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  1. sullivan

    Weather stripping crumbling on a 2016

    I recently discovered this weather stripping / rubber is literally crumbling. Thanks Texas heat. What am I looking at? I can't figure out what this piece is or the part number. And how hard is this to replace? I'm assuming I would need to pop the fenders out to get access for those portions.
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    So I had my brother pick it up as I was out of state before Christmas. From the dealership back home, was pretty much highway speeds. It wasn't until my brother hit the neighborhood streets at 25-30mph that he noticed a weird noise. So upon my arrival home for the holidays, I discovered the...
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    Radiator blew and more

    @El Guapo Phil How many miles was on your ram when this all happened? I see you have a 2016 like me.
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    It is just above 70k. When my brother picked it up today it was at 70,339.
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    So the total is $8,665.81 The lady said she tried to give me some sort of discount as its a lot of money. She couldn't do anything on the parts, but I think she discounted the labor. Edit: I told her to have them put the axle assembly in the bed for me, hopefully its still there. I am going to...
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    I am having to pull teeth with FCA to see if my truck had the recall on the rear diff. The dealer gives me a run around when I ask and then when I check my vin online it doesn't pop up. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCRIT-17V198-8121.pdf It is what it is. Moving on. I am tempted to...
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    Ill get a brake down, but its near 10k. Around 5k for the entire rear axle assembly. Shy of 1500 of for the driveshaft. Then 4 bolts to connect the driveshaft to the rear diff. And then fluid for the transfer case. The labor actually was the cheapest part of the entire situation. It was around...
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    Rear diff blew, locked up, snapped driveshaft

    Well, I was headed out on a road trip about a month ago. 6 hours into my trip, the rear diff exploded, and locked up, shearing the drive shaft, and it flew out the rear onto the highway. Towed it to a local dodge dealership and its just shy of 10k to fix. What a bummer. Its a 2016 Ram 1500...
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    Intermediate shaft bushing mod

    I like that method vs. hammering them in. Thanks
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    Intermediate shaft bushing mod

    Thanks for chiming in. The good thing is you bullet proofed the mechanism if and when the rubber bushing eventually and inevitably fails.
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    Intermediate shaft bushing mod

    https://youtu.be/D27SdrLYua4
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    Intermediate shaft bushing mod

    I just stumbled across this product, going to order some. Has anyone else installed these? https://www.cjcoffroad.com/products/emf-dodge-ram-intermediate-shaft-bushing
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    Request: measurements of center dash tray above radio

    Please disregard this thread, I managed to make my project work. Take a peek: https://www.ramforum.com/threads/custom-phone-mount-radar-install-dash-cam-hard-wire.200678/
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    Custom phone mount + Radar install + Dash cam hard wire

    Just wanted to show off a little project I did while I was home, upgraded my radar from an old Escort radar. The dash cam I installed sometime ago but due to time, I wasn't able to hardwire it until now. The phone mount was a custom idea after researching phone mounts, the only real other...
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    Synthetic Oil

    Nice to see you on here, being that your from UAE. I am actually working in Saudi Arabia right now. Truck is back in Houston. With that being said, Houston does get very hot, but nothing like this portion of the middle east. The tick that I experience happens both in hot and cold climates that...
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    Po420 code, anyone have a idea?

    So I had this on a 2010 Challenger SRT8. It ended up being a series of wild stuff, so I am not sure this applies to you. I changed the O2 sensors and it didn't help. It ended up being a fried / faulty PCM that got messed up during some electrical work. I had to fight with the dealer to get it...
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    Caulk04 - Transmission Cooler Upgrade!! This S--T Is Real!

    Where do I order the parts for my 2016 Ram 5.7 with the 8 speed?
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    Request: measurements of center dash tray above radio

    I ordered all my parts, I'll do a write up of my install for others.
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    Synthetic Oil

    Slightly, always has.
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    Synthetic Oil

    After the first three dealership oil changes, I've only used Mobil 1 5w-20 Full syn. I am at 65,000 miles and I am going to try out Liqui Moly 2259 Special Tec AA 5W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil. It's overall cheaper than the redline, and I will be adding Liqui Moly 20256 Truck Series Oil Treatment...
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    Truck sitting for a long time, any recommendations?

    It does have a regular key on the FOB. But no keyhole in the door. The only key hole is on the tailgate as I mentioned. My truck has the passive entry system where you just grab the handle and it will unlock.
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    Cost for brakes

    That's not bad, can you do this work yourself? You will save about half of that price you are being quoted. I get all my stuff from RockAuto.com, however any brake parts can be bought from any auto parts store. Fluid can be purchased from any auto parts store or Amazon What ever route you...
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    Truck sitting for a long time, any recommendations?

    It's parked outside in my fathers driveway, still can't get him or my brother to start it. Fail. Onto the stabil, my father supposedly put some stabil in while I was gone so I will continue to do that on my next travel away. There is a gas station not too far away that has ethanol free fuel, so...
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    Truck sitting for a long time, any recommendations?

    My truck (2016 5.7) has been sitting a lot since I began working overseas. It currently sits at 65k miles. It sat from March 17 2020 until September 2021. It needed a jump, and the lifters ticked a little while, but went away after 10 seconds or so. Surprisingly it didn't have any issues, not...
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    Service electronic throttle control

    More than likely something to do with the alternator, read the codes.
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