Ok, It is now June 14 2011. We were told that the parts would be available long ago at our dealerships so that they could make the necessary repairs. We were told that if/when the "unsealed" nut failed that our vehicle would be rendered inoperable and that it presented a potentially dangerous situation. Where are the parts?????? Periodically I contact my service person only to be told that the parts haven't been sent out to the dealerships and they are still waiting! Where are the parts???????? My arms are getting tired from swinging!

 

Guess they are not in. I would also venture to say that it is not a very frequent occurrence.

BTW, it is 2013 - you must have taken a really long nap

 

That's what I get for listening to my wife for a change while I'm doing something else! LOL

 

My local dealership parts guy has the same story. No news when parts may be in. He said he just talked to a regional rep wednesday. The following is from another forum posted by a user who works for Chrysler.
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The repair procedure for the first batch that were recalled is being released. Owners of the 2009-2010's built during the time frame listed will be getting a notice soon (week of June 24th) to schedule the recall to be performed. If the pinion nut is not loose a retainer will be installed. If the pinion nut is loose the axle assembly will be re-conditioned. See below.

Safety Recall M34 / NHTSA 12V-474
Rear Axle Pinion Nut
2009 - 2010 (DS) RAM Truck (1500 series)
(ND) Dodge Dakota[/b]
NOTE: This recall applies only to the above vehicles equipped with a 9.25 rear axle (sales code DRB) built from July 01, 2009 through November 30, 2009 (MDH 070106 through 113023).
The rear axle pinion nut on about 48,000 of the above vehicles may have been built without an adhesive patch on the pinion nut threads. The lack of this adhesive patch could allow the rear axle pinion nut to loosen and/or the rear driveshaft to separate from the rear axle. A loose pinion nut could cause the rear axle to seize and a separated driveshaft could cause a loss of motive power. Either situation could cause a crash without warning.
The rear axle pinion nut must be checked for looseness. Rear axles found with a loose pinion nut and/or a seized up axle assembly must be reconditioned. Axles found with a pinion nut that has not loosened will have a pinion nut retainer installed.

Vehicles found to have a loose pinion nut will be getting the following re-conditioning package if the ring and pinion shows any flaw.


Each package contains the following components:
Quantity Description
1 Gear, Ring
1 Gear, Pinion
1 Seal, Pinion
1 Nut, Pinion
1 Sleeve, Crush
1 Bearing, Pinion Front
1 Bearing, Pinion Rear
2 Bearing, Differential Side
12 Bolts, Ring Gear

If the original ring and pinion is being used the following package will be used for replacement.

CBAKM348AA Seal, Pinion
CBAKM349AA Nut, Pinion
03507678 Sleeve, Crush
05072498AA Bearing, Pinion Front (bearing and cup)
05017438AA Bearing, Pinion Rear (bearing and cup)
05072506AA Bearings, Differential Carrier Side (contains two bearings and two cups)

 

Why can't they just remove the nut, add loc-tite to it and re-install? Do they consider it a one time use? I have always re-used that nut in any rear end I ever built.
If you were to go to a shop and have them change your seal, they would mark the nut to its location and re-use it....

 

If that is what they did, then they would be doing it wrong. Any time you remove a pinion nut from a diff that has a crush sleeve instead of shims you need to replace the crush sleeve and torque to the proper value. While many monkeys will replace things like pinion seals without doing this, it is the wrong way and can lead to pinion bearing failure.

 

AGREED...!!! And i bet we`ll see a second recall if they just slam a new nut on it...!

 

The directions are pretty clear about what they are doing.

If the nut is not loose then they are installing a retainer - I'm assuming a 2nd nut or some other way of keeping the installed nut from moving.

 

Do you think ther is enough threads to "add" a 2nd nut on top of the original p/nut...??? Me not thinkin so. (???)
Which would bring us right back to square one... improper "FIX" procedure = a 2nd recall to fix the 1st recall.

 

They are saying "retainer". To me, it sounds like a fabricated bracket that goes on the yoke, and has an opening that locks the nut in place, similar to the retainers for a camshaft button.