Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1614

BR/BE
PITMAN BEARING (Continued)
(10) Remove oil seal from the housing with a seal
pick.
(11) Remove pitman shaft bearing from housing
with a bearing driver and handle (Fig. 13).
Fig. 13 Needle Bearing Removal
1 - REMOVER
2 - SIDE COVER AREA
INSTALLATION
(1) Install upper pitman shaft bearing, with Driver
8294 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 14). Drive bearing into
housing until the driver bottoms out.
NOTE: Install upper pitman shaft bearing with the
part number/letters facing the driver.
(2) Install lower pitman shaft bearing with the
other side Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 15).
Drive bearing into housing until the bearing shoulder
is seated against the housing.
(3) Coat the oil seal and backup washers with spe-
cial greasesupplied with the new seal.
(4) Install the oil seal with Driver 8294 and Han-
dle C-4171.
(5) Install plastic backup washer.
NOTE: The plastic backup washer has a lip on the
inside diameter that faces down towards the oil
seal.
(6) Install metal backup washer.
(7) Install the retainer ring with snap ring pliers.
Fig. 14 Upper Pitman
1 - DRIVER
2 - UPPER BEARING
Fig. 15 Lower Pitman Shaft Bearing
1 - STEERING GEAR
2 - BEARING SHOULDER
3 - DRIVER
4 - LOWER BEARING
(8) Coat the dust seal with special grease sup-
plied with the new seal.
(9) Install dust seal with Driver 8294 and Handle
C-4171.
(10) Install new pitman shaft cover o-ring.
(11) Install pitman shaft assembly into the hous-
ing.
(12) Install cover bolts and tighten to 62 N·m (46
ft. lbs.).
(13) Perform over-center rotation torque adjust-
ment, (Refer to 19 - STEERING/GEAR - DIAGNOSIS
AND TESTING).
GEAR 19 - 21