this week I had to replace the passenger side axle shaft and intermediate shaft or stub shaft due to the splines being worn out on my 2014 Ram 1500 4x4 trick. I also swapped out some noisy lower ball joints while I was there.
Great job showing and telling,now I hope I can do my shaft like you did yours I got the 2008 single cab1500 ram .it looks just like yours there you just did,well wish me luck see ya on the next video have a great day see ya bye.
Also little tip I’ve learned for the little c clip on the shaft that you bent, if you align it with the open part at the 12 o’clock position, it’ll move itself out the way when you slide the cv axle in and prevent the ends from binding or bending
Great job! Somehow I managed to break the housing just below the two mounting bolts to the motor mount. Can’t seem to find a replacement so I guess I’m welding
As for the problems people are having removing the front axle shafts to the stub shafts and stubs to the diff being stuck you do know at the end of each stub shaft is a c clip that holds the etub shaft to the cv and diff your best bet is to remove the diff cover so you can compress the c clips and the shaft will come out pretty easy when your pounding the crap out of the cv shaft that wont come out your working against the c clips .
Wow thank you for this video. I thought you had to slip this out take this off pop this off do this and that ect... lastnight i just did both cv axles on my 16 and its still making a clicking noise on the passanger side and was worried there was alot more than 4 bolts 😅 i thought id have to drop the entire diff and deal with that too
Make sure you have the bearing inside the large end of that shaft when re assembling! The kit I got off amazon did not have it installed like the one he has. It came with one, but failed to realize I had to press it in. I ended up having to do the job twice. FML
I put my new shaft in the freezer, then heated up my original bearing and it dropped right on, but the damn snap-ring will NOT go into the slot above the bearing. It's pissing me off!! Lol
My trucks been making growling noise and shaking a lot when stopping. I replace both front hubs, rotors, brake, both cv axles, and rear wheel bearings to no effect. I noticed when replacing my passenger side cv axle that the seal on the intermediate shaft would oscillate in and out when I turn the wheel. I didn’t think there was too much where on the splines but there’s still a lot of play where the axles and splines mate. When I turn the spline freely without an axle on I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. What’s your opinion on this? Do you think I could have a bigger problem or rebuilding the intermediate shaft will fix the problem?
There shouldn't be any extra movement on that intermediate shaft seal. That may be a good place to start with replacing that shaft and the bearings. With a new intermediate shaft and axle shaft mine now has no play at all in the connecting splines next to the inside CV.
The needle bearing at the outboard end of the intermediate shat is just a radial bearing so as long as it still rides on a machined portion of the shaft I don't see how it would be an issue.
Did this repair hold up? What brand cv axle did you buy? Does the new cv woble or vibrate? I am going to do this on my 2016 ram with 88k miles. Thanks for the video.
Thats great! Just did mine this weekend. Thanms for the video. Used the tracmotive extended travel cv. My kit came with rubber o rings. Not seals. Wasnt sure were they we t but will find out one day.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what about the driver side stub shaft? Did you not need both sides done? Is it the same procedure for driver side?
I paid 12$ a litre for gear lube,whats it cost in your area? My dodge is an 02,so I dont see any electric actuator shaft shifter on the axle,but I looked under the truck at night on mine from the front! If the 02 does have this,I'd like to know,but I'll have a good look at it later. Good video!
I've had a loose axle since I bought it with 70k miles. Now at 125k. A bit looser now. 2 questions: 1.Whats the worse if ignored and splines strip? No 4wd? 2. Why cant I find a reference of anyone greasing the splines as preventative measure?
@@DuDe3810 I found a reference where they grease the splines (Rick Roods Transmission) but thats when used with a rubber boot. My best guess is that the a greased spline , unprotected by a boot, collects dirt and water. I found a passenger boot from Transtar industries, 722N695BT.
How did you get the CV axle back onto the stub shaft past the snap ring after you bent it back into shape? I'm replacing the CV axle on mine, but for the life of me can't get it back on past the snap ring.
@@hellabomz7697 Yes! I was trying to put it on with the snap ring installed in the CV axle because I didn't want to deform mine the way he did in the video. I wasn't able to get that to work at all so I ended up putting the snap ring on the stub shaft, and I read somewhere that if you orient it so the gap in the ring is facing straight upwards it will work better. I tried that and it took a bunch of attempts, but eventually I got in on. Gotta emphasize though, it took a lot of attempts and was a huge PITA.
@@iBryaaannnn I was trying to put it on with the snap ring installed in the CV axle because I didn't want to deform mine the way he did in the video. I wasn't able to get that to work at all so I ended up putting the snap ring on the stub shaft, and I read somewhere that if you orient it so the gap in the ring is facing straight upwards it will work better. I tried that and it took a bunch of attempts, but eventually I got in on. Gotta emphasize though, it took a lot of attempts and was a huge PITA.
Sorry, but that seal and bearing should of been changed no matter what you say, just go and get the package and get a refund on your $30 shaft. I just did drivers side and well its open i did whatever was there, ties rods, shaft, sub shaft, wheel bearings.
Don’t change the factory tie rods or wheel bearings or anything if they not worn out. They are the best made and last the longest in my years of experience I’ve seen. I’ve seen factory ball joints go 250,000km. Like on my 2007 Ram. Still zero play.
