MegaCab1Ton
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- Joined
- Mar 14, 2013
- Posts
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- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Ram Year
- 2006
- Engine
- Cummins 5.9
I noticed a bad wobble in the crank pulley (and eating belt tensioners) and after some research learned about the need to inspect/replace the harmonic damper. Mine indeed needed replaced so I ordered one from ATI (#917374 from Summit)
I bought this truck used so I don't know a lot of the background on it and to be honest, this is the first diesel I've ever worked on so please bear with me... Truck is a 2006 MegaCab 3500 with the Cummins 5.9. I noticed it has a tone ring which I didn't think were used on this year.
1. Is the tone ring original to this year truck?
2. I'm assuming that I can simply remove the old harmonic damper and replace with the new and that the tone ring can be inserted just like it was before. Do I need to worry about keeping it indexed like it came off or is that a non-issue? Is there a dowl pin for the tone ring? (I'm thinking not but want to be sure.)
This seems like a pretty simple swap except for the fact the ATI damper requires a Torx T45 Plus bit for assembly (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THIS IN ADVANCE). I think I own just about every tool possible mechanic's tool under the sun except a T45 Plus torx bit! A regular T45 is quite loose in the bolt head so I'm not taking any chances on striping one of these out and ordering the right tool for the job. So much for getting this wrapped up tomorrow...such is life.
Thanks in advance for advice on my questions!
I bought this truck used so I don't know a lot of the background on it and to be honest, this is the first diesel I've ever worked on so please bear with me... Truck is a 2006 MegaCab 3500 with the Cummins 5.9. I noticed it has a tone ring which I didn't think were used on this year.
1. Is the tone ring original to this year truck?
2. I'm assuming that I can simply remove the old harmonic damper and replace with the new and that the tone ring can be inserted just like it was before. Do I need to worry about keeping it indexed like it came off or is that a non-issue? Is there a dowl pin for the tone ring? (I'm thinking not but want to be sure.)
This seems like a pretty simple swap except for the fact the ATI damper requires a Torx T45 Plus bit for assembly (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THIS IN ADVANCE). I think I own just about every tool possible mechanic's tool under the sun except a T45 Plus torx bit! A regular T45 is quite loose in the bolt head so I'm not taking any chances on striping one of these out and ordering the right tool for the job. So much for getting this wrapped up tomorrow...such is life.
Thanks in advance for advice on my questions!
