Repair Procedures

This bulletin involves installing a power mirror support bracket onto the driver side mirror flag **or installing a revised power mirror assembly**.

1. Release the door latch and open the door.

2. Roll the window down.





3. Remove the window crank (Figure 3) if equipped.





4. Remove the screws holding the door trim panel to the door from inside armrest pull cup (Figure 4).





5. If equipped, disengage the clips that hold the power window/lock switch panel to the door trim panel (Figure 5). Disengage wire connectors from the switch panel.

6. Remove screw holding the door trim to the outside mirror frame.

7. Using a trim panel removal tool, disengage the clips that hold the door trim to door around the perimeter of the trim panel.

8. While holding the bottom of the trim panel away from the door, simultaneously lift upward and forward to separate the door trim panel from the door.

9. Separate the door trim panel from the inner belt weatherstrip.

10. Disengage the power outside mirror wire connector from the control switch.

11. Remove the door trim panel.

**NOTE:
PROCEED TO STEP 12 FOR 1994 THROUGH 1997 VEHICLES. PROCEED TO STEP 18 FOR 1998 VEHICLES.**

12. Remove the foam seal from the mirror flag.

13. Remove the bottom two nuts and washers attaching the mirror to the door.





14. Place reinforcement bracket, p/n 05010901AA, in position as shown in Figure 6 and install the washers and nuts. Only hand tighten the nuts at this time.

NOTE:
THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET MAY REQUIRE SOME FORCE TO INSTALL DUE TO THE LACK OF CLEARANCE PROVIDED.

15. Drill three (3) 3 mm (1/8 in.) pilot holes into door that correspond with the holes in the bracket (Figure 6).

16. Tighten the two bottom mirror attaching nuts to 7.3 Nm (65 in. lbs.). Apply a small amount of RTV to the three self tapping screws, p/n 00153912, then install the screws.

17. Install the foam seal.

**NOTE:
STEPS 18 THROUGH 26 ARE FOR REPAIRING 1998 VEHICLES ONLY. PROCEED TO STEP 27 FOR 1994 THROUGH 1997 RAM TRUCKS.





18. Remove the mirror flag seal from the inner door panel (Figure 7).





19. Unplug the wire harness connector from the power mirror (Figure 8).

20. Remove the three nuts that secure the power mirror to the inner door panel.

21. Unseat the power mirror wire harness grommet by pushing it out through the hole in the door flag from inside the vehicle.

22. Pull the mirror from the outside of the door while feeding the wire harness, grommet, and connector out through the hole from the inside of the door.

23. Feed the wire harness, grommet, and connector of the new power mirror, p/n 55076489AB into the hole from the outside of the door.

24. Secure the grommet into the hole.

25. Secure the mirror to the door with three nuts and tighten the nuts to 7.5 N.m (65 in. lbs.).

26. Connect the wire harness connector to the power mirror.**

27. Attach the mirror flag seal onto the inner door panel.

28. Connect the power mirror wire connector to the control switch.

29. Attach the door trim panel to the door installing all retainer clips.

30. Install the screw securing the door trim to the mirror frame.

31. If equipped, connect the wire harness connector to the power window/lock switch and install the power window/lock switch into the door trim panel.

32. Install the screws that secure the door trim panel to the door from inside the arm rest pull cup.

33. If equipped, install the window crank.