I have the a full LEGAL version of Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.x If I get around to it I will do my best to compile all of this into a legible and logical format for easy reference. I think the most important thing is that people put the year of their vehicle as there were about 3 slight revisions of the 2nd gen trucks where sizes may vary.

Also, I have a 4BT in my rig, so I'm used to being able to pull up the exact bolt thread size, pitch, and length in my parts catalog. If some people were able to provide that info it would be great too for those of us who loose a bolt every now and then.

 

No one posted the length or size of the belly pan bolts?

 

I don't know the specific size .... but my belly pan bolt is HUGE

 

What about including torque specs for the nuts and bolts?

And as long as I am asking, anyone know the torque for the upper and lower ball joints on a '99 1500 4x4 with Link/Coil suspension? I just replaced the upper and the Chilton manual I am using doesn't give any instructions or specs on replacing them. It does for the independent suspension, but not for the link/coil.

And a follow-up, the Moog joint I am putting in comes with instructions stating 75ft/lb. If the OEM specs differ, you do use the OEM, right?

 

When pulling front axles to replace hubs or u-joints or axle seals, its helpful to hammer on 3 "sacrificial" bolts that hold the hub to the knuckle. I could not find these bolts anywhere except the Dodge dealer. They are a metric bolt M14x1.5x100mm. Very tough to find, so I suggest people locate these bolts before attempting the teardown.

 

Even better would be an online database with a search engine to avoid having to scroll through miles of fasteners. Just input your year, make and model along with the bolt size your looking to find info on. It comes right up. That's what I would like to see vs. a pdf.

Even an XL protected file with a search by drop down menu would be more ideal than a pdf. Sort by size, sort by year, make, model etc. More power is the way to go when the list gets big like this. It makes way more sense than a pdf.

Still would be HTML format friendly for online use of course but, the site would have to support it. Plus, we could input the data into it. Filter out any redundant information and keep adding to it etc.

That's what I would like to see. PDF is a nice start but, for things of this size, either create an Access database or create an XL database (if possible).

 

Try www.boltdepot.com next time. Since they're sacrificial, you probably don't need the full 100mm. They have 60mm fully threaded. They have 100mm as well, but it is the kind with the smooth neck area. Probably will still work. The smooth won't go into the thread, but it will probably pass the hole in the back of the knuckle.

14x1.5x100 - Smooth Shoulder - $6.07 each.
14x1.5x60 - Full Thread - $4.51 each

When I know I need any bolts or screws ahead-of-time, I've started going through them. Even with shipping it beats buying those little bags of screws from Lowes.

[edit: After removing my bolts again, because I put the brake shield on backwards, I realized that the oem ones are smooth shouldered as well, so the 100mm bolts at boltdepot should work perfectly.]

 

Can anyone give me the thread size and length of the bolts from the crossmember to the bottom of the overdrive on a 1999 4x4 2500. And the bolt size and length for the bolts the hold the transfercase shifter to the overdrive? And if they are coarse or fine? I bought a huge supply of different size bolt SAE and metric and none of them seem to be right.

Thanks!!!

 

Im glad you reserected this thread, i needed it too thanks!

 

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