Posted by Dozerman51 [108.235.117.172] on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 23:12:35 :
In Reply to: Whats easiest? posted by Sterling From TX [99.98.76.231] on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 21:43:12 :
When I swapped out my WC 1/2 ton Third members, I followed what the Dodge repair book says and used 4 long studs on the carrier housing and a floof jack. The third member slid right onto the studs and into the housing. Offset or not, I think this would be much easier than attempting to insall a complete axle assembly on a truck. Yes, the 8&3/4" third member is lighter than the 9&5/8 third member but with the long studs installed it makes it real easy to line up the third member and slid it in. Just my personal opinion.
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