RAM 2500 Truck 4WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2001)
Seals and Gaskets: Service and Repair
Front Axle - 248FBI
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Remove brake calipers and rotors
4. Mark the propeller shaft and pinion yoke for installation reference.
5. Remove the propeller shaft from the yoke.
6. Rotate the pinion gear three or four times.
7. Measure the amount of torque necessary to rotate the pinion gear with a (inch lbs.) dial-type torque wrench. Record the torque reading for
installation reference.
8. Remove the pinion yoke nut and washer. Use Remover C-452 and Wrench C-3281 to remove the pinion yoke (Fig. 32).
9. Use suitable pry tool or slide hammer mounted screw to remove the pinion shaft seal.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the lip of pinion seal. Install seal with an appropriate installer (Fig. 33).