D50 4WD L4-156 2556cc 2.6L VIN 7 2-bbl (1982)
Fig. 3 Rear axle shaft bearing case removal. Ram 50 & Ram Raider
7. Reinstall locknut on axle shaft approximately 3 turns, then install tool No. MB990787-A and washers. Turn nuts with equal pressure to ensure
smooth removal of bearing and remove bearing case from shaft.
8. Using hammer and suitable drift, remove bearing outer race from bearing case.
9. Remove inner axle shaft oil seal from housing using suitable puller, and drive outer seal from bearing housing.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply wheel bearing grease to outer surface of bearing outer race and to lip of outer oil seal, then drive them into bearing case.
2. Place backing plate, bearing case and bearing over rear axle shaft, then apply bearing grease to bearing rollers and install bearing race.
3. Install washer, lock washer and locknut. Torque locknut to 130 - 159 ft. lbs. (177 - 216 Nm) using tool No. MB990785, then bend tab on lock
washer into groove on locknut. If lock washer does not engage with locknut, slightly retighten locknut.
4. Apply bearing grease to lip of inner oil seal and drive seal into rear axle housing using tool No. C-4572.
5. Adjust axial play of rear axle shaft as follows:
a. Remove any rust or old sealer from mating surface of bearing case and housing.
Fig. 1 Rear axle shaft assembly exploded view. Ram 50 & Ram Raider
b. Insert 1 mm shim and O-ring into left side of housing, and apply silicone rubber sealant to mating face of bearing case.
c. Install left side axle shaft into left side housing and torque bearing case nuts to 36 - 43 ft. lbs. (49 - 59 Nm).
d. Install right side axle shaft into right side housing, without shim or O-ring, and temporarily torque bearing case nuts to 0.4 ft. lbs. (.6 Nm).
Measure and record gap between bearing case and housing using feeler gauge.
e. Remove axle shaft from housing, then select a shim with thickness of measured gap of step "d" and a shim with thickness from 0.05 - 0.20
mm (0.002 - 0.007 inch). Insert selected shims and O-ring into housing and apply silicone sealer to mating face of bearing case.
f.
Install right side axle shaft into right side housing and torque bearing case nuts to 36 - 43 ft. lbs. (49 - 59 Nm). Then, using a dial indicator,
