RAM 3500 Truck 4WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo VIN A (2007)
1. Clean the housing cavity with a flushing oil, light engine oil or lint free cloth.
2. Lubricate differential case bearing.
3. Install differential case with bearings cups into the housing.
4. Slide electric locker connector through differential housing.
5. Install O-ring (2) on electric locker connector.
6. Install electric locker connector retainer (1) and install connector with retainer in differential housing.
7. Install connector retainer bolt.
8. Install bearing caps (2) and tighten bearing cap bolts finger-tight.
NOTE: Do not torque bearing cap and bolts at this time.
9. Slide differential case toward the pinion gear until the gears make contact/zero backlash. If zero backlash cannot be obtained, turn the pinion side
adjuster until zero backlash is obtained.
10. Holding the differential case toward the pinion gear, turn bearing adjusters with Adjuster Wrench 8883A until they make contact with the
differential bearings/cups.
11. Back off the ring gear side adjuster 4 holes, to obtain initial ring gear backlash.
12. Install ring gear side adjuster lock and bolt. Do not tighten adjuster lock bolt at this time.
13. Tighten pinion gear side adjuster firmly against the differential case bearing cup.
14. Rotate the pinion several times to seat the differential bearings.
15. Loosen pinion gear side adjuster until it is no longer in contact with the bearing cup.
16. Tighten pinion gear side adjuster until it just makes contact with the bearing cup.
17. Tighten pinion gear side adjuster an additional:
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New Bearings: 6 Adjuster Holes
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Original Bearings: 4 Adjuster Holes
18. Install pinion gear side adjuster lock and bolt. Do not tighten adjuster lock bolt at this time.
