Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 251

3 - 178 REAR AXLE - 286RBI
REAR AXLE - 286RBI (Continued)
Fig. 14 Differential Side play Measurement
1 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
2 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
3 - PILOT STUD
4 - DIAL INDICATOR
Fig. 15 Differential Case and Dial Indicator
1 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE TO PINION GEAR SIDE
2 - PILOT STUD
3 - DIAL INDICATOR EXTENSION
4 - DIAL INDICATOR FACE
(12) Add 0.254mm (0.010 in.) to the zero end play
total. This total represents the thickness of shims to
preload the new bearings when the differential is
installed.
(13) Rotate dial indicator out of the way on the
pilot stud.
Fig. 16 Differential Case and Dial Indicator
1 - DIAL INDICATOR
2 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE TO RING GEAR SIDE
3 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
(14) Remove differential case and dummy bearings
from the housing.
(15) Install the pinion gear in axle housing. Install
the pinion yoke, or flange, and establish the correct
pinion rotating torque.
(16) Install differential case and Dummy Bearings
D-346 in the housing (without shims), install bearing
caps and tighten bolts snug .
(17) Seat ring gear side dummy bearing (Fig. 12).
(18) Position the dial indicator plunger on a flat
surface between the ring gear bolt heads. (Fig. 14).
(19) Push and hold differential case toward pinion
gear (Fig. 17).
(20) Zero dial indicator face to pointer (Fig. 17).
Fig. 17 Differential Case and Dial Indicator
1 - DIAL INDICATOR FACE
2 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE TO PINION GEAR SIDE
3 - PINION GEAR
4 - DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING
5 - DIFFERENTIAL CASE
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