Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Okay, I'll check them out. How bad are they to replace?
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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It's a lot easier if you have a lift to put the truck on. That way you can get the front hub at chest height to make it easier to take apart. The front hub assembly has to come off to get to the axle shafts.
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Could be the u joints in the front drive shaft. I work in a drivetrain shop. We retube, and use a single u joint weld yoke, along with a drive flange to replace the cv. This works very well if the truck hasnt been lifted. Also check for slop in the slip yoke, if it isnt too bad, many times if you remove the boot, and grease the splines, it will help. The slip yoke and spline only go together one way, so dont force it back together! It is cheaper to do the single u joint conversion than do a proper rebuild on the cv, if it is even rebuildable. If it isnt rebuildable, and your truck has been lifted, then expect to drop about $350.00 to replace the cv unit alone... We do about 20 of these conversions a month for Dodges alone.
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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04/14/14 12:27 AM
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Probably u joints in the sxle shafts, not a fun job,, the hubs can be a nightmare to remove in the rust belt states. the ujoints need to cut them out to remove from the castings, and if you tear the grease seals the entire diff must come apart to replace them. ny 01 has 140k and I am on my third set. The last set has grease fittings in the caps.
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Thanks for all the tips guys. No lift available, so it will be done in the driveway. Stock suspension. I've got some huge wood blocks I can put under the front axle and take the wheels off.
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Got the Ujoints from Rock Auto today. Now time for bloody knuckles and cursing this weekend! My original set made it to 70k, so it sounds like I have made out better than many of you guys (although it probably needed them 10k ago...) Can the bearings be repacked at this time, or are there seals that need to be replaced I suppose? Or sealed unit? I've got a needle fitting for the end of my grease gun that I haven't put to use yet...
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"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Today checked at Auto Zone, Lowes, Home Depot and Advanced auto for the 1-11/16" socket for the hub lock nut. 4 strikes, I'm out!! I'll check Pep Boys or order from Napa tomorrow.
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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Napa didn't have the socket either. Had to order it from North Carolina, should be in tomorrow. But now you have me wondering if I want to pull the hub or not. With the hub still attached, the Ujoint may be a little more of a hand full. But probably still doable, especially if I rent a Ujoint puller.
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Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: '01 Ram 1500 4x4, clickity clack
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I dont think there is enough room to remove/install them without removing the shaft from the housing, but you do not have to remove the axle stub from the hub bearing to change the u joints. I used a zip wheel to cut them out, they were incredibly rusty, a sawsall would probably work OK, it is simply cast iron. Removal of the hub bearing was another nightmare, had to use the power steering and sockets to push it out a bit at a time... couple of hours per side..broke a couple of decent sockets with the hammer and the steering.. USE LOTS OF AnTi-Seese.. when you reassemble.
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