OEM Dodge Ram 1500 Dimmer Switch

Dodge Ram 1500 Dimmer Switch Parts and Q&A

• Turn Signal Switch
  56049823AB
  Q: How to Install a Dimmer Switch on Dodge Ram 1500?

  A:

  Before fitting the switch, disconnect the negative cable from the battery, let the SRS system discharge for two minutes and put caps to the ends of the disconnected Battery Cable. Place the multi-function switch into the mounting housing from the left side so the alignment pins are properly in place. Use two screws to hold the switch in the mounting housing, tighten them until they reach 2 Nm (approximately 20 in. lbs.) and attach the wire harness connector to the switch housing. Lift the lower shroud over the transmission and use a jack to keep it from rotating. Position it over the steering column and insert one center screw from below, tightening it to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.). Cover the lower shroud with the upper shroud, ensuring the gap hider is snapped in if you have an automatic car and apply hand pressure to fit the two shrouds together. Apply two screws to join the upper shroud to the lower shroud, then tighten them to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.). Place the tilt steering column knob upon the tilt adjuster actuator and secure it tightly with a 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.) screw. While putting the Steering Wheel back on, slide the yellow rubber booted engagement dowel into the Clock Spring rotor between the steering wheel armature hub fins. Attach the steering wheel again, snap the wire harness connections onto the upper Clock Spring connectors and make certain the harness is installed properly. Lastly, reinstall the driver Air Bag onto the steering wheel. After that, reconnect the battery negative cable.
• Multifunction Switch
  56044802AC
  Q: How to Remove a Dimmer Switch on Dodge Ram 1500?

  A:

  Before removing the combination switch, turn off the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) by removing the battery negative cable and waiting for two minutes so the system capacitor can discharge. The first step is to take out the Air Bag from the Steering Wheel and after that, remove all the steering wheel wire harness connectors from the two Clock Spring recesses on the dashboard. Screw the puller into the armature of the steering wheel so the bolts engage properly without injuring the Clock Spring. Take the wheel off the steering column, then separate the screw holding the tilt steering column knob and its knob from the tilt actuator on the left side after that. Withdraw the two screws under the steering column that keep the upper column shroud attached to the lower shroud and press both sides of the upper shroud to disengage the snap features. Lift the upper shroud aside from the steering column, then remove the screw in the middle of the lower shroud and the steering column and pull out the lower shroud. After disconnecting the wire harness connector at the back of the multi-function switch housing, take out the two screws that hold the switch to the multi-function switch mounting housing. After that, hold the switch control stalk and pull it toward the left of the car to uninstall the switch.