newb question on rear end

zimtown · Aug 10, 2011

2000 ram sport. 3.55 rear end. I am working on repairing the rear end and am having some issues. Thought somebody could help.
I have damaged the spider gear shaft, top n bottom spiders which led to missing chunks of teeth on ring and pinion gears. So far i have pulled spiders and axles but cannot gdt main rear gears out. Bearing caps are off and rear is loose but wont come all the way out. Pinion shaft is also loose. Any help on getting the gears out and what caused the spider shaft to break...twice?

05singlecabHEMI · Aug 10, 2011

give me a sec, i was looking around the forum last night and found an how too on getting the gears out. let me see if i can find it again.

05singlecabHEMI · Aug 10, 2011

download the PDF file and scroll down a couple pages down to page 11.
http://www.ramforum.com/f77/spicer-44-service-manual-2729/

wermbang · Aug 10, 2011

Welcome to the forum. Looks like Nick has a taken care of.

05singlecabHEMI · Aug 10, 2011

yep, rebuilding a 1996 rear end and was just snooping around and that service pdf was a huge help with finding everything i needed!

zimtown · Aug 10, 2011

Ok. So looked at pdf. Thanks. But is there a shadetree way if getting the carrier assem out? In the pdf it shows the axle tube removed and turned up. Since this is attatched my truck that would seem difficult. Any ither method? yanking hasnt woked so far...

05singlecabHEMI · Aug 10, 2011

not totally sure there. sorry man :/

2000ramhawaii · Aug 12, 2011

you have to back the adjuster nuts off all the way, there are no shims, the adjuster nuts fit over the carrier bearing shafts. you can back the nuts off with a small flat head, but i strongely recommend using a adjuster nut tool. i made mine out of a piece of 1" emt with a large nut welded on one end and a socket on the other. you put it in through the axle tube on each side.

the adjuster nut:

the tool:

you are going to want this for setup and assembly as well

i just did mine a couple months ago, went through the same thing.

zimtown · Aug 14, 2011

That has to be the hang up. Everything is loose. Even pinion shaft is ready to come out. Ring gear is loose but only comes out about 1/2". Then hits a wall.

What size is the nuts. Guessing 1 1/4"??

zimtown · Aug 14, 2011

Got it !!!! Thanks guys, especially 2000ramhawaii. The adjuster was the problem. Got it with a screwdriver.

2000ramhawaii · Aug 16, 2011

the nut is a tow ball nut, had to grind it down to make it fit on the inside of the adjuster nut. it was a life saver when doing the setup and final assembly, glad i could help, i was stuck on the same thing.

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