Question 1

How to Service Steering Wheel Components and Airbag Systems on Dodge Caravan?

Accepted Answer

Removing the steering column depends on the front wheels being in line with the car's center before beginning. Take the negative cable off the battery and move it away from the terminal. Turn the cylinder for the key to lock, take out the key and turn the wheel to the left by half a turn to secure the steering column. Lift up the module by removing the 3 bolts connecting it to the steering wheel. Take off the clips holding the wiring for the air bag, horn switch and speed control to the frame and remove the routing clip from the wiring harness. For those remote radio controls, simply depress the tang and move the connector apart from the Clock Spring. Unscrew the steering wheel retaining nut and steering wheel damper, but never bump or hammer the column or shaft. Only insert the steering wheel puller bolts halfway into the steering wheel to stop the Clock Spring from getting damaged. After removing the steering wheel, unlock the Clock Spring, rotate it clockwise if it's locked, three counterclockwise turns if not, making sure the cables are at the top and lock the Clock Spring. Continue by rotating the Clock Spring a half turn to the left which will line up the wiring at the bottom of the assembly. Join the master splines from the steering wheel with the steering shaft and install the wheel, taking care to position all wiring from the Clock Spring where it should go. Look for damage on the steering wheel damper before installing it and then place and install it on the steering wheel. Release the steering wheel, put on the nut an additional 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.), join the Clock Spring wire's pin to the remote radio lead, lay out the air bag, horn switch and speed control wires and attach the wire clip to the air bag module studs. Then, connect the air bag module to the steering wheel, secure it with 3 bolts, tighten them to a torque of 11 Nm (100 inch lbs.) and link the negative cable with the battery.

Question 2

How to Safely Remove and Install a Steering Wheel on Dodge Caravan?

Accepted Answer

To remove the steering wheel, send the tires straight forward and then disconnect the negative cable on the battery. Open the two bolts that connect the driver air bag to the rear of the steering wheel and then raise the bag away from its harness. Remove the air bag squib wiring connectors and the horn/speed control switch pigtail connector from the Clock Spring and if you have it, remove the remote radio controls connector. Keep the driver air bag in a safe place. Following this, get rid of the steering wheel retaining nut from the steering shaft and the steering wheel damper as well. Work carefully to keep from tapping or hammering around the steering column or shaft when you are taking it apart. Be careful with the steering wheel puller so that the bolts only go into the steering wheel about half-inch, to prevent problems with the Clock Spring. First, holding the steering wheel straight, use the puller to take it off the shaft and afterward, take out the puller. If remote radio switches must be removed, use the proper way to do so. If you are installing remote radio switches, use the recommended procedure. Instead of pushing on the steering wheel, hold the retaining nut and pull the steering wheel down to fit the shaft. Guide the wiring out of the Clock Spring through the upper access hole from your steering wheel, slide the master sections onto the shaft where the 12 o'clock position spline is missing and make sure the pin at the Clock Spring's lower half is lined up with the slot on the back of the steering wheel. Review the steering wheel damper to ensure there isn't any damage, since a busted isolator can create noise inside the vehicle. Put in the steering wheel damper, followed by the retaining nut which you should tighten to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.). If you have remote radio controls, join the wiring to the Clock Spring. After reconnecting the wiring connectors for the air bag squib and the horn/speed control switch, install the driver air bag in the steering wheel and tighten the attaching bolts to 10 Nm (90 in. lbs.). After that, attach the battery and carry out tests on the air bag system accordingly.

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Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Green Part Number: SA44ZP7AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel Part Number: SA44ZJ8AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Gray Part Number: SA441DVAB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Camel Part Number: RT24RK5AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Mist Gray Part Number: RT24RC3AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Green Part Number: RG661P7AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel Part Number: RG661J8AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Gray Part Number: RG661DVAB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Green Part Number: RG65ZP7AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel Part Number: RG65ZJ8AB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Gray Part Number: RG65XDVAB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Taupe Part Number: GP91SK5

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel Part Number: GP91SJK

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Taupe Part Number: GP41SK5

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Mist Gray Part Number: GP41SC3

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Navy Blue Part Number: SA44YQLAB

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Tan Part Number: KK97KV8

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel Part Number: 1AP391J8AA

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Gray Part Number: WF801DVAD

Dodge Caravan Steering Wheel, Navy Blue Part Number: RG65YQLAB

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