Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1645

14 - 76 FUEL INJECTION - DIESEL
FUEL INJECTOR (Continued)
(3) Remove valve cover. Refer to Engines for proce-
dures.
(4) Remove necessary high pressure fuel line con-
necting necessary fuel injector rail to high pressure
connector. Refer to Fuel Line Removal for procedures.
(5) A connector retainer (nut) (Fig. 15) is used on
each connector tube. Remove this nut(s) by unthread-
ing from cylinder head.
(6) Using special high-pressure connector removal
tool #9015 (Fig. 16), or (Fig. 17) remove necessary
high-pressure connector(s) from cylinder head. Tool
#9015 threads onto connector tube. Use tool to pry
connector tube(s) from cylinder head.
(7) Remove necessary exhaust rocker arm assem-
bly(s).
(8) Disconnect injector solenoid wire nuts at top of
injectors (Fig. 18).
(9) Remove 2 fuel injector hold-down clamp bolts
at each injector being removed.
(10) USING TOOL #9010:
(a) Special Tool #9010 (Fig. 19) is equipped with
2 clamshell clamps, a sliding retainer sleeve to
retain the clamshell clamps, a 2–piece mounting
stud, and a pivoting handle. Do not attempt to
remove the fuel injector with any other
device. Damage to injector will occur.
(b) The rocker housing (Fig. 18) is bolted to the
top of cylinder head. The mounting stud from tool
#9010 was meant to temporarily replace a rocker
housing mounting bolt. Remove the necessary
rocker housing mounting bolt. These mounting
bolts are located at the center of each of the 3
rocker housing support bridges.
(c) Install and tighten 2–piece mounting stud to
rocker housing. If removing the #6 fuel injector,
separate the 2–piece mounting stud. Install lower
half of mounting stud to center of rocker housing
bridge. Install upper half of mounting stud to lower
half.
(d) Position tool handle to mounting stud and
install handle nut. Leave handle nut loose to allow
a pivoting action.
(e) Position lower part of clamshell halves to
sides of fuel injector (wider shoulder to bottom).
The upper part of clamshell halves should also be
positioned into machined shoulder on the handles
pivoting head.
(f) Slide the retainer sleeve over pivoting handle
head to lock clamshell halves together.
(g) Be sure handle pivot nut is loose.
(h) Depress handle downward to remove fuel
injector straight up from cylinder head bore.
(11) Remove and discard injector sealing washer.
This should be located on tip of injector (Fig. 20) or
(Fig. 21).
Fig. 16 CONNECTOR TUBE REMOVAL
1 - CONNECTOR TUBE
2 - TOOL #9015
3 - CYLINDER HEAD (LEFT SIDE)
Fig. 17 TOOL #9015 AND CONNECTOR TUBE
1 - CONNECTOR TUBE
2 - LOCATING PINS
3 - RUBBER O-RING
4 - TOOL #9015
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