
COOLANT FLOW
Use the following procedure to determine if coolant
is flowing through the cooling system.
(1) Idle engine until operating temperature is
reached. If the u

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual NOTE: The radiator is equipped with one alignment
dowel on the bottom of the outlet tank and one
retaining bracket on the front side of the inlet tank.
Both features have rubber insulators attached to

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual (6) Remove the power steering cooler mounting
bolts and position the power steering cooler out of
the way.
(7) Disconnect the transmission cooler lines at the
transmission. The transmission cooler wil

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual CAUTION: When installing the serpentine accessory
drive belt, the belt must be routed correctly. If not,
the engine may overheat due to the water pump
rotating in the wrong direction. Refer to (Fig. 4

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DODGE RAM 2003  Service Owners Manual TRANSMISSION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page page
TRANS COOLER
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION........................72
DESCRIPTION........................72
OPERATION...........................72
REMOVAL............