Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 147

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REAR SUSPENSION AND AXLE 3 - 27
(9) Install the fill hole plug. Tighten to 34 N-m (25
ft. lbs.) torque.
(10) Road test vehicles with Trac-Lok/Power-Lok
and make 10 to 12 slow, figure-eight turns. This ma­
neuver will pump lubricant through clutch discs.
PINION SEAL REPLACEMENT—MODEL 70 AND 80
•REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Mark the U-joint, pinion yoke, and pinion shaft
for reference.
(3) Disconnect the drive shaft from the pinion
yoke. Secure the drive shaft in an upright position to
prevent damage to the rear U-joint.
(4) Mark the positions of the yoke and pinion gear
for installation alignment reference.
(5) Remove the pinion yoke nut and washer. Use
Remover C-452 and Wrench C-3281 to remove the
pinion yoke (Fig. 3).
C-452 J9102-31
Fig. 3 Pinion Yoke Removal
(6) Use Remover 7794A and slide hammer to re­
move pinion seal (Fig. 4).
SPECIAL TOOL
7794A
PINION SEAL
J9402-59X
Fig. 4 Pinion Seal Removal
.INSTALLATION
(1) Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the
lip of pinion seal. Install the new seal with Installer
D-187B.
(2) Align the installation reference marks and po­
sition the yoke on the pinion gear.
(3) Install yoke with Installer D-191 (Fig. 5).
YOKE
J9402-61
Fig. 5 Yoke Installation
(4) Install washer with concave surface against
yoke on Model 70 axle. Install nut on shaft and
tighten nut to (Fig. 6);
• Model 70: 298-379 N-m (220-280 ft. lbs.) torque
• Model 80: 597-678 N-m (440-500 ft. lbs.) torque
Optional Torque Method Dana 80: Torque pin­
ion nut to 339 N-m (250 ft. lbs.). Then scribe a line
on the yoke 3/8 of an inch from one point of the pin­
ion nut (Fig. 7). Tighten the nut until the point of the
nut lines up with the scribe mark. This will tighten
the nut to the correct torque.
(5) Align the installation reference marks and at­
tach the drive shaft to the yoke.
(6) Add gear lubricant to the differential housing if
necessary.
(7) Remove support and lower the vehicle.
PINION SEAL REPLACEMENT—MODEL 60
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assemblies
(3) Mark the propeller shaft yoke and pinion yoke
for installation alignment reference.
(4) Remove the propeller shaft from the yoke.