does someone have a pic of the carrier in the rear (prefreably the passenger side of the carrier) . i need one to see how bad mine is? i dont think there is supposed to be holes and spider gears showing out the sides? ive got some pics of mine if that might help someone that might have seen the inside of these rear ends.



does anybody have (save on thier computer of course) this section of the repair manual that they could email at aandjtransport@sbcglobal.net. i'm going to attempt this myself.

 

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i am not quite sure what you mean about holes in the sides of the carrier??? do you mean where the bearings in the ends of the carrier are? there are holes in the preload adjusting nuts on both sides of the carrier where you set your backlash and preload..

PM also sent about the service manual...

 

on the right side of the carrier has holes where the spider gears has worn through, well that is what it looks like me. i can email you a pic if it would make any easier. its hard to explain.





thanks for the pm

 

I just removed my rear cover yesterday (to change the gear lube) and noticed the same thing with mine. It had metal slivers hanging off where the spiders look like they have worn through the limited slip housing, 4 half moon spots. I called the dealer and they want to look at it. I found a few metal shavings in the bottom of the diff. and the oil was black and had a metalic look to it.

 

yep and howled bad. my diff cover is burnt (paint bubbles). pics are in the my gallery.

 

that carrier picture #2 doesn't look right. it looks like either the carrier was machined wrong or it was rubbing somewhere.

 

Ram Tough277...just changed my diff. gear oil... mine (carrier) didn't look like that, but my diff. cover had blistered and peeled and I had to scrape and repaint it...but I had to do the same (scrape & repaint) within a couple thousand miles after I first bought my truck. !!! Hey.. Crazy T/A how many miles on your truck??
Mine has 20k

 

i had thought it was rubbing somewhere to but theres nothing for it to rub on. ordered the parts today new carrier,ring and pinion, all the bearings and seals - $1100.00

 

15,000, it's a 2004.5

RamTough277, that is exactly how mine looks.

 

There is 11.5 inch AAM on ebay with 300 miles on it out of wrecked truck, last time I checked it was at $750.

 

i already ordered all the parts. just got find torque specs and back lash settings. going to tackle it in the drive this weekend.

 

Ramtough 277,
I can send the 11.5 rearend section of manual if you've got a Fax number. shoot me a PM

 

thanks

 

Ram tough 277,
check these links out, you'll probably want this on a CD.
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I'm going to look in my 2004 manual but while I'm looking you can go to:

http://www.hemitruckclub.com/03DRM.pdf for the 2003 manual or

http://www.hemitruckclub.com/04manual/ for the 2004 manual.


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