Sebring Sedan L4-2.4L VIN J (2004)
7. Remove power steering fluid pressure hose, then return hose from power steering gear (Fig. 12).
8. Remove air shield below left end of bumper reinforcement.
9. Remove clamp and return hose (to reservoir) from right end of return hose tube below the bumper reinforcement (Fig. 12).
10. Remove tube mounting clips from bumper reinforcement (Fig. 12).
11. Remove return hose tube from routing clips along left frame rail.
12. Move steering gear end of return hose tube to outside of frame rail.
13. Pull return hose with tube forward, snaking it between ABS ICU and frame rail. Remove return hose from vehicle.
RETURN HOSE TO RESERVOIR
1. Remove remote ground cable from ground stud on left shock tower. Isolate ground cable from vehicle by placing isolator on stud as shown (Fig.
10).
2. Siphon power steering fluid from power steering fluid reservoir.
3. Remove screw fastening power steering fluid reservoir to engine coolant recovery bottle (Fig. 12).
4. Lift reservoir off guide on engine coolant recovery bottle.
5. Remove hose clamp attaching power steering fluid return hose to reservoir (Fig. 12).
6. Remove power steering fluid return hose from reservoir.
7. Remove vehicle's front fascia.
8. If not previously lifted, raise vehicle.
9. Remove clamp and return hose (to reservoir) from right end of return hose tube below the bumper reinforcement (Fig. 12).
10. Remove the return hose from routing clip on inside of right frame rail (Fig. 12).
11. Remove power steering fluid return hose.
INSTALLATION
WARNING: POWER STEERING FLUID, ENGINE PARTS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM MAY BE EXTREMELY HOT IF ENGINE HAS
BEEN RUNNING. DO NOT START ENGINE WITH ANY LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED HOSES. DO NOT ALLOW HOSES TO
TOUCH HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYST.
NOTE: Cap all open ends of hoses, power steering pump fittings and steering gear ports to prevent the entry of foreign material into the components.
The return hose can be serviced as two separate pieces. They are the Return Hose With Tube and the Return Hose To Reservoir.
RETURN HOSE WITH TUBE
1. Install hose with tube in vehicle using the reverse of removal. Guide return hose with tube rearward, snaking it between ABS ICU and frame rail.
2. Install return hose tube into routing clips along left frame rail.
