Grand Caravan FWD V6-3.3L VIN 3 Flex Fuel (2002)
Evaporator Core: Service and Repair
Front A/C Evaporator
REMOVAL
WARNING: REFER TO THE APPLICABLE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS FOR THIS SYSTEM BEFORE PERFORMING THE
FOLLOWING OPERATION.
1. Remove the HVAC unit housing from the vehicle.
2. Remove the heater core tubes from the heater core.
3. Remove and discard the foam seal from the HVAC housing seal flange around the fresh air inlet opening and the expansion valve/evaporator tube
opening on the dash panel side of the unit.
4. Remove the expansion valve from the evaporator inlet and outlet tube fittings.
5. Disconnect the HVAC wire harness connector for the blower motor from the motor connector receptacle on the bottom of the outboard end of the
evaporator housing.
6. Disengage the HVAC wire harness from the routing clips molded into the outside of the HVAC housing components.
Fig.9 HVAC Housing
7. Remove the three screws from the dash panel side of the unit that secure the top of the distribution housing to the inboard end of the evaporator
housing.
Fig.10 Distribution Housing Hooks
8. Pull the top of the distribution housing away from the evaporator housing far enough to disengage the two hook formations on the bottom of the
