RAM 1500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L (2011)
the axle housing.
13. Carefully install the new axle cover to the axle housing (Figure 5).
CAUTION:
Use extreme care not to wipe off the bead of RTV while installing the cover onto the axle housing.
CAUTION:
Saturate a rag with Mopar Brake Parts Cleaner and wipe the axle cover mating surface on the axle housing just prior to installing the cover to
ensure that the housing mating surface is free of any residual axle lubricant.
14. Install the axle cover retaining bolts. Tighten the bolts in a crisscross pattern to 33 ft.lbs. (44 N.m).
15. On vehicles equipped with a limited slip differential, install 5 ounces (1 and 1/4 bottles) of Mopar Limited Slip Additive (Friction Modifier) (P/N
04318060AB).
CAUTION:
DO NOT install more, or less, than the recommended 5 ounces of Mopar Limited Slip Additive (Friction Modifier).
16. Fill the rear axle with Mopar Synthetic Gear & Axle Lubricant (SAE 75W-140) (P/N 04874469). With the vehicle level, the axle fluid level must be
even with the bottom of the fill hole on the new axle cover (Figure 5).
CAUTION:
The original fill plug on the axle housing will no longer be used. DO NOT fill the axle to the bottom of the original fill plug hole on the axle
housing, the axle will be under filled. Fill and check axle fluid level using the fill hole on the new axle cover (Figure 5).
17. Install the new rubber fill hole plug into the fill hole on the new axle cover (Figure 5).
18. Wipe any residual axle lube from the axle cover, fill plug and surrounding area after the plug is installed.
19. Lower the vehicle from the hoist.
NOTE:
The axle fluid drain-back flow restrictor is spring loaded and will require a significant hit(s) from a hammer to install. Use the same technique
used to drive a nail into wood to install the flow restrictor into the axle housing (Figure 4).
