Also, in recent years, Carfax and a more educated buying public has made it much more difficult for dealerships, even used car dealerships, to pass off cars with major problems. One of the heater hoses that runs close to the exhaust manifold right behind the fan had been touching the manifold with the result that it got a hole burned in it, so I replaced it. I actually jacked it up a couple days before starting the project and spent an hour under it just spraying down everything with a garden hose on full blast. Spidervan gets a Tranny Job. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Keeping clean fresh fluid in your transmission is the number one thing you can do to protect the transmission from premature failure.
Tighten the sensor retaining bolts to 105 inch lbs. One other trick I have learned when doing these jobs is to set aside all tools used, that way if I have to go to a wrecking yard to pull a replacement part, I know just what tools to take. Unbolting the transmission linkage from the transmission The bolt in the center is one of the 4 top transaxle bellhousing bolts. The catch is that unless the vehicle your towing the trailer with is heavier than what your towing, they won't rent the trailer to you. The Caravan itself won magazine's 1996 and appeared on the for 1996 and 1997. The vehicles arrived at dealerships at Q3 2013.
A closeup of the broken sun gear. One other trick I have learned when doing these jobs is to set aside all tools used, that way if I have to go to a wrecking yard to pull a replacement part, I know just what tools to take. Cargo access to the rear was via a hatchback, similar to the one on the K platform station wagons. Removal of the 4 torque converter-to-flexplate bolts. A project of this complexity requires a well stocked garage.
Plus, I found fine metal particles on the output speed sensor. There is a drain hose that is capped off and if you remove the cap and suck on that the gas will come out, but the drain hose is stuffed up between the tank and driveline and is very short. Coolers are inexpensive and easy to install. With the weight of the transmission resting on the jack, remove the transmission mount bolts. Archived from on March 18, 2012.
Chrysler hadn't got around to marking the old part as Not Available in their inventory. Oh well, it worked coming out this way, at least. However since this is a used vehicle with no history I am asssuming it's already out of alignment, so I don't care about existing alignment since I'm going to get it realigned anyway. Note: You should be placing nuts and bolts in their labeled containers as you remove them. Tip: Remove any section of the exhaust system that you feel could interfere with your ability to separate the transmission from the engine and lower it to the floor. Since its 1983 introduction, the Dodge Caravan has been assembled at , in , Canada; prior to 2010, in was an additional source of production. This bolt also fastens the front engine mount to the engine and transmission so to get it out you have to use the hoist to unload the shear force on the bolt.
I am not interested in tearing my motor down, I just wanna know how to maintain my vehicle and take care of it and to make it last for at least 300K miles. The Routan was discontinued after the 2013 model year. Tighten the mounting bolts to 70 ft. Also the amount of fluid is dependent on the temperature of the transmission. This procedure results in a bent pan tab, easily fixed with a hammer, but more importantly it does not scratch the aluminum mating surface of the transaxle.
Dodge Grand Caravan Recalls Use the links below to find recalls for all Dodge Grand Caravan model years. However one problem that I did know about which was top priority to repair, was to fix the airbags. The trick is to insert a rod into the bolt hole - once the bolt is loose, you keep your socket held down on the head, and push it up with the rod which keeps pressure against the socket, and thus the bolt head stays in the socket and you can guide it out of the hole instead of it falling down inside of the crossmember and getting lost. The dipstick tube also called transmission fill tube is normally secured to the transmission or engine with a single nut or bolt. You commence the repair not really knowing what's wrong, but with only a set of guesses to guide you. Production of Grand Caravans was temporarily suspended from September to November 2017 with the assembly of the 2018 model year versions starting in December 2017. Dodge Grand Caravan Recalls Use the links below to find recalls for all Dodge Grand Caravan model years.
Here's how I got the pan off. At time of purchase it had 148. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. As soon as you start the van you'll contaminate the new fluid with the old. At that time I was thinking that if I really understood this van intimately I would be able to keep it running long enough to be in the family for my kids to learn to drive on, and for it to be a spare van for the family, etc.