RAM 2500 Truck 4WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2001)
Ash Tray: Procedures
REMOVAL
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY
STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT
AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO
DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL
AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the instrument panel ash receiver.
3. From the open position, close the ash receiver slightly and pull it straight back far enough to disengage it from the pivot pins in the lower
instrument panel.
Fig. 2 Instrument Panel Ash Receiver Remove/Install
4. Remove the three screws that secure the ash receiver flame shield to the lower instrument panel.
5. Pull the ash receiver flame shield out from the instrument panel far enough to disengage the two retaining tabs on the top of the shield from the
mounting holes in the instrument panel.
6. Lower the flame shield from the instrument panel far enough to access the ash receiver lamp and hood.
7. Squeeze the ash receiver lamp and hood bracket to disengage the unit from the mounting hole in the flame shield.
8. Remove the ash receiver flame shield from the instrument panel.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the ash receiver flame shield to the instrument panel.
2. Squeeze the ash receiver lamp and hood bracket and engage the unit to the mounting hole in the flame shield.
3. Insert the two retaining tabs on the top of the ash receiver flame shield into the mounting holes in the instrument panel, then push the shield
forward to engage the tabs with the instrument panel.
4. Install and tighten the three screws that secure the ash receiver flame shield to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws to 2.2 N.m (20 in. lbs.).
5. Align the pivot receptacles on each side of the ash receiver with the pivot pins in the lower instrument panel.
6. Push the ash receiver forward onto the pivot pins in the instrument panel until the open ash receiver snaps into place.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
