RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (2002)
Universal Joint: Service and Repair
Propellar Shaft
SINGLE CARDAN UNIVERSAL JOINTS
DISASSEMBLY
NOTE: The following procedure is described for a propeller shaft equipped with only a cardan joint in the tube yoke. If the propeller shaft is equipped
with a companion yoke, simply repeat the following steps to remove the cardan joint from the companion yoke after removing the cardan joint
from the tube yoke.
Individual components of cardan universal joints are not serviceable. If worn or leaking, they must be replaced as an assembly.
1. Remove the propeller shaft.
2. Using a soft drift, tap the outside of the bearing cap assembly to loosen snap ring.
3. Remove snap rings from both sides of yoke (Fig. 15).
4. Set the yoke in an arbor press or vise with a socket whose inside diameter is large enough to receive the bearing cap positioned beneath the yoke.
5. Position the yoke with the grease fitting, if equipped, pointing up.
6. Place a socket with an outside diameter smaller than the upper bearing cap on the upper bearing cap and press the cap through the yoke to release
the lower bearing cap (Fig. 16).
7. If the bearing cap will not pull out of the yoke by hand after pressing, tap the yoke ear near the bearing cap to dislodge the cap.
