RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN C (2002)
Axle Bearing: Service and Repair
Rear Axle - 248RBI
Rear Axle - 248RBI / AXLE BEARINGS
REMOVAL
1. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
2. Remove brake drum.
3. Remove the axle shaft.
4. Remove the lock wedge and adjustment nut. Use Socket DD-1241-JD to remove the adjustment nut.
5. Remove the hub assembly. The outer axle bearing will slide out as the hub is being removed.
6. Remove inner grease seal and discard. Use Installer 5064 and Handle C-4171 to drive grease seal and inner axle bearing from the hub.
7. Remove the bearing cups from the hub bore. Use a brass drift, or an appropriate removal tool, to tap out the cups.
INSTALLATION
1. Thoroughly clean both axle bearings and interior of the hub with an appropriate cleaning solvent.
2. Install bearing cups with Installer 8151 and Handle C-4171.
3. Pack inner and outer bearings with Mopar wheel bearing grease or equivalent.
4. Apply grease to inner and outer bearing cup surfaces.
5. Install inner axle bearing in the hub.
6. Install new grease seal in hub with Installer 8149 and Handle C-4171.
7. Inspect bearing and seal contact surfaces on the axle tube for burrs/roughness. Remove all the rough contact surfaces from the axle tube.
8. Carefully slide the hub onto the axle.
CAUTION: Do not let grease seal contact axle tube threads during installation.
9. Install outer axle bearing.
10. Install hub bearing adjustment nut with Socket DD-1241-JD.
11. Tighten adjustment nut to 163 - 190 Nm (120 - 140 ft. lbs.) while rotating the wheel. Then loosen adjustment nut 1/8 to 1/3 of-a-turn to provide
0.025 - 0.250 mm (0.001 - 0.009 inch) wheel bearing end play.
12. Tap locking wedge into the spindle keyway and adjustment nut.
NOTE: Located locking wedge in a new position in the adjustment nut.
13. Install axle shaft and brake drum.
14. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
