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How to Install Rugged Ridge Air Intake Kit, Polished Aluminum on your 2007-2013 Wrangler

Tools Required
  • Basic Hand Tools Required
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Contents:


1. Intake Tube (1)


2. Heat Shield (1)


3. Weather Stripping (1)


4. Air Filter (1)


5. Throttle Body Coupling (1)


6. Large Hose Clamps (3)


7. Small Hose Clamps (2)


8. M6 Mounting Bolt (2)


9. M6 Flat Washers (4)


10. M6 Nut (2)


11. M6 Aluminum Spacer (2)


12. Rubber Isolator Mount (1)


13. M6 Washers (2)


14. M6 Nuts (2)


15. Grommet (1)


16. Heat Shield Rubber Trim (1)


1. Remove original air filter, air box, intake tube, intake temperature sensor, and breather tube.




2. Remove mounting bushings from tray. Place aluminum spacers onto try. Remove top passenger side radiator shroud bolt.




3. Set new heat shield on top of spacers and install M6 bolts and washers from below. Access can be gained by pulling inner fender liner to the side and inserting bolts and washers from inside fender well. With M6 hardware installed tighten heat shield to vehicle. Secure heat shield to radiator shroud.




4. Carefully remove temperature sensor from original intake pipe. Take care not to break the plastic sensor. sensor may need to be cut out of stock rubber intake tube. Insert rubber grommet into new tube and then install temperature sensor into grommet as shown.




5. Install rubber isolator mount to heat shield. Insert tube into throttle body coupling and secure with large 2.5" hose clamp. Connect wire lead back to tempreture sensor. Line heat shield filter opening with rubber trim.




6. Secure air tube to rubber isolator. Loosen all hose clamps to allow for movement of tube. Place large 2.5" hose clamp over air filter and install filter to air tube from inside heat shield.

Note: This filter is polyester synthetic and never needs to be oiled. It can de cleaned with warm water and mild detergent dish soap.



7. With tube secured to heat shield and filter installed tighten all hose clamps. reconnect breather tube back onto intake tube. Two small hose clamps have been provided to insure a tight fit to intake tube. Attach weather stripping to top of heat shield. Cut to fit.


8. Double check all hose clamps to insure there are no air leaks before driving.




9. Congratulations on the purchase and installation of another quality Rugged Ridge product.