RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN C (2002)
Drive/Propeller Shaft: Service and Repair
Propeller Shaft - Front
Removal and Installation
PROPELLER SHAFT FRONT
REMOVAL
1. Shift the transmission and transfer case to their neutral positions.
2. Raise and support vehicle and remove skid plate, if equipped.
3. Mark a line across the companion flange at the transfer case and propeller shaft flange yoke for installation reference.
4. Mark a line across the propeller shaft yoke and the pinion shaft yoke for installation reference.
5. Remove the universal joint strap bolts at the pinion shaft yoke (Fig. 9).
6. Remove the bolts holding the propeller shaft to the transfer case companion flange.
7. Remove the propeller shaft.
INSTALLATION
1. Position front propeller shaft under vehicle with rear universal joint over the transfer case companion flange.
2. Place front universal joint into the axle pinion yoke.
3. Align the mark on the flange yoke to the mark on the transfer case companion flange.
4. Loosely install bolts to hold universal joint to transfer case companion flange.
5. Align mark on front universal joint to the mark on the axle pinion yoke.
6. Install bolts to hold front universal joint to axle pinion yoke. Tighten bolts to 19 Nm (14 ft. lbs.).
7. Tighten bolts to hold universal joint to transfer case companion flange to 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.).
8. Install skid plate, if equipped.
9. Lower vehicle and road test to verify repair.
Standard Procedure - Propeller Shaft Angle
Standard Procedure - Propeller Shaft Angle
To accurately check driveline alignment, raise and support the vehicle at the axles as level as possible. Allow the wheels and propeller shaft to turn.
1. Remove any external bearing snap rings, if equipped from universal joint so protractor base sits flat.
2. Rotate the shaft until transmission/transfer case output yoke bearing is facing downward.
NOTE: Always make measurements from front to rear and from the same side of the vehicle.
