Vehicle-Specific Installation Notes

Rain Tracker Model: RT-40A
Vehicle-Specific Installation Instructions
The instructions included with the product tell you how to install a Rain Tracker. This page gives special vehicle-specific information. Print this page using your browser's print function.

Application Vehicles
These instructions apply to these vehicles, which all have similar wiper systems:

DODGE-TRUCK DAKOTA 97 - 04
DODGE-TRUCK DURANGO 98 - 03

Wiring Diagrams and Drawings:

1998 Dodge Durango- Drawing applies to all application vehicles listed above. Print this.
RT-40A - HSS (Hot Side Switching)- Included with product, so print only if needed.
Troubleshooting procedure- Print out if needed.

Wire colors used in this vehicle:

+12V - DK-BLU
GROUND - CHASSIS
FAST - RED/GRY
SLOW - PPL

Special Rain Tracker Installation Notes for this vehicle:

Write the wire colors of the vehicle on the HSS drawing, and follow that
when you wire up the Rain Tracker. Use the factory drawing as a reference
to help you find the wires. Some models and years may vary slightly in wire colors.
Factory drawings can be wrong, so, confirm wire colors with a multimeter.

All wiper system wires, except ground, are available at the wiper switch. They
can usually be accessed by removing one or two access panels (Kick Panels) and,
possibly, the shrouds surrounding the steering column.

FIND CHASSIS GROUND
Find a suitable screw or bolt on the metal chassis of the vehicle to use as the
Rain Tracker ground. Scrape away paint as needed for a good connection.
Use a multi-meter to verify that the ground connection is at most a few ohms.
The cigarette lighter can also be a good alternate for ground and/or power.

SLOW Wire Connection:
Two wires come off the the switch, and come together to a splice (Joint connector). Make sure the Rain Tracker
installation comes is between that splice and the motor. If the Rain Tracker is between the splice and the switch,
it will not work and you could damage the vehicle.

The RT-40A does not utilize the FAST windings of the wiper motor. Please disregard any references
to FAST that appear in these instructions.

The Rain Tracker wiper control system features better rain sensing performance than many OE rain sensor systems. Hydreon Corporation tests all its products to exacting standards. This page generated by vehicle data file name: dodge_truck_durango_98-03.veh