RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (2002)
Fig. 20 Driver Airbag Blind Rivets Remove
8. Use a number 7 (5.16 millimeter or 0.201 inch) drill bit to remove the flanged head from each of the three blind rivets that secure the trim cover
to the airbag housing. Using the mandrel opening in the center of the flanged head of the rivet as a guide, operate the drill perpendicularly to the
flanged rivet head only until the flanged head separates from the shank of each rivet.
9. Turn the driver airbag unit over on the work surface (trim cover side down) and disengage each of the three trim cover tabs from the shank of each
blind rivet.
Fig. 21 Driver Airbag Locking Tabs Disengaged
10. Push the metal airbag housing stamping down into the trim cover receptacle far enough to disengage the locking tabs on the housing from the slots
in the upper and both lower trim cover locking blocks.
Fig. 22 Driver Airbag Hook Disengage
11. Push one side of the metal airbag housing stamping down into the trim cover and pull outward on the trim cover rivet tab on the same side far
enough to disengage the hook on the housing from the window in the vertical side wall of the trim cover receptacle.
