RAM 2500 Truck 2WD V8-5.2L VIN Y (2000)
Rear Bumper: Service and Repair
REAR BUMPER
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the license plate.
3. Remove the bolts behind the plate.
4. Disconnect the license plate light electrical connectors.
5. Disconnect the trailer light connector electrical connection, if equipped.
6. Remove the two bolts along the front upper edge of the bumper near the frame tips.
7. Support the bumper with a suitable lifting device.
Fig. 5
8. Remove the bolts attaching the bumper support brackets to the trailer hitch. (Fig. 5)
INSTALLATION
1. Align the holes in the bumpers to the trailer hitch pins and install the bumper.
2. Install the support bracket to the hitch bolts, loosely.
3. Install the front upper edge to the trailer hitch bolts and tighten to 54 N.m (40 ft.lbs).
4. Install the license plate reinforcement to hitch bolts and tighten to 54 N.m (40 ft.lbs).
5. Tighten the left bumper bracket bolts to 54 N.m (40 ft.lbs).
6. Tighten the right bumper bracket bolts to 54 N.m (40 ft.lbs).
7. Connect the trailer light connector electrical connection, if equipped.
8. Connect the license plate light electrical connectors.
9. Install the license plate.
