300M V6-3.5L VIN G (2000)
Power Steering Line/Hose: Service and Repair
OVERVIEW
NOTE: On this vehicle the power steering fluid pressure and return hoses are connected together by their mounting brackets. For this reason both
hoses need to be removed together if either of the hoses should fail. Use the procedure below for the replacement of either power steering fluid hose.
REMOVE
On this vehicle the steering gear needs to be removed from the crossmember to remove the power steering hoses from the vehicle.
1. Remove the battery ground cable from the ground stud on the shock tower and isolate the ground cable by installing the cable isolator on the
ground stud.
2. Position the front tires of the vehicle so that they are facing straight ahead.
3. Raise the vehicle on a frame contact type hoist until the front tires of the vehicle are just off the floor. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
4. Remove caps from both wiper arms at the attachment to the pivots to expose the wiper arm attaching nuts. Remove the nut attaching each wiper
arm to its pivot.
5. Remove the wiper arms from the pivots. Wiper arms are removed from the pivots by rocking them back and force on the pivots until they can be
pulled off the pivots.