Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 269

3 - 196 REAR AXLE - 286RBI
PINION GEAR/RING GEAR/TONE RING (Continued)
Fig. 52 Pinion Seal
1 - HANDLE
2 - INSTALLER
(6) Install rear bearing and oil slinger, if equipped,
on the pinion gear with Installer D-389 and a press
(Fig. 53).
Fig. 53 Rear Pinion Bearing
1 - PRESS
2 - INSTALLER
3 - PINION GEAR
4 - PINION BEARING
(7) Install original solid shims on pinion gears.
(8) Install yoke with Installer C-3718 and Yoke
Holder 6719 (Fig. 54).
Fig. 54 Pinion Yoke
1 - INSTALLER
2 - HOLDER
(9) Install the yoke washer and new nut on the
pinion gear. Tighten the nut to 637 N·m (470 ft. lbs.).
(10) Check bearing rotating torque with an inch
pound torque wrench (Fig. 55). Pinion rotating torque
should be:
• Original Bearings: 1 to 3 N·m (10 to 20 in. lbs.).
• New Bearings: 2.8 to 5.1 N·m (25 to 45 in. lbs.).
(11) If rotating torque is less than the desired
rotating torque, remove the pinion yoke and decrease
the thickness of the solid shim pack if greater
increase shim pack. Changing the shim pack thick-
ness by 0.025 mm (0.001 in.) will change the rotating
torque approximately 0.9 N·m (8 in. lbs.).
(12) Invert the differential case.
(13) Position exciter ring on differential case.
(14) Using a brass drift, slowly and evenly tap the
exciter ring into position.
(15) Invert the differential case and start two ring
gear bolts. This will provide case-to-ring gear bolt
hole alignment.
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