1987 Dodge Ram 50 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 Dodge Ram 50 takes in the Base, Custom and Sport versions of a 2-door standard cab pickup. Engine choices are gasoline inline-fours, each with a single overhead camshaft and natural aspiration: the 2.0L, displacing 122 cubic inches, and the larger 2.6L, displacing 156. Both engines feed the same standard cab body.

Engines covered

• 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.6L inline-four (156 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base
• Custom
• Sport

Known issues on the 1987 Ram 50. Seat belts run through the record here. There is 1 recall, affecting certain 1987 Ram 50 trucks with front belts from a single supplier: their release buttons could break and drop pieces into the buckle, leaving it unable to latch reliably and the belt unable to restrain properly. Dealers replaced or repaired buckles at no charge where needed. Seat belts appear in 9 of the 9 owner complaints, while single complaints also cite engine and engine cooling, the gasoline fuel system and steering. Body procedures and torque values for the seat belts, and engine, fuel system and steering specifications and diagnostics, apply.