Grand Caravan FWD V6-3.3L VIN 3 Flex Fuel (2002)
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable
2. Remove the right quarter trim panel and right D-pillar trim panel from the quarter inner panel.
3. Remove the two screws that secure the top of the quarter trim panel attaching bracket to the quarter inner panel.
4. Remove the screw that secures the back of the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right D-pillar.
5. Remove the screw that secures the front of the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right quarter inner panel.
Fig.10 Blend Door Actuator
6. Carefully pull the top of the rear heater-A/C unit housing away from the right quarter inner panel far enough to reach between the rear heater-A/C
unit housing and the quarter inner panel to access the mode door actuator.
7. Remove the two screws that secure the mode door actuator to the rear heater-A/C unit housing.
8. Pull the mode door actuator away from the rear heater-A/C unit housing far enough to disengage the actuator output shaft from the mode door
linkage.
9. Raise the mode door actuator far enough to access and disconnect the rear HVAC wire harness connector for the actuator from the actuator
connector receptacle.
10. Remove the mode door actuator from between the rear heater-A/C unit housing and the quarter inner panel.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the mode door actuator between the rear heater-A/C unit housing and the quarter inner panel.
2. Reconnect the rear HVAC wire harness connector for the mode door actuator to the actuator connector receptacle.
3. Position the mode door actuator onto the rear heater-A/C unit housing. If necessary, rotate the actuator slightly to align the splines on the actuator
output shaft with those in the mode door linkage.
4. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the mode door actuator to the rear heater-A/C unit housing. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (18 in. lbs.).
5. Push the top of the rear heater-A/C unit housing back into position against the right quarter inner panel.
6. Install and tighten the screw that secures the front of the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right quarter inner panel. Tighten the screw to 11 Nm
(97 in. lbs.).
7. Install and tighten the screw that secures the back of the rear heater-A/C unit housing to the right D-pillar. Tighten the screw to 11 Nm (97 in. lbs.)
.
8. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the top of the quarter trim panel attaching bracket to the quarter inner panel. Tighten the screws to
1.7 Nm (15 in. lbs.).
9. Reinstall the right quarter trim panel and right D-pillar trim panel onto the quarter inner panel.
