Dodge 2000 DURANGO - Rear Overhead A;C Unit

(3) Pull the rear blower motor switch away from
the headliner far enough to access and unplug the
wire harness connector from the back of the switch.
(4) Remove the rear blower motor switch from the
headliner.
INSTALLATION
(1) Plug the wire harness connector into the back
of the rear blower motor switch.
(2) Tuck the wire harness back through the rear
blower motor switch mounting hole in the headliner.
(3) Gently press the rear blower motor switch into
the mounting hole in the headliner until it snaps into
place.
(4) Connect the battery negative cable.
REAR OVERHEAD A/C UNIT
WARNING: REVIEW THE WARNINGS AND CAU-
TIONS IN THE GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION
NEAR THE FRONT OF THIS GROUP BEFORE PER-
FORMING THE FOLLOWING OPERATION.
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant
system. See Refrigerant Recovery in the Service Pro-
cedures section of this group.
(3) Remove the headliner from the passenger com-
partment of the vehicle. Refer to Group 23 - Body for
the procedures.
(4) From the passenger compartment, remove the
nut from the bolt, (suction line) and nut from stud,
(liquid line) that secure the block fittings at the top
of the B-pillar refrigerant lines on the rear overhead
A/C unit, and disengage the fittings (Fig. 80). Install
plugs in, or tape over all of the opened refrigerant
line fittings.
(5) Disconnect the B-pillar drain hoses from the
wye fittings on each side of the rear overhead A/C
unit (Fig. 81).
(6) Unplug the rear overhead A/C unit wire har-
ness connector located at the left side of the unit.
(7) Loosen but do not remove the two screws that
secure the mounting bracket on the left end of the
rear overhead A/C unit to the left roof rail (Fig. 82).
(8) Support the right end of the rear overhead A/C
unit while removing the two screws that secure the
mounting bracket on the right end of the unit to the
right roof rail.
(9) Slide the rear overhead A/C unit towards the
right side of the vehicle far enough to disengage the
slotted holes on the left end of the mounting bracket
from the loosened screws in the left roof rail.
(10) Remove the rear overhead A/C unit from the
passenger compartment.
Fig. 78 Recirculation Air Door Actuator Remove/
Install
1 – ACTUATOR
2 – NUTS
3 – VACUUM CONNECTORS
4 – RECIRCULATION AIR DOOR LEVER
Fig. 79 Rear Blower Motor Switch Remove/Install
1 – HEADLINER
2 – WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
3 – REAR BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)