RAM 2500 Truck 4WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2001)
2. Apply Mopar Door Ease stick lubricant to outside surface of bearing cup. Install the pinion front bearing cup with Installer D-146 and Handle
C-4171 (Fig. 57).
3. Install pinion front bearing and oil slinger, if equipped. Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the lip of pinion seal.
4. Install new pinion seal with an appropriate installer (Fig. 58).
NOTE: Pinion depth shims are placed between the rear pinion bearing cone and pinion gear to achieve proper ring and pinion gear mesh. If the
ring and pinion gears are reused, the pinion depth shim should not require replacement. Refer to Adjustments (Pinion Gear Depth) to select the
proper thickness shim before installing rear pinion bearing cone.
5. Place the proper thickness pinion depth shim on the pinion gear.
