How do you remove water pump from 2004 Chrysler Town and Country V6 3.8L?

There are no leaks. But there seems to be a strange burning smell and the pulley on the water pump has a slight wobble to it. The pump is making a chirping or cricket type sound when the engine is running.. Bad Bearing? It seems easy enough to replace, but I have never done it before. Any advice?How do you remove water pump from 2004 Chrysler Town and Country V6 3.8L?it's not to hard actually... just jack the vehicle up on the passenger side place a jack stand under it for safety, take the tire off for access, remove the splash shield/inner fender (the big plastic piece held on by a couple of clips/nylon rivets and 10 MM bolts), and you should be able to look directly at it.. if I remember right its held on with 8 10MM or 12MM bolts and 2 13MM bolts near the A/C compressor. the only hard part is getting all the old gasket off to prevent leaks when reinstalling.How do you remove water pump from 2004 Chrysler Town and Country V6 3.8L?The process itself was pretty easy as descibed, but the real challenge was removing the pump -- meaning, once the bolts were removed, there wasnt enough room to pull the pump out -- it was very close to the frame of the van. I used a pry bar to push the engine away from frame then the pump fell out

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How do you remove water pump from 2004 Chrysler Town and Country V6 3.8L?It is very easy to replace, here is a good how to write-up here: http://www.torontochryslerclub.com/index