RAM 3500 HD Truck 4WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2008)
b. Disconnect the steering damper from the steering damper bracket.
c. Remove and discard the four steering bracket nuts, two u-bolts
and the bracket (Figure 2).
d. Place the new steering damper carriage bolt through the square hole in the new bracket.
e. Place the new steering damper bracket assembly onto the tie rod tube at the flat spot area on the tube and install the new u-bolts and nuts. Lightly
snug the nuts to hold the steering damper bracket in position.
f.
Center the new steering damper bracket on the flattened area of the tie rod tube.
g. Evenly tighten the four steering damper bracket u-bolt nuts to 25 ft. lbs. (34 N.m). Then tighten the four u-bolt nuts to 45 ft. lbs. (61 N.m).
h. Connect the steering damper to the steering damper carriage bolt.
i.
Install the steering damper mounting nut and tighten to 75 ft. lbs. (100 N.m).
j.
Continue with Step 4 of this procedure.
4. Replace the drag link inner joint using the following procedure:
a. Loosen both drag link adjuster sleeve clamp nuts (Figure 3).
b. Remove and discard the drag link inner joint-to-pitman arm retaining nut (Figure 3).