hey whats up guys, im new to this forum and am hoping to get some much needed information on a rebuild of a reardana 60 with 4.10 gears. Here it is..I have 2 broken teeth on the ring gear and decided to replace the ring and pinnion gears as well as all of the bearings. I bought the installation kit from jeggs and the gears from summit. Now I could use some detailed instructions on how to repair this correctly, my main concern is getting the gear lash right with no mistakes...can anybody give me a hand on this topic or refer me to any resources? thanks a bunch.
LK

 

You don't mention your model year of Ram
but make sure your differential is actually a Dana 60
insteal of the Dana 70

http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/axle/rear_axle.html

There is backlash set-up info here:

http://www.drivetrain.com/ringpinioninstal.html

The large pdf file link below
of the 2003 Ram 'Field Service Manual' or FSM
should have detailed rebuild instructions
but it would be much better to have the official FSM for your
model year...they are usually about $100 or less on eBay

http://tinyurl.com/yqtldw

the above link will start the download of a large
file that you really need a fast internet connection for

There is additional information on the Dana 60 here:

http://www.autohobbydigest.com/dana.html

The Dana 60 also shows up in the rear of
International Harvester Scouts
so finding a manual for one of those
would also give you rebuild instructions

best of luck on your rebuild

 

thanks a bunch HankL for the information, i will fill you guys in on my progress this week.

 

thanks a bunch HankL, i will fill you guys in on my progress this week. oh and by the way my truck is a 1998 ram 2500 4x4