And btw, the most important part of the installation is the torque specs. If you don't have a wrench capable of atleast the required 175 ft lbs for the axle nut, rent one or let someone else do it.

 

Sorry for my misinformation. I typed it exactly as the lady on the other end of the phone said it from the Dodge dealer.

Obviously, my dealer sucks too

 

That's why you should have this, https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...tmas-guys.html


or at the very least a Haynes manual.

 

I don't have access to a 2wd so I have to relay on the 2001 FSM ... that nut doesn't look castellated to me.

 

i didn't have any way to check that much torque. so i put the big 3/4" impact wrench on it and let it bang away until it wasn't moving any more. figured that was enough. my 4wd had the cotter pin. castellated - thats a big word.

my damn torque wrench wouldn't work either, so i put the breaker bar on the 12 points and guessed at them too.

 

Well I just realized that the OP's truck is a 2wd. So we are ALL wrong! LOL All he needs is a pair of channel locks and a manual to properly adjust the bearings.

 

ok so do you guys know if i can reuse the nut or not? thanks for the help on this..

 

Yes!.... And get a manual while your at the parts store.

 

You have a 2wd, the bearing adjustment is very important.

 

To answer the question ... yes you CAN. However, personally, I won't play games with brakes OR suspension. What's the nut say? I believe they're like $14 at the dealer. I'd D/L the FSM from this forum (zman showed you where) and take the money I saved NOT buying a housewive's manual and sink it into proper parts ... or tools.

Heh heh ... 2wd ... aren't those just so cute.