Bad U-Joints on 2003 Ram 2500 4x4

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Brian - 14 Sep 2005 01:55 GMT

On my driverside wheel where the axle connects to the wheel for my 4-wheel
drive the U-joint in that union has rusted up and is very very loose,
about ready to fall apart. I only have 50,580 miles on this truck and
most of it is highway. I only use the 4wd when i get stuck in snow or mud
and never on dry pavement. Anyone else having this problem? Some how i
felt this would happen when i fist changed my oil and saw no grease
fitting on any of the joints. Thanks in advance.

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SnoMan - 14 Sep 2005 21:45 GMT

>On my driverside wheel where the axle connects to the wheel for my
>4-wheel
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>grease
>fitting on any of the joints. Thanks in advance.

Lots of typo issue in this post. Factory joints do not come with
grease fittings and the bad thing about a dodge is that they are
always turning even in 2wd and if you have big tires it can shorten
the life of the joints. Ujoints are not constant speed when flex past
3 degrees which increase ujoint stress under high torque loads. You
can replace them with aftermarket joints with a grease fitting in the
caps but is joint is being over stressed it may not help much. My 89
burb has 175k on it and the front axle joints are still fine but it
does have autolocking hubs that completely disengage front axle when
in 2WD that your Dodge does not do.

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