Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1617

19 - 24 GEAR
PITMAN SHAFT SEAL (Continued)
Fig. 21 Needle Bearing Removal
1 - REMOVER
2 - SIDE COVER AREA
INSTALLATION
(1) Install upper pitman shaft bearing, with Driver
8294 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 22). Drive bearing into
housing until the driver bottoms out.
NOTE: Install upper pitman shaft bearing with the
part number/letters facing the driver.
Fig. 22 Upper Pitman Shaft Bearing
1 - DRIVER
2 - UPPER BEARING
(2) Install lower pitman shaft bearing with the
other side Driver 8294 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 23).
Drive bearing into housing until the bearing shoulder
is seated against the housing.
Fig. 23 Lower Pitman Shaft Bearing
1 - STEERING GEAR
2 - BEARING SHOULDER
3 - DRIVER
4 - LOWER BEARING
(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.
(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 - ADJUST-
MENTS).
SPOOL VALVE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove lock nut (Fig. 24).
(2) Remove adjuster nut with Spanner Wrench
C-4381.
BR/BE