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2004 Dodge Ram Question #435559 08/12/09 01:54 PM 08/12/09 01:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 430 Saint John C Canuck OP super gas
Canuck OP super gas C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 430 Saint John	Ring & Pinion appear to be going in my 2004 Dodge Ram Club Cab 2wd. Dealer quoted me $1000 for a replacement set of gears alone. Called Carquest etc. and they don't list gears.....Do I have any other options? thanks

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: Canuck] #435560 08/12/09 02:17 PM 08/12/09 02:17 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I have the same truck. How many miles yours got and is 2 wheel or 4 wheel. If you ordered the gears from an aftermarket source like Richmond or someone and either knew how to install them or new someone who could you might come out cheaper. Another option is to go find one in the junkyard and just do a rearend swap.

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: Canuck] #435561 08/12/09 02:23 PM 08/12/09 02:23 PM
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70blackfish master 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,152 SO. CAL.	I have a 2004 also and mine was in for warranty about 25k miles for the rearend and now at 65k miles it making noise again, but since it under 70k I think it might be under warranty. mine is a hemi quadcab.

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question #435562 08/12/09 02:46 PM 08/12/09 02:46 PM
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Canuck OP super gas C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 430 Saint John	Its a 2wd Hemi with 130,000 miles. Truck works good but has hauled a lot of weight over the years and its starting to take its toll. I looked on Richmond's site and it says that the 9.25 only goes to 2003....I thought that is what was in mine. I know it has a 3.92 ratio

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: Canuck] #435563 08/12/09 02:52 PM 08/12/09 02:52 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I would look into a junkyard doner where the truck was totaled out with less miles. Any truck rearend out of a 2002-06 should work and it being a truck it won't be a hard swap. The only thing you need to be careful with is the trucks that had factory 20" wheels had the the 3.90 in them and the ones like I have with 17" wheels have a 3.55 in them.

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question #435564 08/12/09 03:07 PM 08/12/09 03:07 PM
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Canuck OP super gas C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 430 Saint John	Thanks for the tip. I have a rare truck that has 17" Chrome wheels but 3.91s. This truck also had a taller goodyear tire on it.

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: Canuck] #435565 08/12/09 08:11 PM 08/12/09 08:11 PM
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SALEM1912 super stock Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 862 Southeast Pa.	Why do you think the gear set is bad.

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question #435566 08/12/09 08:46 PM 08/12/09 08:46 PM
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DCM71cuda pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,329 NC	Quote: I would look into a junkyard doner where the truck was totaled out with less miles. Any truck rearend out of a 2002-06 should work and it being a truck it won't be a hard swap. The only thing you need to be careful with is the trucks that had factory 20" wheels had the the 3.90 in them and the ones like I have with 17" wheels have a 3.55 in them. My truck is an 06, has 20" wheels and 3.55

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: DCM71cuda] #435567 08/12/09 10:06 PM 08/12/09 10:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,088 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,088 Niles , Ohio	My kids 04 Hemi has 3.92s also.His is sbed.Most people dont change the diff grease as per recomendation.That or they get cheap and dont use the Mopar Hypoid stuff because it cost a few bucks more.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: therocks] #435568 08/12/09 10:16 PM 08/12/09 10:16 PM
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sthemi master Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,319 Chicago Burbs	Diff Doc is a regular poster on the board. He should be able to help. Also, I highly recommend this place, I just did the 9.25 in my 01 Ram and they supplied the parts. Great to deal with and super good prices with free shipping.. http://completeoffroad.com/ Last edited by sthemi; 08/12/09 10:17 PM. Video Little Red Wagon Indy Nats,BurnoutContest

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: therocks] #435569 08/12/09 11:58 PM 08/12/09 11:58 PM
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bee1971 master B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,815 Sobieski Wi	Quote: My kids 04 Hemi has 3.92s also.His is sbed.Most people dont change the diff grease as per recomendation.That or they get cheap and dont use the Mopar Hypoid stuff because it cost a few bucks more.Rocky Seems to bee more of a common problem then you think , that has nothing to due with changing the gear oil Click on link and enjoy http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144911 My 04 Hemi Sport Quad 4X4 that i bought brand new and just turned 29,000 miles , hasnt started making any noises yet - I have not serviced the rearend yet , but maybe i should , to at least take a peak inside I have the extended bumper to bumper 7/70,000 mile warranty that i paid for when i bought the truck brand new , so with that said 1971 Dodge Charger Superbee 2011 Ram Sport 1500 Quad Cab Deep Water Blue Loaded Siberian Huskies

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: bee1971] #435570 08/13/09 12:39 AM 08/13/09 12:39 AM
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383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I can tell you most of the problems I see with them is the pinion bearings go bad from running low on fluid or vendor problems. Has anyone actually pulled the cover and inspected the ring & pinion ?? Ron

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: 383man] #435571 08/13/09 07:40 AM 08/13/09 07:40 AM
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Canuck OP super gas C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 430 Saint John	Hi Guys, Thanks for all the responses and ideas Had the rear apart a few weeks ago because the truck was making an awful howling from 10mph to 70mph which gets progressively worse with speed. Thought it was the pinion bearing. Took everything apart and put new bearing in....same sound and getting worse. Didn't pay that much attention to the R & P because I was sure it was the bearing.....not sure what else it could be. Also put all new pads and e brake parts on at the same time

Re: 2004 Dodge Ram Question [Re: Canuck] #435572 08/14/09 07:59 AM 08/14/09 07:59 AM
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360view Moparts resident spammer 3 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,162 USA	Since about 1995 the 9.25 has had manufacturing defects that it did not have in the 1980s and I bet that deep in the records of the Chrysler Technology Center where they do teardowns the answer for why is already written down

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