Steering wheel swap from Rubber to Leather

[bfg2500]

So a few months ago I swapped my Tradesman vinyl(rubber) wheel for a Laramie Leather wheel with the audio controls on the backside and lately i've been noticing the airbag is loose and sometimes when I'm turning the wheel the airbag thumps down when turning. I don't know why it would be loose and all of the loops behind the bag are attached to the hook points on the wheel. Any suggestions on what to check or any adjustments that can be made to tighten it up? Both wheels are from 2016 Ram 2500's

On the left is the old vinyl wheel and the right is the leather wheel

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[9mgcb81]

Did the metal bracket get put back in between the wheel and bolt before you put the bag in

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[bfg2500]

Did the metal bracket get put back in between the wheel and bolt before you put the bag in

Yes I forgot it at first and had to take the center airbag and center bolt back out a second time but it’s definitely in there no extra parts after the install, it’s the bag itself that is just loose and moves around a lot with light pressure and turning of the wheel


Only thing I noticed I didn’t do now was torque the center bolt to 35ft/lbs I just hand tightened with a ratchet to my hand torque spec which probably isn’t 35

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[9mgcb81]

By hand you with a 3/8" you can get pretty close to that. 1/2" for sure

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[bfg2500]

By hand you with a 3/8" you can get pretty close to that. 1/2" for sure

I pretty sure I used a 1/2 to get some leverage so then I’m guessing I’m close enough on the torque spec I just can’t figure out why it’s so loose like something is missing behind the airbag but I know it’s not because everything went back in like it should.


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