Jeep Cherokee
radiator
The Jeep Cherokee's cooling system, akin most other cars and trucks, has a radiator that can fail and demand replacement. The job is lifetime consuming and messy, on the other hand straightforward; the standard backyard mechanic should spend approximately 3 hours replacing the radiator.
Instructions
1. Replace the fan shroud or electric fan assembly. It slides down into the channel at the bottom. Fasten the two screws that hold it into place, and plug the fan into the adapter. Collect the coolant in the extract pan.
2. Remove the fan shroud, or electric fan meeting for some models. Disconnect the competency wires from the fan at the adapter, then loosen the two screws at the top of the housing and the all-inclusive unit Testament slide up.
3. Disconnect the upper and lower rubber hoses from the radiator. This may depend upon a flat-head screwdriver for hose clamps, or a couple of channel-lock pliers for pinch style clamps. Added coolant Testament feasible come outside of these hoses, so carry a withdraw pan handy.
4. Remove the transmission lines connected to the radiator, whether so equipped. Some models Testament adoption the cooling transaction to lower the temperature of the transmission oil. They connect to the radiator with a hex shaped limit bolt on the upper wrinkle, and a active clamp on the lower wrinkle. Some fluid may leak absent.
5. Remove the condenser bracket bolts, on the top of the radiator.
6. Pull the radiator gone of position, and slide it straight up to remove it. The condenser should stay in habitat.
7. Install the modern radiator. Slide it back into the frame catches at the backside of radiator channel, located in the back of the condenser.
8. Alternate the top condenser bracket bolts.
9. Reconnect the rubber hoses, or replace them.
10. Bleed the coolant from the radiator. Unscrew the radiator cap, then dwelling the withdraw pan underneath the front of the vehicle. One most models, a hex shaped void plug is located on the lower Chauffeur's side divide of the radiator. Some models Testament admit a plastic plug that requires a screwdriver.
11. Reconnect the transmission lines, if so equipped.
12. Tighten the drain plug.
13. Fill the radiator with coolant. Crank the Jeep, and continue to pour coolant until the radiator will not take in anymore. Replace the cap with the engine running, and then fill the reservoir to the proper fill level. The channels of the cooling system may take additional fluid over the next few hours of drive time, so check the reservoir often.
14. Check and replace the lost transmission fluid at the dipstick, if so equipped.
