So the water pump on the
Dodge Stratus 2002 (vin x)
started leaking. Instead
of taking it to a shop we
decided to go at it
ourselfs.
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We got the car into the garage, jacked it up.
- 1 remove the resevor
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- 2 discharged the air conditioning system
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- 3 remove the air conditioning lines
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- 4 un hook the radiator hoses
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- 5 un hook the power steering resivor
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- 6 pull the resivor up and out of the
way (we ducked taped it to the hood)
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- 7 disconect the power cables from the altenator
(vin X has the alt mounted on the front of the engine)
- 8 remove the altenator
- 8.5 un bolts the water pipes that run over the
engine mount (there are two bolts, one in the front,
one in the back), you can get to it from underneth
the car.
- 9 remove the 3 engine mount bolts
- 10 the 2 long bolts that go through the cars frame
- 11 with the water pipes loose, move them around to
snake the engine mount out.
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- 12 remove the 3 bolts for the engine mount braket from the
front of the engine.
- 13 take off the front of the top timing belt cover.
- 14 from underneath the car loosen the power steering pump
and remove the small belt.
- 14.5 There are 3 bolts, two in front and one on the back of
the pump. you can reach the secound front bolt from the top of
the engine.
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15 use the crystler harmonic balancer puller to remove the
lower pully (harmonic balancer). Be Careful! We have heard
that it is very easy to break it, This might be due to
people using the wrong king of puller.
You can see the puller in the pictures. NOTE! this puller is
too short to remove the harmonic balancer, you have to make
the push rod longer by inserting a small dowel pin first. We
used one from my shelf.
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16 With the harmonic balancer removed you can remove the bottom cover.
17 The timming belt should be completly
18 ussing the hamonic balancer's bolt and a big rachet, rotate the engine unti the timming marks line up.
19 locate the Tensioner pully and clean it off so that you can see the three holes.
17.5 MAKE SURE TO INSERT THAT DAM #6 WRENCH ALL THE WAY, the tensioner holes are very easy to break!
18 Using a #6 allen wrench, rotate the tentioner conter clock wise to loosing the belt, then pull it off.
19 Now you can remove the tentioner and the ideler pullys.
20 Using one of these two "speacial" tools, Remove the cam gears.
21 Um, I think now we can finnally remove that plastic shroud.
22 remove the water pump bolts.
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