Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2310

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CHECK CABLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CHECK CABLE
REMOVAL
(1) Open tailgate.
(2) Pry lock tab outward to clear stud head on
cargo box (Fig. 1).
(3) Push cable end forward until stud head is in
clearance hole portion of cable end.
(4) Separate cable end from stud.
(5) Remove screw attaching cable to tailgate. (Fig.
2)
(6) Separate check cable from tailgate.
Fig. 1 Tailgate Check
1 - TAILGATE STRIKER
2 - SCREW DRIVER
3 - TAILGATE CHECK CABLE
4 - LOCK TAB
TAILGATE
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INSTALLATION
LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALLATION
RELEASE HANDLE/LATCH REMOTE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
INSTALLATION
TAILGATE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
INSTALLATION
1 - EXTERIOR HANDLE
2 - CONTROL ASSEMBLY
3 - NUTS (2)
4 - TAILGATE
5 - LATCH
6 - CHECK CABLE
7 - CHECK/LATCH BOLT
8 - LATCH BOLT
INSTALLATION
(1) Position check cable on tailgate.
(2) Install bolt attaching small end of cable to tail-
gate.
(3) Tighten tailgate check cable bolt to 23 N·m (17
ft. lbs.).
(4) Position large end of cable onto stud head and
slide downward to secure lock tab.
TAILGATE
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Fig. 2 LATCH HANDLE - LATCH
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