RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.9L VIN 5 HDC (2000)
Drive/Propeller Shaft: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle on safety stands.
2. Shift the transmission to the Neutral position.
3. Using a suitable marker, mark a line across the axle pinion yoke, or companion flange, and the propeller shaft, or companion, yoke for installation
reference.
4. Using a suitable marker, mark the outline of the center bearing on the frame crossmember for installation reference, if equipped.
Fig. 19
5. Remove bolts that attach the center bearing to the support bracket (Fig. 19), if equipped.
Fig. 20
6. Remove the bolts holding the universal joint clamps to the pinion yoke (Fig. 20), for Dana axles.