ALaverick
Junior Member
Hello all, and thanks in advance.
My ‘08 1500 is a daily work truck, towing a 5000 LB landscaping trailer daily, and occasionally a mini excavator (probably 9000 lbs). About a month ago I noticed a clunking noise, and felt a slip in the rear end when accelerating from a stop and turning. When I jack up the rear and manually spin the tires, they both turn in the same direction. I’m assuming the limited slip is frozen (locked) and will possibly need rebuilding (could just be something jammed in there).
My question is how do I determine what rear end I have and what gears, before I order parts, it’d be nice to know. I didn’t think that’s trucks had Dana axles, so I assume it’s just a 9.25 or 9.75 (but don’t recall how to identify the difference). Also, if it has 3.55 gears, I probably should switch to the 3.92 while I’ve got it open, but again, not sure how to tell (I bought it used and don’t have a window sticker).
Thanks again.
My ‘08 1500 is a daily work truck, towing a 5000 LB landscaping trailer daily, and occasionally a mini excavator (probably 9000 lbs). About a month ago I noticed a clunking noise, and felt a slip in the rear end when accelerating from a stop and turning. When I jack up the rear and manually spin the tires, they both turn in the same direction. I’m assuming the limited slip is frozen (locked) and will possibly need rebuilding (could just be something jammed in there).
My question is how do I determine what rear end I have and what gears, before I order parts, it’d be nice to know. I didn’t think that’s trucks had Dana axles, so I assume it’s just a 9.25 or 9.75 (but don’t recall how to identify the difference). Also, if it has 3.55 gears, I probably should switch to the 3.92 while I’ve got it open, but again, not sure how to tell (I bought it used and don’t have a window sticker).
Thanks again.