Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 1947

INSTALLATION

1. Position the headlamp switch bezel (1) to the

instrument panel (2).

2. Connect the wire harness connector (3) to the

headlamp switch (4).

3. Install the switch bezel onto the instrument panel

and fully engage the retainer clips.

4. fully engage the retainer clips on the steering col-

umn opening cover and the lower drivers side
bezel.

5. Reconnect the negative battery cable.

INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP COVER

REMOVAL

1. Using a trim stick C-4755 or equivalent, disengage

the eight retainer clips (1) that secure the rear of
the instrument panel top cover (2) to the top of the
instrument panel (3).

2. Pull the instrument panel top cover rearward to

release the five retainer clips (4) that secure the
front of the instrument panel top cover to the top of
the instrument panel and remove the cover.

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INSTALLATION

1. Position the instrument panel top cover (2) to the

top of the instrument panel (3) and engage the five
retainer clips (4) that secure the cover to the instru-
ment panel.

2. Engage the eight retainer clips (1) that secure the

instrument panel top cover to the top of the instru-
ment panel by firmly pushing down on the top
cover at each retainer clip location.

STEERING COLUMN OPENING COVER

REMOVAL

1. Remove the two screws (1) that secure the bottom

of the steering column opening cover (2) to the
instrument panel.

2. Using a trim stick C-4755 or equivalent, release the

two retainer clips that secure the top of the steering
column opening cover to the instrument panel and
remove the cover.

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INSTALLATION

1. Position the steering column opening cover (2) to

the instrument panel and fully engage the two
upper retainer clips to the instrument panel.

2. Install the two screws (1) that secure the steering

column opening cover to the instrument panel.
Tighten the screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).

STEERING COLUMN OPENING SUPPORT BRACKET

REMOVAL

1. Remove the steering column opening cover from

the instrument panel (1) (Refer to 23 - BODY/IN-
STRUMENT PANEL/STEERING COLUMN OPEN-
ING COVER - REMOVAL).

2. Remove the hood release handle from the steering

column opening support bracket (2) (Refer to 23 -
BODY/HOOD/LATCH

RELEASE

CABLE

-

REMOVAL).

3. Disengage the retaining tabs that secure the data

link connector (3) to the steering column opening
support bracket and remove the data link connector
from the bracket.

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4. Remove the two screws (4) that secure the steer-

ing column opening support bracket (3) to the
instrument panel (2).

5. Slide the steering column opening support bracket

upward to disengage the two locating tabs (1) and
remove the bracket.

INSTALLATION

1. Position the steering column opening bracket (3)

onto the instrument panel (2) and engage to the
two locating tabs (1).

2. Install the two screws (4) that secure the steering

column opening bracket to the instrument panel.
Tighten the screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).

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