2002 DODGE RAM Service Repair Manual

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual Fig. 52 FRONT PINION BEARING CUP
1 - REMOVER
2 - HANDLE
Fig. 53 REAR PINION BEARING CUP
1 - DRIVER
2 - HANDLE
Fig. 54 COLLAPSIBLE SPACER
1 - COLLAPSIBLE SPACER
2 - SHOULDER
3 - PINION GEAR
4 - PINION

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual INSTALLATION
(1) Apply Mopar Door Ease stick or equivalent
lubricant to outside surface of bearing cups.
(2) Install rear pinion bearing cup with Installer
D-111 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 56) and verify

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual (8) Install anewcollapsible preload spacer on pin-
ion shaft (Fig. 60).
(9) Install pinion gear into the housing.
(10) Install yoke with Installer C-3718 and Yoke
Holder 6719A (Fig. 61).
(11) Install

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual (16) Position exciter ring on differential case
slowly and evenly tap the exciter ring into position
with a brass drift.
(17) Istall ring gear and start two ring gear bolts
to provide case-to-ring gea

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual REAR AXLE - 267RBI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page page
REAR AXLE - 267RBI
DESCRIPTION.........................78
OPERATION...........................78
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - AXLE..........80
REMOVAL........

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual During straight-ahead driving, the differential pin-
ion gears do not rotate on the pinion mate shaft. This
occurs because input torque applied to the gears is
divided and distributed equally between

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual torque supplied to the non-slipping wheel. The differ-
ential resist wheel spin on bumpy roads and provide
more pulling power when one wheel looses traction.
Pulling power is provided continuously unt

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DODGE RAM 2002  Service Repair Manual DIAGNOSTIC CHART
Condition Possible Causes Correction
Wheel Noise 1. Wheel loose. 1. Tighten loose nuts.
2. Faulty, brinelled wheel bearing. 2. Replace bearing.
Axle Shaft Noise 1. Misaligned axle tub