Dodge Durango (DN). Manual — part 308

WARNING: DO NOT USE A DRILL TO REMOVE THE
RIVETS.

SPARKS

CREATED

WHEN

DRILLING

COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY. ALSO,
METAL

SHAVINGS

CREATED

WHEN

DRILLING

COULD ENTER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG
MODULE AND RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES
UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

(7) Remove the passenger side airbag module from

the upper airbag door flange and bracket on the
underside of the instrument panel top cover (Fig. 11).

INSTALLATION

WARNING:

•

USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOR-

EIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PASSEN-
GER

SIDE

AIRBAG

MODULE,

OR

BECOMING

ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG CUSHION
AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR. FAIL-
URE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT
IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT.

•

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR MUST

NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT
PANEL ASSEMBLIES AND TOP COVERS ARE SER-
VICED IN THE ORIGINAL COLORS. PAINT MAY
CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH THE MATERIAL OF
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR RESPONDS
TO

AN

AIRBAG

DEPLOYMENT.

FAILURE

TO

OBSERVE

THIS

WARNING

COULD

RESULT

IN

OCCUPANT

INJURIES

UPON AIRBAG

DEPLOY-

MENT.

(1) Carefully position the passenger side airbag

module upper mounting bracket to the upper airbag
door flange and bracket on the underside of the
instrument panel top cover.

NOTE: Use only the correct rivets that are specified
in the Chrysler Mopar Parts Catalog, or that are
supplied in the service package with the new airbag
module and/or the new instrument panel top cover
when installing the passenger side airbag module.

(2) Secure the passenger side airbag module upper

mounting bracket to the upper airbag door flange
and bracket with four rivets.

(3) Remove the masking tape applied to the pas-

senger side airbag module vents during the removal
procedures.

(4) Install the instrument panel top cover and the

passenger side airbag module onto the instrument
panel as a unit. Refer to Instrument Panel Top
Cover in the Removal and Installation section of
Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems for the proce-
dures.

(5) Be certain that the passenger side airbag mod-

ule wire harness connector is fully engaged with and
latched to the instrument panel wire harness connec-
tor.

(6) Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at

this time. Refer to Airbag System in the Diagnosis
and Testing section of this group for the proper pro-
cedures.

Fig. 11 Passenger Side Airbag Module Remove/

Install

1 – PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE
2 – LOWER BRACKET
3 – AIRBAG DOOR FLANGE AND BRACKET
4 – UPPER BRACKET

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AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE

WARNING:

•

THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE CONTAINS

THE IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH ENABLES THE SYS-
TEM TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. BEFORE ATTEMPT-
ING TO DIAGNOSE OR SERVICE ANY AIRBAG
SYSTEM OR RELATED STEERING WHEEL, STEER-
ING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPO-
NENTS

YOU

MUST

FIRST

DISCONNECT

AND

ISOLATE

THE

BATTERY

NEGATIVE

(GROUND)

CABLE. THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE FUR-
THER SYSTEM SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE
WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE
TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-
BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.

•

NEVER STRIKE OR KICK THE AIRBAG CON-

TROL MODULE, AS IT CAN DAMAGE THE IMPACT
SENSOR OR AFFECT ITS CALIBRATION. IF AN AIR-
BAG

CONTROL

MODULE

IS

ACCIDENTALLY

DROPPED DURING SERVICE, THE MODULE MUST
BE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD
RESULT

IN

ACCIDENTAL,

INCOMPLETE,

OR

IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE
OCCUPANT INJURIES.

REMOVAL

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative

cable. If either of the airbags has not been deployed,
wait two minutes for the system capacitor to dis-
charge before further service.

(2) Remove the center support bracket from the

instrument panel. Refer to Instrument Panel Cen-
ter Support Bracket in the Removal and Installa-
tion section of Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems
for the procedures.

(3) Remove the screw that secures the instrument

panel wire harness ground eyelet to the left side of
the mount that is welded onto the floor panel trans-
mission tunnel (Fig. 12).

(4) Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness

connector from the Airbag Control Module (ACM). To
disconnect the instrument panel wire harness con-
nector from the ACM:

(a) Slide the red Connector Position Assurance

(CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the
side of the vehicle.

(b) Depress the connector latch tab and pull the

connector straight away from the ACM connector
receptacle.

(5) Remove the three screws that secure the ACM

to the mount that is welded onto the floor panel
transmission tunnel.

(6) Remove the ACM from the mount on the floor

panel transmission tunnel.

INSTALLATION

(1) Carefully position the ACM to the mount that

is welded onto the floor panel transmission tunnel.
When the ACM is correctly positioned the arrow on
the ACM label will be pointed forward in the vehicle.

(2) Install and tighten the three screws that secure

the ACM to the mount that is welded onto the floor
panel transmission tunnel. Tighten the screws to 11.8
N·m (105 in. lbs.).

(3) Install and tighten the screw that secures the

instrument panel wire harness ground eyelet to the
left side of the mount that is welded onto the floor
panel transmission tunnel. Tighten the screw to 3.4
N·m (30 in. lbs.).

(4) Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness

connector to the ACM connector receptacle. Be cer-
tain that the connector latch and the red CPA lock
are fully engaged.

(5) Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at

this time. Refer to Airbag System in the Diagnosis
and Testing section of this group for the proper pro-
cedures.

Fig. 12 Airbag Control Module Remove/Install

1 – INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRE HARNESS
2 – FLOOR PANEL TRANSMISSION TUNNEL
3 – GROUND EYELET
4 – SCREW
5 – MOUNT
6 – SCREW(3)
7 – AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE

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CLOCKSPRING

The clockspring cannot be repaired. It must be

replaced if faulty or damaged, or if the driver side
airbag has been deployed.

WARNING: THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS A SENSITIVE,
COMPLEX ELECTROMECHANICAL UNIT. BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE OR SERVICE ANY AIR-
BAG SYSTEM OR RELATED STEERING WHEEL,
STEERING

COLUMN,

OR

INSTRUMENT

PANEL

COMPONENTS YOU MUST FIRST DISCONNECT
AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND)
CABLE. THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE FUR-
THER SYSTEM SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE
WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE
TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-
BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.

REMOVAL

NOTE: Before starting this procedure, be certain to
turn the steering wheel until the front wheels are in
the straight-ahead position.

(1) Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead

position.

(2) Remove the driver side airbag module from the

steering wheel. Refer to Driver Side Airbag Mod-
ule in the Removal and Installation section of this
group for the procedures.

(3) If the vehicle is so equipped, disconnect the

upper clockspring wire harness connectors from the
vehicle speed control switches and the remote radio
switches located within the hub cavity of the steering
wheel.

(4) Remove the nut that secures the steering wheel

armature to the steering column upper shaft, which
is located within the hub cavity of the steering wheel.

(5) Pull the steering wheel off of the steering col-

umn upper shaft spline using a steering wheel puller
(Special Tool C-3428-B).

(6) Remove the steering column opening cover

from the instrument panel. Refer to Steering Col-
umn Opening Cover in the Removal and Installa-
tion section of Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems
for the procedures.

(7) If the vehicle is so equipped, unscrew the lever

from the tilt steering column adjuster mechanism
located on the left side of the column just below the
multi-function switch stalk. Turn the lever counter
clockwise to unscrew it from the column.

(8) Remove both the upper and lower shrouds from

the steering column (Fig. 13).

(9) Remove the lower fixed column shroud from

the steering column.

(10) Remove

the

two

tamper

proof

mounting

screws (a Snap On tamper proof Torx bit TTXR20B2
or equivalent is required) that secure the multi-func-
tion switch to the left side of the steering column
lock housing.

(11) Gently pull the multi-function switch away

from the left side of the steering column lock housing
far enough to access the side latch of the clockspring
assembly (Fig. 14).

(12) Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness

connector from the lower clockspring connector recep-
tacle.

(13) Disconnect the lower clockspring wire harness

connector from the instrument panel wire harness,
located on the instrument panel lower reinforcement
below the steering column.

CAUTION: Failure to disengage the plastic latches
of the clockspring from the receptacles in the steer-
ing column lock housing prior to clockspring
removal will result in damage to the clockspring
latches.

Fig. 13 Steering Column Shrouds Remove/Install -

Typical

1 – NUT
2 – TILT LEVER
3 – UPPER SHROUD
4 – LOWER SHROUD
5 – SCREWS
6 – CLOCK SPRING
7 – STEERING WHEEL

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(14) Using a small screwdriver, gently pry under

the plastic latches at the side and the top of the
clockspring assembly to disengage them from the
receptacles in the steering column lock housing and
remove the clockspring from the column. The clock-
spring cannot be repaired. It must be replaced if
faulty or damaged, or if the driver side airbag has
been deployed.

INSTALLATION

If the clockspring is not properly centered in rela-

tion to the steering wheel, steering shaft and steer-
ing gear, it may be damaged. Refer to Clockspring
Centering in the Adjustments section of this group
before installing or reinstalling a clockspring.

Service replacement clocksprings are shipped pre-

centered and with a piece of tape covering the
depressed clockspring auto-locking tabs. This tape
should not be removed until the clockspring has been
installed on the steering column. If the tape is
removed before the clockspring is installed on a
steering column, the clockspring centering procedure
must be performed.

NOTE: Before starting this procedure, be certain
that the front wheels are still in the straight-ahead
position.

(1) Carefully slide the centered clockspring down

over the steering column upper shaft until the plastic
latches at the side and the top of the clockspring
assembly latches engage the receptacles in the steer-
ing column lock housing.

(2) Reconnect the lower clockspring wire harness

connector to the instrument panel wire harness. Be
certain that the wire harness locator clips are prop-
erly seated on the outside of the wiring trough and
that the connector latches are fully engaged.

(3) Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness

connector to the lower clockspring connector recepta-
cle.

(4) Position the multi-function switch onto the left

side of the steering column lock housing.

(5) Install and tighten the two screws that secure

the multi-function switch to the left side of the steer-
ing column lock housing. Tighten the screws to 2
N·m (17 in. lbs.).

(6) Install the steering column shrouds. Be certain

that the lower clockspring wire harness is routed
inside the shrouds.

(7) Install the steering column opening cover onto

the instrument panel. Refer to Steering Column
Opening Cover in the Removal and Installation sec-
tion of Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems for the
procedures.

(8) Install the steering wheel onto the steering col-

umn upper shaft. Be certain to index the flats on the
hub of the steering wheel with the formations on the
inside of the clockspring hub. Pull the upper clock-
spring wire harnesses through the upper and lower
holes between the steering wheel back trim cover and
the steering wheel armature.

(9) Install and tighten the steering wheel mount-

ing nut. Tighten the nut to 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.). Be
certain not to pinch the wire harnesses between the
steering wheel and the nut.

(10) If the vehicle is so equipped, reconnect the

upper clockspring wire harness connectors to the
vehicle speed control switches and/or the remote
radio switches. Be certain that the upper clockspring
wire harnesses are routed between the steering
wheel back trim cover and the steering wheel arma-
ture.

(11) If the vehicle is so equipped, install the tilt

steering column lever onto the left side of the steer-
ing column by screwing it into place.

(12) Install the driver side airbag module onto the

steering wheel. Refer to Driver Side Airbag Mod-
ule in the Removal and Installation section of this
group for the procedures.

ADJUSTMENTS

CLOCKSPRING CENTERING

The clockspring is designed to wind and unwind

when the steering wheel is rotated, but is only
designed to rotate the same number of turns (about
five complete rotations) as the steering wheel can be
turned from stop to stop. Centering the clockspring

Fig. 14 Clockspring Latches

1 – STEERING COLUMN LOCK HOUSING
2 – TOP LATCH
3 – CLOCKSPRING
4 – SIDE LATCH
5 – SCREWDRIVER

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