Livinfast85
Well-Known Member
So I didn't find any good tutorials when I googled it, so I figured I would do a little write up to help out others. First off let me show you what the dealership did Today(How not to do it!!!) when they replaced my steering wheel. Then you will see how to remove it and place it correctly.
First off I picked up the truck from the dealer and drove no further than 75 yards out of the pick up line to see my steering wheel "STRAIGHTEN OUT" to this....
So after this awesome sight I decided that I had no choice but to take it home and fix it myself because I HAD TO HAVE my truck this week to pull my travel trailer!
With that being said I took it home and fixed it myself. The following is how I did it.
Step 1:
DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE! THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS YOU HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF SETTING OFF THE AIRBAG.
Step 2:
You are going to see a small hole on each side of the back sides of the steering wheel. You are going to need something small enough to fit in these holes loosely and be approx 4" long or longer. ( I used a hex wrench)
When you insert the object in there you are feeling around for a rod pictured below. It will take some patience. I recommend gently pulling the end of your tool that you are holding towards the rear of the truck then slowly move inward. The picture below is the back side of the air bag. This is showing you the springs you are trying to push inward to to release the air bag.
Step 3:
Once the airbag comes loose you will see the picture below. In the picture, these are the 4 wires you will need to take off to remove the airbag completely.
Step 4:
In the picture below you will see the 2 prongs which the airbag connects to and the center nut which you need to remove to take the wheel off.
The center nut requires a 15/16 socket.
After you have removed the nut you will GENTLY rock the steering wheel towards you. You will start to feel the wheel began to work loose. DO NOT pull hard when you are doing this! I have seen several people damage the airbag wire harness when the wheel shot off because they were pulling WAY TOO HARD!
Step 5:
Once you go to reinstall the steering wheel, make sure you align the marks pictured below or your steering wheel will be offset like the wonderful Ram techs did for me!
Once this is done you can torque the nut and reinstall the airbag by following the above steps in reverse.
Hope this little write up can help some people!
First off I picked up the truck from the dealer and drove no further than 75 yards out of the pick up line to see my steering wheel "STRAIGHTEN OUT" to this....
So after this awesome sight I decided that I had no choice but to take it home and fix it myself because I HAD TO HAVE my truck this week to pull my travel trailer!
With that being said I took it home and fixed it myself. The following is how I did it.
Step 1:
DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE! THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS YOU HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF SETTING OFF THE AIRBAG.
Step 2:
You are going to see a small hole on each side of the back sides of the steering wheel. You are going to need something small enough to fit in these holes loosely and be approx 4" long or longer. ( I used a hex wrench)
When you insert the object in there you are feeling around for a rod pictured below. It will take some patience. I recommend gently pulling the end of your tool that you are holding towards the rear of the truck then slowly move inward. The picture below is the back side of the air bag. This is showing you the springs you are trying to push inward to to release the air bag.
Step 3:
Once the airbag comes loose you will see the picture below. In the picture, these are the 4 wires you will need to take off to remove the airbag completely.
Step 4:
In the picture below you will see the 2 prongs which the airbag connects to and the center nut which you need to remove to take the wheel off.
The center nut requires a 15/16 socket.
After you have removed the nut you will GENTLY rock the steering wheel towards you. You will start to feel the wheel began to work loose. DO NOT pull hard when you are doing this! I have seen several people damage the airbag wire harness when the wheel shot off because they were pulling WAY TOO HARD!
Step 5:
Once you go to reinstall the steering wheel, make sure you align the marks pictured below or your steering wheel will be offset like the wonderful Ram techs did for me!
Once this is done you can torque the nut and reinstall the airbag by following the above steps in reverse.
Hope this little write up can help some people!
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