INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS
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GENERAL INFORMATION
BODY CODE PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FASTENER IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FASTENER USAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE CONTROL AND
DISPLAY SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
METRIC SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
THREADED HOLE REPAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TORQUE REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VEHICLE DIMENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) . . . . 1
VEHICLE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL . . . . . 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN)
The Vehi cl e I denti fi cati on Number (VI N) pl ate i s
attached to the top l eft si de of the i nstrument panel .
The VI N contai ns 17 characters that provi de data
concerni ng the vehi cl e. Refer to the decodi ng chart to
determi ne the i denti fi cati on of a vehi cl e. The Vehi cl e
I denti fi cati on Number i s al so i mpri nted on the:
Body Code Pl ate.
Equi pment I denti fi cati on Pl ate.
Vehi cl e Safety Certi fi cati on Label .
Frame rai l .
VEHICLE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL
A vehi cl e safety certi fi cati on l abel (Fi g. 1) i s
attached to every Chrysl er Corporati on vehi cl e. The
l abel certi fi es that the vehi cl e conforms to al l appl i -
cabl e Federal Motor Vehi cl e Safety Standards. The
l abel al so l i sts:
Month and year of vehi cl e manufacture.
Gross Vehi cl e Wei ght Rati ng (GVWR). The gross
front and rear axl e wei ght rati ngs (GAWRs) are
based on a mi ni mum ri m si ze and maxi mum col d ti re
i nfl ati on pressure.
Vehi cl e I denti fi cati on Number (VI N).
Type of vehi cl e.
Type of rear wheel s.
Bar code.
Month, Day and Hour (MDH) of fi nal assembl y.
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DECODING CHART
POSITION INTERPRETATION CODE = DESCRIPTION
1 Country of Origin 1 = United States
2 Make J = Jeep
3 Vehicle Type 4 = MPV
4 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating G = 5001-6000 lbs.
5 Vehicle Line X = Grand Cherokee 4X2 (LHD)
Z = Grand Cherokee 4X4 (LHD)
6 Series 5 = Laredo
7 = Limited
8 = Limited (W/5.9L)
7 Body Style 8 = 4dr Sport Utility
8 Engine S = 4.0 Liter
Y = 5.2 Liter
Z = 5.9 Liter
9 Check Digit
10 Model Year W = 1998
11 Assembly Plant C = Jefferson Assembly
12 thru 17 Vehicle Build Sequence
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Pai nt and Tri m codes.
Country of ori gi n.
The l abel i s l ocated on the dri ver-si de door shut-
face.
BODY CODE PLATE
A metal Body Code pl ate i s attached to the top, l eft
si de of the radi ator rei nforcement. The i nformati on
l i sted on the pl ate (Fi g. 2) i s used for manufacturi ng
and servi ce purposes.
VEHICLE DIMENSIONS
The vehi cl e exteri or and i nteri or di mensi ons are
l i sted i n i nches and centi meters.
EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS
Wheel Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.9 i n. (269.1 cm.)
Track: Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.0 i n. (147.3 cm.)
Track: Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.0 i n. (147.3 cm.)
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176.7 i n. (448.8 cm.)
Wi dth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.3 i n. (176.0 cm.)
Hei ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.7 i n. (164.3 cm.)
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
Head Room-Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38.9 i n. (98.8 cm.)
Head Room-Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.0 i n. (99.0 cm.)
Leg-Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.9 i n. (103.8 cm.)
Leg-Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.7 i n. (90.6 cm.)
Shoul der-Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.3 i n. (148.0 cm.)
Shoul der-Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57.6 i n. (146.3 cm.)
Hi p-Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57.8 i n. (146.8 cm.)
Hi p-Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.3 i n. (125.2 cm.)
INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE CONTROL AND DISPLAY
SYMBOLS
INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE CONTROL AND
DISPLAY SYMBOLS
The graphi c symbol s i l l ustrated i n the fol l owi ng
chart are used to i denti fy vari ous i nstrument con-
trol s. The symbol s correspond to the control s and di s-
pl ays that are l ocated on the i nstrument panel .
Fig. 1 Vehicle Safety Certification LabelTypical
Fig. 2 Body Code Plate
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FASTENER IDENTIFICATION
FASTENER IDENTIFICATION
THREAD IDENTIFICATION
SAE and metri c bol t/nut threads are not the same.
The di fference i s descri bed i n the Thread Notati on
chart (Fi g. 3).
GRADE/CLASS IDENTIFICATION
The SAE bol t strength grades range from grade 2
to grade 8. The hi gher the grade number, the greater
the bol t strength. I denti fi cati on i s determi ned by the
l i ne marks on the top of each bol t head. The actual
bol t strength grade corresponds to the number of l i ne
marks pl us 2. The most commonl y used metri c bol t
strength cl asses are 9.8 and 12.9. The metri c
strength cl ass i denti fi cati on number i s i mpri nted on
the head of the bol t. The hi gher the cl ass number,
the greater the bol t strength. Some metri c nuts are
i mpri nted wi th a si ngl e-di gi t strength cl ass on the
nut face. Refer to the Fastener I denti fi cati on and
Fastener Strength Charts.
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYMBOLS
Fig. 3 Thread NotationSAE and Metric
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FASTENER IDENTIFICATION
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GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)
FASTENER STRENGTH
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GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)
FASTENER USAGE
WARNING: USE OF AN INCORRECT FASTENER
MAY RESULT IN COMPONENT DAMAGE OR PER-
SONAL INJURY.
Fi gure art, speci fi cati ons and torque references i n
thi s Servi ce Manual are i denti fi ed i n metri c and SAE
format.
Duri ng any mai ntenance or repai r procedures, i t i s
i mportant to sal vage al l fasteners (nuts, bol ts, etc.)
for reassembl y. I f the fastener i s not sal vageabl e, a
fastener of equi val ent speci fi cati on must be used.
THREADED HOLE REPAIR
Most stri pped threaded hol es can be repai red usi ng
a Hel i coi l . Fol l ow the manufactures recommenda-
ti ons for appl i cati on and repai r procedures.
METRIC SYSTEM
WARNING: USE OF AN INCORRECT FASTENER
MAY RESULT IN COMPONENT DAMAGE OR PER-
SONAL INJURY.
Fi gure art, speci fi cati ons and torque references i n
thi s Servi ce Manual are i denti fi ed i n metri c and SAE
format.
Duri ng any mai ntenance or repai r procedures, i t i s
i mportant to sal vage metri c fasteners (nuts, bol ts,
etc.) for reassembl y. I f the fastener i s not sal vage-
abl e, a fastener of equi val ent speci fi cati on shoul d be
used.
The metri c system i s based on quanti ti es of one,
ten, one hundred, one thousand and one mi l l i on (Fi g.
4).
The fol l owi ng chart wi l l assi st i n converti ng metri c
uni ts to equi val ent Engl i sh and SAE uni ts, or vi se
versa.
Refer to the Metri c Conversi on chart to convert
torque val ues l i sted i n metri c Newton- meters (Nm).
Al so, use the chart to convert between mi l l i meters
(mm) and i nches (i n.)
CONVERSION FORMULAS AND EQUIVALENT VALUES
Fig. 4 Metric Prefixes
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METRIC CONVERSION
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GENERAL INFORMATION (Continued)
TORQUE REFERENCES
I ndi vi dual Torque Charts appear at the end of
many Groups. Refer to the Standard Torque Speci fi -
cati ons Chart for torque references not l i sted i n the
i ndi vi dual torque charts.
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
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