✅✅( PART 2 ) DETAILED INSTALLATION 2001 - 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN POWER RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT
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In Part 1 of this video series, I showed you what processes are required to remove the rack and pinion steering unit from a 2001 - 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan in preparation for installation of a new replacement unit. In Part 2 of this series, we install the rack and pinion and reinstall the cradle brace and associated components.
After all repairs are performed, a full 4 wheel alignment must be performed to prevent premature tire wear and unsafe wheel and tire alignment. Normally, the alignment will include shifting the cradle as well as repositioning front end components to achieve a proper alignment and steering geometry. Remember, it is up to the mechanic to ensure all components are installed correctly and all fasteners are tightened to specifications. Inspect your work before driving the vehicle!
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finally, someomeone who records who knows what we need to see. TY!!
As good as your videos are, I'm surprised you don't have a million subs. Job well done !
Thank you very much!
So THAT is the secret to replacing the power steering lines!!! Remove the lower cradle! Thank you SO MUCH for showing the access at 5:30!!!
When you said boltholes my mom thought you said butt- holes lol
Thank you Daniel. I'm going to get started on putting my new rack back in place. Wish me luck! I'm gonna need it. 🙄
Your two videos helped me change my own rack-and-pinion and saved me over $500. Thank you for your help
You are welcome!
Great video , I have learned something, thank you for taking the time to do this for us .
Here is a tip I use , after your initial bottle fill don't start the van but go inside vehicle and manually turn the steering wheel a couple turns left & right a few times to manually purge the system of a lot of the air . then after doing this you top off the reservoir and then you can start the vehicle and wont have as much air to bleed out and have the system sucking air
Out of all the rack and pinions on Grand Caravan videos I have watched, this is the most educational and informative one that I have found! Thank you my friend for taking the time to do this for us and to upload this video! You now have a new subscriber for sure!
Thank you very much. It was quite a bit of delay and work but it is paying off!
Thank you keeping my mom's granny van on the road for her!! Definitely subscribed
Great job, really nice camera work. thank you.
3:40 how did you guys get it back in so easily? I can’t get past the control arms I even took off the tie rod ends to make it easier and that didn’t help at all.
Exelente trabajo y muy limpio, felicitaciones
Thank you sooooo much! I will be doing mine as soon. You make it look so easy. My repairs look more like an episode of the three stooges.
LOL
We appreciate you too thank you for taking the time to explain everything to us 👍
Found it took me a min
Really Appreciate the Video, I have one tomorrow to do and both power steering hoses. Thanks again, Very Nice Video.
Nice job...great lighting, well explained
Thank you. I try to make it as if I am learning for the first time what to do from start to finish.
Great two part video Daniel! I knocked my job out this weekend.
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Excellent video! I've got to do this net weekend. It looks easier than I thought it would.
I did do the replacement and it went very well. Too bad the Cardone reman rack started dumping steering fluid into both boots in less than two weeks. Returning the rack to Rock Auto and trying again was not in the cards with the weather getting rapidly worse and the cost of shipping back to rock auto eating up too much of the refund (plus I already broke down the shipping box). $1019 to get another rebuilt rack installed locally and hopefully this one won't blow out!
Great info
That's gotta be the easiest steering rack job I've ever seen. Nice video bud!
I couldn't help but notice that you actually don't show how to get the power steering lines loose and removed from the rack. You only mention it in passing, not by showing. As I have done this repair myself, I have discovered that this part of the repair is the most difficult and critical. The engine cradle must be dropped dramatically to gain access to those fittings from under the vehicle. If the fittings are cross threaded you may run the risk of voiding the warranty on the steering rack. I have found that it is much easier to get to them from the inside through the hole n the floor board. A channel called "Just call me Boats" illustrates this method of power steering line removal. Thanks for the video.
Correct. I did not show it and could not video it how I got them loose and off. I did it with cradle installed but rack loose turning the fitting ever so little each time I got a bite with the wrench. It took some time to do. Install was reverse but still worked.
thx
Buen trabajo
Thank you
Thanks, great video. I am in thre process of replacing mine. Noticed the hoses were starting to crack so ordering new ones.
Any tips on getting the tubes screwed back in the rack? before I noticed the cracks I spent about an hour just trying to get the lower one in.
Yea, it is a real pain. I just reached in and turned the hose end while wiggling the hose slightly and they went on fine. Then tightened them slowly with the wrench. So slow my hand was cramping. Did it this way on 2 vans.
I drained the old rack per your 1st video, and blew air through the fill tank as you did. My question is, what about old fluid in the pump and lines on the other side? Did blowing air blow out all old fluid throughout all hoses and lines, including the pump? My thinking is that due to rack failure, there may be trash that should be flushed? Great video, I pulled it out yesterday and ordered the parts. Very well produced. I noticed that your watch showed 2:03 when you put the first bolt in the rack, I was looking for another shot of it near the end, but it didn't happen.Lol.
My tear down took about 3 hours. My boot on my 2004 Grand Caravan was different, only one boot bolted to the floor, no boot with push pins, and my boot was attached to the rack with a big hose clamp. That kept me from being able to pull off the boot until I went underneath and removed the hose clamp.
I don't blame you for not showing the removal and re-installation of the lines to the rack. That was probably the trickiest part. I'm in the rust belt so this job was three times harder. One body mount bolt sheared and had to use a sawsall to get it out through that little triangle window thingy. Both body mount bolts needed to be replaced and were $13.50 each. But all in all these videos were a godsend. Thank you.
It would have been painstakingly boring for the viewer I thought. Maybe I was wrong. I held the line as straight as I could and wrenched on the connector. Sometimes had to lightly wiggle the lines but they went on. Did this on 2 vans successfully.
I am sorry for the delay. I am at the mercy of TH-cam notifications and they do not always tell me when there is a question/comment.
@@BOSSC351sProductions No worries. TH-cam never tells me when people comment on my videos...ever. Of course, TH-cam doesn't care much for my content. So there's that.
Nice! I noticed the wiper linkage cover is missing....Probably not a problem?
Is the Cardone rack still working fine?
I can not get a 18mm wrench in that tight spot to get to them power steering lines on the rack and pinion
Thank you sir 👍 just wondering how was your Kolbalt cordless drill works ? Any good
Impact still works great.
This van is so well maintained ❤ great video ! Only one question, how many bottles of fluid you put in it?
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan power rack and pinion replacement
Next time you might want to secure the Steering wheel. If the Clockspring gets out of time. You will have problems. You made no mention of how important that is. I would have paid closer attention to the Rack steering center position also. Also forcing a funnel into the reservoir may have saved you that Mess you created on that pristine engine clean-up you did.
You don't mention centering the rack spline going into floor shaft connection
Que bonito tu taladro amigo que marca es
So now that you rebuilt nearly this whole van, you gonna drive it daily or cross country or what?
I rebuilt 2 vans. At the time my severely handicapped nephew depended on them for transportation to and from his doctors monthly several hundred miles away. Also my parents used them for their needs. My dad became sick with the Roundup cancer and became dependant as well for his doctor visits as he was unable to drive. Eventually one was sold when they obtained a wheelchair accessible Evonoline van. The other after my fathers death. I did all that work because I had too. The vans had to continue to run and be dependable.
What is your not worried about breaking the clock spring in the steering wheel?
No. Im not turning the wheel left and right. Im keeping it where it was.
Thank you so much! You made it so easy to follow along. I had no choice but to do it on my own due to financial reasons and this was a life saver as a woman with no mechanical background. I wanted to ask, after I filled the power steering with ATF-4 and the turned the car on, it failed to release any bubbles and a hissing noise is present when I turn the wheels left or right. I will say the car is on a little bit of an incline with the front being slightly higher, could that be the problem? Any help is appreciated! THANK YOU for all that you've done.
Once the steering is turned left and right a few times it should have any air worked out of the system. The hissing may indicate that the pump is going out. Driving will further extract air so have a bottle of that ATF-4 just in case. Check for leaks and watch for puddles and tighten as necessary if you find any.
I love it when women get involved like this. I'm old but I think everyone should learn how to repair stuff. My daughter and I are doing this together today. She loves it.
Answer to your question see BOSSC351s reply. Which I'm sure you've done by now. 🙂
My van is so rusty I couldn't even identify most bolts. Took me a week of after work evenings. Subframe bolts took an evening on their own.
Sure appreciated the video. Hoping it saves me a lot of time tomorrow. I watched someone else's video and wasted the day attempting to get the rack removed. I have heard that the steering wheel should never be left to free wheel around due to the SRS airbags and clocking issues. You made no mention of that. Is it NOT a problem if the steering wheel is not secured? Thanks!
I would secure it but I didnt and didn't have that issue. It remained about the same place it was when installing the new rack.
Is it the same for a Caravan 2008?
I think 2008 was changed. I have not worked on one to be able to say one way or the other.
Also saw video w no brace removal needed but maybe he is not true in that
Depends on how much you want to fight with it.
WHATS DIFF ON A 2008 CHY TC?
2008 is in the next generation of the Grand Caravan line. I have not worked on one so I cannot say.
Must be somewhere like Arizona or Texas, my familys' 06 looks like shit compared to this one I'm in the rust belt
NE Texas.
How come you didn't check the rack turn to turn before installing
Not sure what you mean. Please explain.
@@BOSSC351sProductions I mean turning it to the right count how many turns until it stops and then to the left and count how many turns then center it
I really do not see the necessity in doing that. This was a direct OEM replacement rack from A1 Cardone. The steering wheel connects to the steering shaft only one way using a master spline. Any steering wheel alignment or rack alignment offset is resolved during the front end alignment process.
@@BOSSC351sProductions, I think Mike had the same concern as me. I believe the steering wheel should be locked in the dead ahead position and the rack gear centered lock to lock. before installing to ensure steering wheel is perfectly centered when driving down the road. Or, are you saying it doesn't matter if the rack is centered or the steering wheel for that matter.
It makes no difference. The steering wheel is aligned at the shaft where it connects under the dash. It fits only one way. The shaft is aligned with the rack because of how its splined and only one way. They can only go together one way at each connection. You straighten any issues with the steering wheel at alignment. You can turn the rack out all the way to the left or right then connect the shaft and steering wheel and it will be centered when the rack is centered.
Wrong way to bleed the system😂
sucks dude you got your voice mixed up with the video different time
What part?
I have noticed on TH-cam if you fast forward and rewind a few times sometimes the audio gets out of sync with the video.