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Dodge Ram techs... question #1544523 12/07/13 12:17 AM 12/07/13 12:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM 74fish OP mopar
74fish OP mopar Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM	I have 2003 Hemi Ram. I had a metal on metal sound and no 4 wheel drive, The Half shaft and the Diff spline on my driver side was grinding ( both worn) I'm replacing the driverside front Half shaft .... no problem. The spline which is about 8 inches is connected to the front Diff. I believe it's just supposed to pop out with some force. no need to remove the cover. I welded a chain to the old shaft and have tried leveraging it out. Question ... Is the slide hammer the only way to get that past the C clip ? Do I really have to manhandle that thing out? Thanks in advance. My friend Sylvia Rest In peace http://www.firstgiving.com/talightning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UKJLKLUn3grkTq-T1-KCg

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: 74fish] #1544524 12/07/13 12:24 AM 12/07/13 12:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	Not messed with one of those yet, but recall that the first gen dakotas had C clips that needed removal to get stubs out of diff.

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: buildanother] #1544525 12/07/13 12:36 AM 12/07/13 12:36 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM 74fish OP mopar
74fish OP mopar Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM	I thought that was the case too... but everything I read says slide hammer My friend Sylvia Rest In peace http://www.firstgiving.com/talightning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UKJLKLUn3grkTq-T1-KCg

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: 74fish] #1544526 12/07/13 06:58 AM 12/07/13 06:58 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 656 Florida CJD AUTOMOTIVE mopar
CJD AUTOMOTIVE mopar Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 656 Florida	Quote: I have 2003 Hemi Ram. I had a metal on metal sound and no 4 wheel drive, The Half shaft and the Diff spline on my driver side was grinding ( both worn) I'm replacing the driverside front Half shaft .... no problem. The spline which is about 8 inches is connected to the front Diff. I believe it's just supposed to pop out with some force. no need to remove the cover. I welded a chain to the old shaft and have tried leveraging it out. Question ... Is the slide hammer the only way to get that past the C clip ? Do I really have to manhandle that thing out? Thanks in advance. Yes. They can be a pain to get out. I have never used anything but the collar tool and slide hammer, but it you can get leverage against something ( not sure id be prying against the case) and get a straight pull, it should come out. Even the slide hammer tool isn't magic. It takes some work to get it out. Craig Scholl CJD Automotive, LLC Jacksonville, FL www.CJDAUTOMOTIVE.com 904-400-1802 "I own a Mopar. I already know it won't be in stock, won't ship tomorrow, and won't fit without modification"

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: CJD AUTOMOTIVE] #1544527 12/07/13 11:06 AM 12/07/13 11:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio Todd pro stock
Todd pro stock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio	Chrysler has a special tool for removing them. Its a sleeve that locks around the end of the shaft and a slide hammer screws on the end. IIRC. Its a fairly common problem especially with truck that get used a lot off road. The small o-ring brakes and lets junk get in the end of the half shaft.

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: CJD AUTOMOTIVE] #1544528 12/07/13 01:33 PM 12/07/13 01:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM 74fish OP mopar
74fish OP mopar Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM	Thanks Craig just needed confirmation. I'll be trying again today. I was using a chain but I think I'm getting to much stretch on it. I'm going to weld a bolt on the spline and use a heavy slide hammer. On that note Todd I think the C clip failed on my truck .. it looks like it popped out and eventually wore out the outer inch of the half shaft and spline. I read one guy welded a bead and joined the 2 (not what I'm planning on doing) but it sounded like a good idea. My friend Sylvia Rest In peace http://www.firstgiving.com/talightning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UKJLKLUn3grkTq-T1-KCg

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: 74fish] #1544529 12/07/13 01:57 PM 12/07/13 01:57 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio Todd pro stock
Todd pro stock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,377 Ohio	Don't see why that wouldn't work. I've had the stub shaft come out with the CV when changing the seal.

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: Todd] #1544530 12/09/13 01:19 AM 12/09/13 01:19 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 858 Southeast Pa. SALEM1912 super stock
SALEM1912 super stock Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 858 Southeast Pa.	I've had good luck "popping" the axle out. Found a constant pull doesn't work well. You need to give it a quick jerk.

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: SALEM1912] #1544531 12/09/13 03:30 AM 12/09/13 03:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM 74fish OP mopar
74fish OP mopar Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM	Got it out. 2 good hits and it popped out. All I needed was a slide puller, I was too cheap so I made one. Here's the pic of my home made tool. I used some 1/2 inch steel stock along with some 3 LB weights and welded them together. Changed the seal and my brake pads while I was at it. 7952903-20131207_193007.jpg (42 downloads) My friend Sylvia Rest In peace http://www.firstgiving.com/talightning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UKJLKLUn3grkTq-T1-KCg

Re: Dodge Ram techs... question [Re: 74fish] #1544532 12/09/13 03:32 AM 12/09/13 03:32 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM 74fish OP mopar
74fish OP mopar Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 637 NM	I had some tubing that I welded to the spline and put a nut on the end. 7952904-20131207_193032.jpg (55 downloads) My friend Sylvia Rest In peace http://www.firstgiving.com/talightning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UKJLKLUn3grkTq-T1-KCg

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