overdrive install help needed please , thank you
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overdrive install help needed please , thank you
hey everyone hope you’re having a great day.
I have a 2001 ram 4x4, the pinion nut came loose and the drive shaft fell off and broke the overdrive housing to , anyhow I was able to get the parts at the bone yard and I’m having problem’s getting the over drive case all the way on it stops 2 to 3 inches from where it needs to be, I was reading that the overdrive housing needs to be aligned , I pulled the housing off a truck is it possible that just transporting it home knocked it out of alignment , is the alignment tool only needed when the case had been serviced ?
I have a 2001 ram 4x4, the pinion nut came loose and the drive shaft fell off and broke the overdrive housing to , anyhow I was able to get the parts at the bone yard and I’m having problem’s getting the over drive case all the way on it stops 2 to 3 inches from where it needs to be, I was reading that the overdrive housing needs to be aligned , I pulled the housing off a truck is it possible that just transporting it home knocked it out of alignment , is the alignment tool only needed when the case had been serviced ?
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i have even tryed to rotate the shaft sticking out the back as i wiggle and twist and push
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i have not really looked for the alinment tool i was reading that you need to use a press to reiline it and i was wondeing if just transporting it would knock it out of alinment , i have called a few service shops around and no one seams to know , guess they just want me to bring it to them
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07-06-2015, 06:37 PM
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07-06-2015, 08:33 PM
Works better/faster that way.
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07-06-2015, 11:33 PM
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That spring has hundreds of pounds of force (they say, anyway).
The alignment tool is a spare shaft. You have to compress the spring, pull the snap ring out, then release tension on it, then line up all of the frictions/steels with the shaft and compress it with the shaft in place, then install the snap ring and take the shaft out after releasing the press.
I'm not shipping my shaft out, it's heavy and I don't want to lose it. For the press, I just used a chunk of 3" to 4" ABS pipe reducer with a wood block across the top. It worked like a champ and cost me $5 instead of $100 for the special tool.
I would be surprised if the alignment went out while transporting it, but during disassembly if it rotated while partially engaged I could see it, although it would have take some effort.
The alignment tool is a spare shaft. You have to compress the spring, pull the snap ring out, then release tension on it, then line up all of the frictions/steels with the shaft and compress it with the shaft in place, then install the snap ring and take the shaft out after releasing the press.
I'm not shipping my shaft out, it's heavy and I don't want to lose it. For the press, I just used a chunk of 3" to 4" ABS pipe reducer with a wood block across the top. It worked like a champ and cost me $5 instead of $100 for the special tool.
I would be surprised if the alignment went out while transporting it, but during disassembly if it rotated while partially engaged I could see it, although it would have take some effort.