Town & Country Van AWD V6-230 3.8L VIN L SMFI (1998)
6. Remove bolt, attaching power steering hose routing bracket to front suspension cradle.
7. Disconnect power steering hose at power steering gear assembly. Drain the power steering fluid from power steering pump and hose.
8. Discard the O-rings on the ends of power steering fluid pressure hose.
INSTALL
1. Using a lint free towel, wipe clean the open power steering hose ends, power steering pump pressure fitting and steering gear ports.
2. Install new O-rings on the ends of the power steering fluid pressure hose. Lubricate O-rings using clean power steering fluid.
3. Attach the power steering pressure hose to the fittings on the power steering pump and steering gear. Route hose avoiding tight bends or kinking.
Do not bend tube ends of the power steering hoses when installing.
4. Install the power steering fluid hoses to suspension cradle routing bracket. Power steering fluid hoses must remain away from the exhaust system
and must not come in contact with any unfriendly surfaces of the vehicle.
CAUTION: When tightening and torquing the pressure hose at the power steering pump, the pressure hose is to be rotated against the fluid return
hose fitting on the pump.
5. Tighten all fasteners shown for specific applications to their correct torques listed below:
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Pump End Tube Nut: 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.)
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Gear End Tube Nut: 34 Nm (25 ft. lbs.)
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Pump Bracket Nut: 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
6. Install the power steering fluid return hose on the steel tube at the front suspension cradle.
7. Install a screw type hose clamp on the power steering hose to steel tube connection. Tighten the screw clamp to a torque of 2 Nm (18 inch lbs.).
