Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 114

DR
FRONT AXLE - C205F (Continued)
Original Pinion
Gear Depth
Variance
+4 +0.008
+3 +0.007
+2 +0.006
+1 +0.005
0 +0.004
1 +0.003
2 +0.002
3 +0.001
4
PINION DEPTH MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTMENT
Measurements are taken with pinion cups and pin-
ion bearings installed in housing. Take measure-
ments with a Pinion Gauge Set, Pinion Block 8177,
Arbor Discs 8541 and Dial Indicator C-3339 (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7 PINION GEAR DEPTH GAUGE
1 - DIAL INDICATOR
2 - ARBOR
3 - PINION HEIGHT BLOCK
4 - CONE
5 - SCREW
6 - PINION BLOCK
7 - SCOOTER BLOCK
8 - ARBOR DISC
PINION GEAR DEPTH VARIANCE
4 3 2
+0.007 +0.006
+0.006 +0.005
+0.005 +0.004
+0.004 +0.003
+0.003 +0.002
+0.002 +0.001
+0.001 0
0 0.001
0 0.001 0.002
New Pinion Gear Depth Variance
1 0
+0.005 +0.004
+0.004 +0.003
+0.003 +0.002
+0.002 +0.001
+0.001 0
0 0.001
0.001 0.002
0.002 0.003
0.003 0.004
(1) Assemble Pinion Height Block 6739, Pinion
Block 8177 and rear pinion bearing onto Screw 6741
(Fig. 7).
(2) Insert assembled height gauge components,
rear bearing and screw into the housing through the
pinion bearing cups (Fig. 8).
(3) Install front pinion bearing and Cone-Nut 6740
onto the screw. Tighten cone-nut until Torque To
Rotate the screw is 2.0 N·m (18 in. lbs.) (Fig. 7).
Fig. 8 PINION HEIGHT BLOCK
1 - PINION BLOCK
2 - PINION HEIGHT BLOCK
(4) Place Arbor Discs 8541 on Arbor D-115-3 in
position in the housing side bearing cradles (Fig. 9).
Install differential bearing caps on arbor discs and
tighten cap bolts to specification.
(5) Assemble Dial Indicator C-3339 into Scooter
Block D-115-2 and secure set screw.
FRONT AXLE - C205F
+1 +2
+0.003 +0.002 +0.001
+0.002 +0.001
+0.001 0 0.001
0 0.001 0.002
0.001 0.002 0.003
0.002 0.003 0.004
0.003 0.004 0.005
0.004 0.005 0.006
0.005 0.006 0.007
3 - 33
+3 +4
0
0 0.001
0.002
0.003
0.004
0.005
0.006
0.007
0.008