Recent Content by KRStone

I don't want to damage box internals. Seems like it would be the same to do it either way. Thank you and I will play it safe. I have had the factory service manual for years, it is very useful.

good afternoon, Getting ready to attach new hoses to my power steering. I replaced the gear box and pump already. Instructions say to reconnect everything, jack front wheels up, and turn back and forth to bleed. Can I do this prior to reconnecting pitman arm to the steering output shaft...

Thank you all for the posts. My tire wear is unexplained. However, I took my truck into a shop and the pinion, and side carrier bearings were all potted and coming apart. $700 and back on the road (ouch!)

How much side to side play is acceptable in the rear driveline center bearing? I dont have a gauge, but i can feel it clunk about 1/8 inch, probabky a bit more. Rubber bearing surround looks a bit smaller (shrunk) than the metal housing. Not sure how much is acceptable.

I am going to have a look in the differential and at the rear hubs. The FSM merely say "Remove axle", then "Remove hub". I can't find any videos on utoob describing or showing this process. Am I looking in the wrong place in the FSM? Is it so simple they don't need to provide steps? What...

I need to check tonight. I have never opened the rear hubs, i have the FSM to guide me. I will measure center to center as well. No rubbing, wheel liner and mudflap are secure.

Removed front driveline from vehicle and test drove it. I had the double cardan replaced in february...no change. Noise and vibration still there. Driver front unit bearing has been replaced, but passenger has 200k on it. I thought i had replaced it. Picked up new timken unit bearing today...

I have jacked up and placed the axle on jackstands many times, but how to take the weight off the rear springs? I can't visualize how to jack up the body?

I like the idea of getting the rear up and testing for the noise. I clarified my original post, I had tires balanced and then rotated, and had the right rear replaced with the spare because of the damage and he said it was slightly out of round.

96 Ram 2500 very low frequency noise, intermittent, sounds like the rear of the truck. Slight sensation in the floorboards, when sound is audible. Sound on steady speed or acceleration, not on decel or downhill. It sounds like a whirring groan, each cycle is half a second with a quarter second...

Would a worn rear axle bearing cause it to be out of alighment? It wouldnt be the whole axle because of the bearing, just the passenger side shaft?

Its the top 1/8 inch, maybe a bit more

Oh man, got heat exhaustion last friday, two fridays ago, then the flu hit me. Finally went outside this morn. Wanted to spin each rear tire independently and see if i could isolate the wheel the ticking is coming from. Noticed the passenger rear tire has a very unusual wear pattern. The...

I will. The rear drums make a swoosh when the drag a bit, but the clicking is definite. I have time today to work on it.

Okay, had to get another set of jack stands. All four off the ground. Tried to check Xfer case, I need a different sized Txx than I have to loosen the top fill bolt. Front wheels have some noise due to the disk brakes dragging, but they don't rock or feel gritty. I put the xfer case in...