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Heys, I have a 15 Ram 2500 crew power slider replacement for tomorrow. Are there any special instructions for these? Does the seat have to be removed? Thanks fellas!
Yes the back seats must come out to replace the motor and cable assembly. Hopefully you use a wire or cord system, they cut out like butter with them! It will take longer to R&R seats than to do the glass.
I just did one the other day, will take you at least 3 hours. I think the bolts are 18's. We did the job inshop and used in air impact driver to release the 8 bolts. There's 13's (4 of them) also that hold the plastic fold up pieces underneath the seats. Seatbelts and other trim paneling needs to come out as well. I cut the slider out with a 90 degree angle blade with the fein knife. Charged $300 labor on top of the glass cost. Good luck, they are time consuming!
Drill out the drain holes in the lower channel (one on each side) if they are not drilled out already. I also recommend removing the 3rd brake light, ditching the thin gasket and re-installing the light housing with a butyl seal. Both have a tendency to let water into the cab.
Some pictures here.
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370590