Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2313

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DOOR
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DOOR GLASS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
EXTERIOR HANDLE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
GLASS RUN CHANNEL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
HINGE
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
INSIDE HANDLE ACTUATOR
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LATCH
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
DOOR
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect the door wire harness electrical con-
nector at the A-pillar. (Fig. 1)
(2) Using a grease pencil or equivalent, mark the
outline of the door hinges on the door to aid in instal-
lation.
(3) Support the door with a suitable lifting device.
NOTE: The epoxy bonded washers should not be
seperated from the hinge. If the washers are
removed the door may have to be re-adjusted.
(4) Remove the nuts and bolts attaching the door
hinges to the door.
DOOR - FRONT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LATCH STRIKER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
INSTALLATION
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENT
LOCK CYLINDER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
INSTALLATION
TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
INSTALLATION
WATERDAM
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
INSTALLATION
WINDOW REGULATOR - POWER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
INSTALLATION
WINDOW REGULATOR - MANUAL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
INSTALLATION
SIDE VIEW MIRROR FLAG
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
(1) Support the door with a suitable lifting device
and install the door onto the hinges.
(2) Install the washers, if there were removed pre-
viously, nuts and tighten to 28 N·m (21 ft. lbs.).
(3) Connect the electrical connectors.
(4) Adjust the door as necessary. (Refer to 23 -
BODY/DOOR - FRONT/DOOR - ADJUSTMENTS)
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