Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 250

BR/BE
REAR AXLE - 286RBI (Continued)
Fig. 10 Adjustment Shim Locations
1 - PINION BEARING PRELOAD SHIM
2 - DIFFERENTIAL BEARING SHIM
3 - PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
(2) Remove factory installed shims from differen-
tial case.
(3) Install ring gear on differential case and
tighten bolts to specification, if necessary.
(4) Install dummy side bearings D-346 on differen-
tial case.
(5) Install differential case in the housing.
(6) Install the marked bearing caps in their correct
positions. Install and snug the bolts (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11 Bearing Cap Bolts
1 - BEARING CAP
2 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
3 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
REAR AXLE - 286RBI
(7) Using a dead-blow hammer, seat the differen-
tial dummy bearings to each side of the housing (Fig.
12) and (Fig. 13).
Fig. 12 Seat Pinion Gear Side Dummy Bearing
1 - DEAD-BLOW HAMMER
2 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
3 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
Fig. 13 Seat Ring Gear Side Dummy Bearing
1 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
2 - DEAD-BLOW HAMMER
3 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(8) Thread Pilot Stud C-3288-B into rear cover bolt
hole below ring gear (Fig. 14).
(9) Attach a dial indicator C-3339 to pilot stud.
Position the dial indicator plunger on a flat surface
between the ring gear bolt heads (Fig. 14).
(10) Push and hold differential case to pinion gear
side of the housing and zero dial indicator (Fig. 15).
(11) Push and hold differential case to ring gear
side of the housing and record dial indicator reading
(Fig. 16).
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