Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1465

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ENGINE 5.9L DIESEL
ENGINE 5.9L DIESEL (Continued)
(51) Remove two cylinder head bolts according to
the diagram below and install Tool # 9009. Torque
bolts to 105N·m (77ft. lbs.) (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 ENGINE LIFT BRACKET
1 - Head bolt
2 - Engine Lift Bracket
3 - Head Bolt
(52) Loosen but do not remove engine mount
through bolts and nuts.
(53) Disconnect hood support struts and position
hood out of the way.
(54) Attach a chain with two hooks to the engine
lift brackets.
(55) While keeping engine level, lift straight up
out of the mounts.
(56) Rotate nose of engine upward and pull out of
chassis.
REMOVAL—CRANKCASE BREATHER
(1) Remove the oil fill cap.
(2) Remove the breather cover bolts (Fig. 4).
(3) Remove breather cover.
(4) Disconnect breather tube and lube oil drain
tube from breather.
(5) Remove breather mounting bolts.
(6) Remove breather from cylinder head cover.
Fig. 4 Crankcase Breather Vapor Canister
1 - BREATHER COVER BOLT
2 - BREATHER COVER
3 - BREATHER TUBE
4 - ROCKER COVER
5 - BREATHER TUBE MOUNTING BRACKET
6 - LUBE OIL DRAIN TUBE
7 - O-RING
8 - BREATHER
9- BREATHER MOUNTING BOLT
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - ENGINE
(1) Remove cylinder head bolts according to the
diagram below. Install special Tool 9009. Torque bolts
to 105N·m (77ft. lbs.)
(2) Lower engine into the engine compartment and
install the engine the engine mount through bolts
and nuts.
(3) Tighten the mount through bolts and nuts to
88 N-m (65 ft-lbs) torque.
(4) Remove the engine lifting device (Tool 9009).
(5) Check cylinder head capscrew length and
install into cylinder head.
(6) Torque in 4 steps to:
• Step 1—Tighten to 70 N·m (52 ft. lbs.) torque.
• Step 2—Back off 360°.
• Step 3—Tighten to 105 N·m (77 ft. lbs.) torque.
• Step 4—Rotate 90°.
(7) Install rocker housing. Torque to 24 N-m (18 ft-
lbs). Refer to (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/CYLINDER
HEAD/CYLINDER HEAD COVER(S) - INSTALLA-
TION).
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