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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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ok, what would make the Drivers side wheel wiggle ,not side to side , but top to bottom feels really loose , I just had ball joints done and breaks .
I know it was there before the ball joints but thought that would clear the problem up , any thoughts , would really help
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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wheel bearings are most likely shot
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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YUP ^ Mine fell apart in two pieces when i took it off
 
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ok thats what I was thinking but ...thought they would have noticed it
thats a quick DIY isnt it?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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yeah its pretty easy to change, take brakes off, axle nut, then the 3 bolts holding the bearing in from the backside, and then seperate it from the hub, you can take those 3 bolts out about halfways and then use an air hammer and socket on them to help seperate the bearing from hub
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ring-swap.html here ya go same thing he said ^ , my axle nut was the only thing holding everything togeather
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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is it pressed on or just a bolt on fit?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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duke.....my buddies happened like that, first off he is no mechanic so he called me to look at his truck, when i pulled into his driveway his passenger tire was tilted about 9 inches lol. only thing keeping the tire on was the axle nut. good thing it broke when he was turning onto his road and not on the highway.....
 

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its just bolted on but can be a pain in the *** to get seperated sometimes depending on how long its been in there. my suggestion in once you do get it apart....change the U joint while your in there.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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I was on borrowed time and i drove around like that for awhile ,everytime i'd turn i heard clicking noise then turned into a louder banging noise. Kinda like lightly hammering on something. Yeah, could of been worse off, and it was the pass side also.
 
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