Service manual

1997/1998 Dodge LWB

Sport Top

Valance

1. Remove wood trim.

2. Untuck fabric at front of valance (driver side) and remove hidden screw.

3. Remove shades per procedure.

4. Remove screws located inside wood trim cutout which secures valance to headliner

5. Lower valance, disconnect harness and remove valance.

Carpet

1. Remove all seating.

2. Remove Engine cover.

3. Remove all door step plates.

4. Remove all window sill wood.

5. Remove 2 screws in window frame that were exposed after sill removal.

6. Remove deluxe wall (refer to procedure) if equipped.

7. Remove both rear storage cabinets installed in walls, if equipped.

8. Remove sofa control module per procedure.

9. Remove deluxe wall per procedure.

10. Remove Cellular phone box.

11. Remove jack and jack handle, remove jack base plate.

12. Remove all seat belt anchor bolts secured at floor.

13. Beginning at rear cargo doors grasp carpet and lift upward removing carpet from

flooring, moving toward the front of the van roll carpet as it is freed. If you encounter

difficulty with carpet that is wedged under the walls gently grasp the bottom of the

wall and the window frame and pull outward. This will lift the wall away from the

carpeting allowing you to pull it free (note carpet is stapled along the edges of the

rear fender wells and will require extra effort to release. Ensure that all staples are

removed prior to installing the new carpet.

Center Beam, Molded Plastic

1. Remove front and rear maps lights covers and remove screws from housing.

Remove map lights.

2. Remove exposed screws.

3. Remove screws from center wood insert and remove insert.

4. Remove exposed screws from molded plastic center beam, lower center beam.

5. Disconnect electrical connector and remove center beam.

6. If vehicle is equipped with rear air unscrew the outer male from the inner female

outlet.

Door Panel Passenger & Driver Front

1. Remove factory door handle.

2. Grasp insert on upper door panel and pull outward until retainers are free from door,

disconnect electrical connector. Remove exposed screws.

3. Remove retainer screw from bottom front corner of door panel (exposed).

4. Grasp door panel at top edge and pull outward and pull upward to free.

5. Bottom door panel, grasp edges of panel and pull outward until retainers are free.