We bought a new ring and pinion from rock auto for our 2000 Ram 1500 and then I purchased the bearings from ebay and they both say 9.25 but the bearings are super loose. My guess is I got the wrong bearings. Are the not suppose to be tight on that pinion? Video follows. Ok it's not accepted. If anyone can help I can email it to you.
thank you

 

How about putting your video up on YouTube and providing a link to it in this thread?

The inner bearing closest to the pinion gear should fit tightly on the pinion and is typically press-fit. The outer bearing should slide on and not be sloppy around the pinion.

 

+1, the inner is a pain to install w/o the right tools. Perhaps they sent you a setup bearing, one that is close but not tight so you can play with the shims to get the right tooth mesh. I haven't looked at that axle, alot of them have a crush sleeve (one time use) to setup the load on the outer pinion bearing. If you haven't done this before, I'd suggest taking it to someone that has the tools and experience to get it done right. Wrong mesh can cause you much grief, and w/o the special tools - you'll screw around installing/reinstalling with different shims to get the right mesh.

 

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here is the link to the video. Thank you for the suggestion.


https://youtu.be/XzuuTJ_6LWo

 

YouTube link to video.. .
https://youtu.be/XzuuTJ_6LWo

 

Saw the video, that is wrong. What are the part numbers you received?

 

It states on the paperwork that it is 9.25. However those ones are loose but the small ones fit like a charm. Just weird to me. I think they messed up. And I ordered the quite a bit ago and just getting around to fixing her. So I hope they will make it right by us.

 

I don't have the paper in here with me but I can let ya know what they have on there as far as part numbers