OEM Dodge Grand Caravan Axle Beam

Dodge Grand Caravan Axle Beam Parts and Q&A

• Engine Cradle, Front
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  Q: How Is the Axle Beam Installed Along with Its Components on Dodge Grand Caravan?

  A:

  Put the axle beam centered on a transmission jack or similar at its removal height, raise the jack and move the axle trailing arms up to ensure the bushings line up with the attached brackets. At the same sides of the trailing arms, put a thru-bolt through the mounting bracket and bushing and hold it in place with its nut. Before doing anything else, put the top end of every coil spring toward the body of the vehicle, next add a lower isolator and jounce bumper to each spring. Just below the axle, put the Coil Springs between the body perch and axle with the jounce bumper on top and let the jack direct the springs as you fasten the bolts into the shock lower mounting eyes on the axle brackets. Put in all the lower mounting bolts and nuts at each Shock Absorber for now and then fasten the Track Bar to the axle using a bolt and nut, yet without tightening. Jack up the vehicle and move the axle onto its housing, using the mounting bolts to attach the hub, bearing and brake shield. After that, tighten the bolts to 55 Nm. Before installing the sensor head into the hub and bearing, clean the sensor mounting surface and align the screw hole, then install a new screw tightened to 6 Nm. Route the wheel speed sensor clip into the back axle and then cover the hub and bearing with the brake rotor. Place the caliper and the adapter bracket onto the rotor, assemble them over the axle and clinch them together using two 100 Nm bolts. Fix the Parking Brake Cable routing bracket to the axle by threading a 6 Nm screw into it, then set the right rear parking brake cable in front of the axle and tighten both its screws to 6 Nm. Place the left rear parking brake cable routing clamp at the left axle trailing arm and apply 6 Nm of torque to the screw. After that, fit the tire and wheel assembly on either side of the car, ensure the wheel mounting nuts are tightened to 135 Nm and then lower the car. Press the brake several times to make sure it feels firm, then place the car on a alignment rack or drive-on lift, raise it as needed and keep the vehicle's frame level with the street. The trailing arm mounting bracket thru-bolts should be tightened to 175 Nm, 75 Nm for the lower bolt on the shock absorber and 81 Nm for the track bar lower bolt.