About brakes.

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I talked to a guy at a fuel station who had a 90 Dodge diesel. I asked if he was in the Dodge diesel club. He said never heard of such a thing. I did hand him a club brochure. Then he says I don't think I will get another diesel. I say why. He said they are too expensive to fix. He had to pull the injection pump for $1500 to get repaired. New transmission and so on. He had 160,000 miles on it and pulled a fifth wheel camper.
But here is where I was a little confused. He said in order to pull the brake shoes off you litteraly have to tear apart the axle. He had the dealer do this for him. I wonder if the dealer scammed this guy or is he right about tearing apart the axle to change brake shoes?


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95 Dodge Ram reg cab,2500,Cummins Diesel,5spd, MODS, K/N filter,dual exhaust 5'' tips,Lost muffler,fixed cat,Lost turbo silencer, ACCESORIES, pioneer cd,Cobra Nighthawk c/b,Wilson whips. 116k. on the OD.
why DODGE it when you can RAM it

 

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He's over-reacting a little. You do have to pull the axle shafts and the bearing retaining nut on the rear axle hubs to get at the brakes. This can be done without touching the internals of the differential. True its not like knocking the drums off of your 1/2 ton shovvy, but once you have done it, its pretty easy.
It sounds like he'll never do it himself anyway so why does he care? If he gets any rear end that is full floating, Phord,Shovvy or otherwise, they are all pretty much the same.

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Jason's Lil' Mack - 89 D250LE 2WD 5Spd 3. 55 Reg Cab. K&N,"tweaked pump", 3. 5" Exst straight,E&M Custom seats. Bosch H4, PIAA 80W/80W HdLites. Bosch 100W Driving. Bosch 55W Fogs.
218,000 miles (355,000 Kms)
7450 Hrs.

 

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I agree with Lil' Dog as far as the rear brakes go yes you do have to pull the axle and the only special tool that you would need is a large socket. When you pull the axle a little rear end gear oil may drain out and it may be necessary to top up the gear oil.