Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 102

HANDLE C-4171

INSTALLER C-4198

INSTALLER C-4213

REMOVER C-4307

INSTALLER C-4308

INSTALLER C-4345

PULLER C-452

HANDLE C-4735

INSTALLER D-130

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REMOVER 6310

HOLDER 6719A

PINION GAUGE SET 6730/6774/6775

TRAC-LOK TORQUE FIXTURE 6790

FIXTURE 8136

ARBOR DISCS 8541

PINION BLOCK 8542

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SHAFT-AXLE

REMOVAL

1. With vehicle in neutral, position vehicle on hoist.

2. Remove wheel and tire assembly.

3. Remove brake caliper (3), adapter (2) and rotor (1).

4. Remove differential housing cover and drain lubri-

cant.

5. Rotate differential case so pinion mate shaft lock

screw is accessible. Remove lock screw (1) and
pinion mate shaft (2) from differential case.

6. Push axle shaft (2) inward and remove C-lock (1)

from the axle shaft.

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7. Remove axle shaft (1) carefully to prevent damage

to the shaft bearing and seal in the axle tube.

INSTALLATION

1. Lubricate bearing bore and seal lip with gear lubri-

cant.

2. Insall axle shaft and engage into side gear splines.

NOTE: Use care to prevent shaft splines from
damaging axle shaft seal.

3. Insert C-lock (1) in end of axle shaft (2) then push

axle shaft outward to seat C-lock in side gear (3).

4. Insert pinion shaft into differential case and through

thrust washers and differential pinions.

5. Align hole in pinion mate shaft (2) with hole in the

differential case and install lock screw (1) with Loc-
tite

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on the threads. Tighten lock screw to 11 N·m

(8 ft. lbs.).

6. Install differential cover and fill with gear lubricant

to the bottom of the fill plug hole.

7. Install brake rotor, caliper adapter and caliper.

8. Install wheel and tire.

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