What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
All Star
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 780
Likes: 21
From: Milford NH
Left rear caliper froze on me. Was at the taco bell drive thru and noticed an intense brake smell. I thought it was the jeep in front of me till I got home and smelled it again.
Nice easy fix and bled all four corner to flush and fill the system with new fluid.
Nice easy fix and bled all four corner to flush and fill the system with new fluid.
Champion
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,096
Likes: 2
From: Iowa
Changed my trans fluid and filter
Magnet caught a lot of stuff, buts it's not been changed for quite some time.
I found ONE little chunk of metal..... Not sure how I feel about that....
Fluid looked good all in all though
A los discovered I have a pinion seal leaking in my rear axle.... Bleh
Do they stock pinion but and seal at local auto stores? I'm not holding out hope.... I'll just top it back off and keep an eye on it
Can pinion bearings cause weird vibes at 70ish mph?
Magnet caught a lot of stuff, buts it's not been changed for quite some time.
I found ONE little chunk of metal..... Not sure how I feel about that....
Fluid looked good all in all though
A los discovered I have a pinion seal leaking in my rear axle.... Bleh
Do they stock pinion but and seal at local auto stores? I'm not holding out hope.... I'll just top it back off and keep an eye on it
Can pinion bearings cause weird vibes at 70ish mph?
Many auto parts stores sell new pinion nuts and seals but note that you have to be able to set preload and backlash. You can't just re use what preload and backlash is set in there right now. In the old Fords world they use crush sleeves which are more than obnoxious, and I believe our 2nd genners use shims but don't quote me... If they do use a crush sleeve you're in for one hell of an experience trying to tighten it.
If you're pinion seal is leaking and the bearings are worn I'd personally just rebuild the axle. I've seen pinion nuts work loose and cause the seal to go (and the bearings). So be sure to check the pinion shaft for damage and excessive free play...
The 9.25 uses a crush sleeve but the Dana axles use solid shims to set the pre load so it is easy to change the seal without having to mess with anything else. Assuming the pinion bearings aren't shot to hell.
Champion
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,891
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From: NorCal
So you're done then....
Record Breaker
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,898
Likes: 162
From: Cle Elum, WA
Changed my trans fluid and filter
Magnet caught a lot of stuff, buts it's not been changed for quite some time.
I found ONE little chunk of metal..... Not sure how I feel about that....
Fluid looked good all in all though
A los discovered I have a pinion seal leaking in my rear axle.... Bleh
Do they stock pinion but and seal at local auto stores? I'm not holding out hope.... I'll just top it back off and keep an eye on it
Can pinion bearings cause weird vibes at 70ish mph?
Magnet caught a lot of stuff, buts it's not been changed for quite some time.
I found ONE little chunk of metal..... Not sure how I feel about that....
Fluid looked good all in all though
A los discovered I have a pinion seal leaking in my rear axle.... Bleh
Do they stock pinion but and seal at local auto stores? I'm not holding out hope.... I'll just top it back off and keep an eye on it
Can pinion bearings cause weird vibes at 70ish mph?
Pinion seal leaks can look a lot worse than they really are. With the yoke spinning anytime you're moving even small amounts of oil can look like a lot more.
Professional
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
From: BC, Canada
Drove it for the first time in over 2 weeks, then chopped off a length of the existing pipe before the new muffler and put it back on, now have a tailpipe again, no more clouds forming under the bed and trying to kill me or the people behind it lol. Lots of snow and ice here, so I got to use 4x4 on some hill starts; stupid traffic lights
