Rear diff identification, new bearings for 2006 Ram
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06-10-2021, 06:05 PM
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For the bearing sizes you can check with some different part suppliers such as summit racing, O'reilly auto, etc. From a few different sources I was able to determine that the Ram 1500 with RWD had larger diameter rear axle shafts, while the 4WD had smaller diameter shafts. I believe the difference was something like 1.69" or 1.7" bearing inner diameter for the RWD and 1.62" bearing inner diameter for the 4WD.
For the C-clips, if you're referring to the retainer clips on the inner end of the axle shafts that hold them in, I didn't replace those as they still had a good fit with no visible wear. I have seen a couple different thicknesses on those so you might have to determine whether or not to replace them and measure them when you get them out.
side note: I don't know if I had any pictures of the setup I used to tighten the yoke on the pinion but I'll see if I can dig anything up on that, it was fun trying to put 200ft lbs of torque on the pinion to crush the spacer between the inner and outer bearings.
For the C-clips, if you're referring to the retainer clips on the inner end of the axle shafts that hold them in, I didn't replace those as they still had a good fit with no visible wear. I have seen a couple different thicknesses on those so you might have to determine whether or not to replace them and measure them when you get them out.
side note: I don't know if I had any pictures of the setup I used to tighten the yoke on the pinion but I'll see if I can dig anything up on that, it was fun trying to put 200ft lbs of torque on the pinion to crush the spacer between the inner and outer bearings.