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Looks about normal.
Thought about doing the same with zerk fittings.
ok, wasn't sure as I have never gone underneath and moved them around. I made an appt next week to have the service dept take a look at them.
Thank you so much for this write-up! I'm preparing myself to do this job but I'm so confused because I can't find the repair kit specifically for 2019 DT style Ram for or the kit that you bought?
So when the drivers side stub shaft has play, the bearings that are in the differential don’t need to be replaced? Does the shaft just become that worn that it causes play? When doing just the drivers side is there fluid loss to be concerned about?
Drivers side is just a tiny stub that goes into the pumpkin and is made to be removed easy enough (unlike the passenger side that is more labor intensive). There is a seal around that stub that helps hold the fluid in, the kit I linked above has the replacement seals if yours leaks. I think it's entirely possible for internal differential damage to cause play, although it's probably alot less likely than the stub itself just being worn out at the CV end or tolerances internally. Mine does have a bit of play to it (drivers side), but not a ton. I would expect that is just due to the tolerances for a part like that. Because it's made to be removeable without any fasteners (it's not bolted into the diff) it can really only fit "so tightly", it's made to slide in and out to be replaced so I wouldn't expect it to fit with 0 play at all otherwise you would need to press it in and press it out with a tool, picture like a pilot bearing or similar "removeable part" that isn't fastened in but has 0 play. If it's wobbling enough to cause vibrations or you can hear it clinking I would consider removing it to inspect if it's worn at the CV joint side or the internal differential side. The link I posted to the kit above you'll see a large shaft and a smaller one to the right of it. The smaller one is the drivers side, so you can see how there's not much to it. The little locking ring that sits in the groove expands and helps hold the stub in place inside the differential, and also in the CV socket. Otherwise there really isn't anything applying force to it holding it in. If you jack up that side to remove the CV and stub there would probably be minimal fluid leakage (I've seen a couple oz at most come out), but you'll want a catch pan under it to be sure and you'll want to be ready to top the diff back up after the job is done (not a hard thing to do).
The rebuild kit with the stub shafts I had to get off amazon because they don't seem to be regular stock at parts stores, the CV I bought was found at an Autozone, nothing special about them, should be pretty common to find.
| CH-86010XTT I just installed that part number on my 2020 last week. Removing the passenger side was incredibly difficult because it was so corroded. These CV scales are imported over OEM and are designed for lifted/leveled vehicles. |
