Front Axle Nut Removal 2500 4x4
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From: Clayton MI
Yeah, I hear ya on that...... Not the brightest idea having rotors staked to the BACK of the hub by the lug bolts. Of course, dodge isn't the first manufacturer to think of that either. Chevy and Ford both did the same thing in past.
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And the cheapest/bottom of the barrel hub w/ABS on Rock Auto is a hundred bucks, so if you did end up shelling the hub you would have to rock out lotsa cash to put it back together....FML.
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Dana 60. Mine is a 98. I think they changed the design in 2000 and put the rotor on the front of the hub instead of behind it, and uses a 2 piston caliper instead of my single. It really is a horrible design. Not only do I have to fight to get this nut lose, but after I get it lose then I will have to battle to pull the hub and risk splitting the bearings which will render the hub useless and add another $250 to the job. The more I look at it, I am thinking that the previous owner let it get metal to metal and chewed up the rotor and realized that it was just way too much work to fix it correctly and just pad slapped it.
Picture to help
if the JY was dumb to let it go for less than the cost of unit hub bearings.... lol
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Freakin' weird. I have the parts.pdf in my Google Docs. I can link to individual pages for images, however, I can only see them if I'm logged into my Google account.
So, sorry, but here is corrected as I took the page out and made a separate image file.
So, sorry, but here is corrected as I took the page out and made a separate image file.
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That pic looks to me like for 2wd? If not and it's just a crappy pic they provide, it's still for a 2000 up. Maybe late 99.
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From: Surf City
Sorry if this has already been mentioned................
My 2001 2500 w/ dana 60 frt axle, pull the caliper & the rotor comes off.
x2 on the penetrating oil, If you don't have a oxy-act torc, a mapp gas torch just to warm it up, it will come off.
I just did mine ball joints, so a complete disassm. was inorder to get them off. A 3/4" impact spun mine off.............
NT
My 2001 2500 w/ dana 60 frt axle, pull the caliper & the rotor comes off.
x2 on the penetrating oil, If you don't have a oxy-act torc, a mapp gas torch just to warm it up, it will come off.
I just did mine ball joints, so a complete disassm. was inorder to get them off. A 3/4" impact spun mine off.............
NT
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From: Clayton MI
Sorry if this has already been mentioned................
My 2001 2500 w/ dana 60 frt axle, pull the caliper & the rotor comes off.
x2 on the penetrating oil, If you don't have a oxy-act torc, a mapp gas torch just to warm it up, it will come off.
I just did mine ball joints, so a complete disassm. was inorder to get them off. A 3/4" impact spun mine off.............
NT
My 2001 2500 w/ dana 60 frt axle, pull the caliper & the rotor comes off.
x2 on the penetrating oil, If you don't have a oxy-act torc, a mapp gas torch just to warm it up, it will come off.
I just did mine ball joints, so a complete disassm. was inorder to get them off. A 3/4" impact spun mine off.............
NT
