Hey guys should I follow the standard maintenance out of the manual or is there any other changes/mods I should tackle when my 04 3500 rolls 50,000 miles. Thanks

I drag this around on a weekly basis...

 

If your trouble free so far you should be fine. If you haven't already check and change the diff fluids, tranny fluid ect. Make sure to grease everything up under the truck. Mabe even do a balance and rotate if need be, add fuel and drive.

 

ensure you are servicing the transmission and rear differential.

 

While that is good advice for the truck....... please be sure to remember you have to stop this thing somehow and your trucks brakes will have a workout doing it. Hopefully you have hydraulic disc brakes on the trailer, if you don't you'll wish you did with that weight. Electric brakes won't cut it with that weight. Some others may tell you otherwise but try to stop suddenly sometime and you'll learn quick. We all know our Dodge's have awesome pulling power but to stop a load like that will take some good trailer brakes. So keep that in mind so you don't end up IN my truck bed if I am in front of you!

 

Had mine sence first week in October '06 turned 25,000 over today and the vast ma have had one of the trailers in my signature. not too goo for the fuel milage

 

nice 4horse Sundowner
you Rodeo or show horses?

we show Arabs or as I like to call the "Opec-Warmbloods"

 

Rodeo (always wanted to use this one )

We (my better half and I) Rope USTRC mainly.



X2 Arabs

 

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Ok doing a rear diff service in the next day ir so....do I need a additive for the limited slip like my 2000 I had? And is Mystic semi synthetic 85w140 good?

 

No Additive in AAM axles in 3rd gens. Dana Axles needed it....AAM does not.

Make sure the gear oil is Synthetic GL-5 rated. If so, it should be fine.

 

make sure u change the sparkplugs, coils, cap, rotor, wires

just change the fuel filter., oil, trany filter (only because u tow) have ur ball joints checked and aliment

i have an 04.5 and just rolled 100,000 2 weeks ago and it runs better than new

 

Yeah, don't forget the blinker fluid too!


Coleman---
Rope UP!!! & Good Luck!

 

I attempted to change all these above but could not find a metric cresent wrench locally

 

Thanks .....