RAM 2500 Truck 4WD V10-8.0L VIN W (1997)
27.
Install nut wrench special tool 6743 onto fifth gear nut (Figure 6). Be sure wrench is fully engaged in nut slots and is not cocked.
NOTE:
THE NUT WRENCH WILL ONLY FIT ONE WAY ON THE NUT.
28.
Position the small end of the nut wrench at approximately the 10 o'clock position (Figure 6).
29.
Install splined socket Special Tool 6993 (4X2) or 6984 (4X4) onto the mainshaft. Then, install a breaker bar onto the splined socket. Wedge the
breaker bar so that the mainshaft cannot turn while loosening the fifth gear nut (Figure 7).
30.
Strike the small end of the nut wrench with a heavy soft face hammer to break the nut loose. During assembly, the nut has been tightened to 300 ft.
lbs. of torque. In addition it is secured by a an interference fit thread plus Loctite adhesive and will require several firm blows to loosen it. Once
the nut is loose it can be removed by holding the nut wrench with a breaker bar and rotating the output shaft with the spline socket and the breaker
bar (Figure 7).
NOTE:
THE NUT MAY ALREADY BE LOOSE AND WILL NOT REQUIRE YOU TO STRIKE THE NUT WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE NUT.
