Front Fascia; Front Bumper Air Dam; Fascia Rivet; Fascia Gap - Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual

13 - 2 FRAME & BUMPERS
FRONT AIR DAM (Continued)
Fig. 1 Front Bumper Air Dam
1 - BUMPER
2 - SCREW
3 - LOWER AIR DAM
4 - PIN TYPE FASTENER
5 - LOWER FASCIA
INSTALLATION
(1) Position air dam on bumper.
(2) Install screws attaching air dam to bottom of
front bumper.
(3) Install Pin-type fasteners attaching air dam to
bottom of front bumper.

FRONT FASCIA

REMOVAL
(1) Open hood.
(2) Remove fasteners at fender side openings.
(3) Separate fascia from bumper.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position fascia on bumper.
(2) Install front fascia. See fascia adjustment pro-
cedure in this section.
(3) Install fasteners at fender side openings.
ADJUSTMENT
(1) Remove the plastic rivet that secures the front
upper fascia to the front lower fascia (Fig. 2).
(2) Position the upper front fascia so that there is
approximately a 19 mm (3/4 in.) gap between the
lower portion of the front fender and the upper por-
tion of the front upper fascia (Fig. 3). The gap should
ideally be 19 mm (3/4 in.), but it is more important to
avoid a V-Gap between the lower portion of the front
fender and the upper portion of the front upper fas-
cia than maintaining the gap. There are ribs in the
front upper fascia and lower fascia that will hold the
front upper fascia in position (Fig. 4).
(3) Attach the front upper fascia to the front lower
fascia using a new plastic rivet.
Fig. 2 Fascia Rivet
1 - RIVET MUST BE REPLACED AFTER EACH ADJUSTMENT
Fig. 3 Fascia Gap
1 - GAP — 19 mm PARALLELISM MOST IMPORTANT
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