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My neighbor has an 05 Ram 4x4. The passenger side front axle seal is leaking. I am wondering how the axle is romoved from the housing to replace that seal?
I would assume that I need to pop the cover on the dif and remove a "C" clip and then slide the axle out (of course after I have disconnected it from the hub). Does this sound right, or does the axle just slide in to the shaft housing like a FWD car?
I would assume that I need to pop the cover on the dif and remove a "C" clip and then slide the axle out (of course after I have disconnected it from the hub). Does this sound right, or does the axle just slide in to the shaft housing like a FWD car?
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You have to take off the hub nut, break loose the upper ball joint. Then you pull the knuckle down from the top, pull the shaft out of the bearings/knuckle, then pull it off the axle stub(differential) It is not too hard.
If you find you have to replace the axle stub side, take the thing to a mechanic or dealer, they make to tool specific for Dodge, to get the stub (diff) side off, but even with that tool, it's a bi*ch. Thank the lord I've not had to replace one yet, I've only busted shocks off road. A buddy of mine with an '03 destroyed one off-road when we were hog hunting in Ga. about three years ago. (Yes, he had 38" tires on 7" of lift - a big pet peeve of mine on IFS trucks) I had to winch him out.
We got the outer half shaft off in minutes, but could not budge the inner (stub) shaft. It ended up going to a buddy whose step dad owns a tire/auto center for replacement. Got him out to where a flat bed could get to him and washed my hands of it...
If you find you have to replace the axle stub side, take the thing to a mechanic or dealer, they make to tool specific for Dodge, to get the stub (diff) side off, but even with that tool, it's a bi*ch. Thank the lord I've not had to replace one yet, I've only busted shocks off road. A buddy of mine with an '03 destroyed one off-road when we were hog hunting in Ga. about three years ago. (Yes, he had 38" tires on 7" of lift - a big pet peeve of mine on IFS trucks) I had to winch him out.
We got the outer half shaft off in minutes, but could not budge the inner (stub) shaft. It ended up going to a buddy whose step dad owns a tire/auto center for replacement. Got him out to where a flat bed could get to him and washed my hands of it...
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You have to take off the hub nut, break loose the upper ball joint. Then you pull the knuckle down from the top, pull the shaft out of the bearings/knuckle, then pull it off the axle stub(differential) It is not too hard.
If you find you have to replace the axle stub side, take the thing to a mechanic or dealer, they make to tool specific for Dodge, to get the stub (diff) side off, but even with that tool, it's a bi*ch. Thank the lord I've not had to replace one yet, I've only busted shocks off road. A buddy of mine with an '03 destroyed one off-road when we were hog hunting in Ga. about three years ago. (Yes, he had 38" tires on 7" of lift - a big pet peeve of mine on IFS trucks) I had to winch him out.
We got the outer half shaft off in minutes, but could not budge the inner (stub) shaft. It ended up going to a buddy whose step dad owns a tire/auto center for replacement. Got him out to where a flat bed could get to him and washed my hands of it...
If you find you have to replace the axle stub side, take the thing to a mechanic or dealer, they make to tool specific for Dodge, to get the stub (diff) side off, but even with that tool, it's a bi*ch. Thank the lord I've not had to replace one yet, I've only busted shocks off road. A buddy of mine with an '03 destroyed one off-road when we were hog hunting in Ga. about three years ago. (Yes, he had 38" tires on 7" of lift - a big pet peeve of mine on IFS trucks) I had to winch him out.
We got the outer half shaft off in minutes, but could not budge the inner (stub) shaft. It ended up going to a buddy whose step dad owns a tire/auto center for replacement. Got him out to where a flat bed could get to him and washed my hands of it...
