I recently noticed when i tried to grease my universals that the rear one is installed backwards. They did this shortly after I bought the truck and it has still made a clunk in the drive train even after they replaced them. Could the fact it is in backwards make it clunk?

 

you mean the grease fitting is backwards?

should be able to turn the fitting with a wrench..

 

It only has one place for a fitting and they put it in the tight bend if the u-joint was removed and turned 180 deg it would match the one in the rear as far as location and i could grease it with ease

 

Can't install U-Joints backwards.

 

Just raise the vehicle (using all safety precautions of course). Put it in neutral and rotate the shaft to a position were you can get at the fitting!

And beside the fact that they can't be put in backward as VW has stated, your problem is with the diff. Which is pretty normal for a RAM, or if it's real bad, the diff is on it's way out.

 

ok thanx guys. its nothing bad really just a clunk now and then when i let off the gas quickly. i was able to get it to take some grease thanx.

 

Make sure you're wearing clean underwear. The small details are really important.

 

Some one here at the shop told me they could be in backwards so i thought id check with u guys before putting on a new one.

 

It may be backward as far as getting to the fitting, but other than that it's not possible.

 

a cluck off gas might also be a CV joint if you don't have any play in the pinion or driveshaft.