2019 Ram 1500 *LONG OVERDUE* CV Axle Shaft Replacement | Truck Central

[@TruckCentral]

*Just need this to hold up for another 250k miles* 🤞🤞

[@Over_Taxed_USA]

Easy. Million miles or it was a bad investment!

[@TruckCentral]

I agree 😂

[@Beloved20223]

Please check transmission fluid. Im at 46k miles.

[@Brawdsorde]

This is the best truck ever!! The cv boot on yours lasted longer than my dad’s trucks cv boot did, I need to replace it soon. This video will help!

[@paulbouchard18]

I've watched most of your videos on what to inspect and expect in the future for my 2019 rebel. From day one of owning my truck I've researched as many different problems owners have had. So far I made filter boxes for the rear cab vents behind the back seats. Re sealed back window. Removed the charcoal filter on intake side of airbox. Pulsar piggyback (tuner). Mishimoto catch can. Ready Lift leveling kit. Suspension Maxx front sway bar links (best upgrade)and bushings. Last but not least $ ARH long tube headers (you know why). Only have 60000km (Canada). Have a long way to go before I get to your mileaged. Keep on posting. Much appreciated.

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Ahh I’m in the market for sway bar links. What do you like about the suspension maxx units? Still running factory sway bar?

[@paulbouchard18]

Yes factory sway bar. Links are made with poly bushings and upper 90° is poly bushed. They also offer longer links for leveled trucks. No more front end rattles over cracks pavement. Check out their website. Well worth the money. I glad there's no air ride on my truck. I see them all time at the dealer parked on the ground waiting to be repaired. Keep On Trucking

[@bradwilliams5770]

So i had the same problem on my 2019, where the CV shaft was stuck on that intermediate shaft. I ended up removing that actuator section with the intermediateshaft in it, and cutting the CV off the shaft with a grinder, then reinstalled the old actuator section, and slapped the aftermarket CV shaft on. There's also a company Roods Transmission in Canada, selling a kit for replacement of that intermediate shaft only that comes with bearings and seals you dont necessarily need, so you can replace that only, instead of buying a whole new diff:

[@bradwilliams5770]

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[@MrJustinWheeler]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing!

[@jimlove3795]

Nice job Justin. I’m hoping you’re wrong about having that problem when it comes to my truck. But only time will tell. Good to see you buddy, take care.

[@MrJustinWheeler]

I certainly hope others don’t have the same problem! I wish you the best of luck with yours, Jim.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Way easier this way! I'll bookmark this!

[@TruckCentral]

Your truck has a lot of miles to go!

[@moonwalker8172]

I finally saw you out in the real world on Sooner Road and 240 yesterday. I like the look of the new tire and wheel setup!

[@WRR689]

Afternoon, just bought a 2019 Classic with 76 k and the 5.7L engine.The truck was well taken care of inside and out. I am enjoying and learning from your videos. I hope to get at least 250 to 270k out of it and will put about 5 to 10k back for anything that needs to be repaired in the future.

[@carlsandrews266]

carefully cut a line on the cv at the shaft with a cutoff wheel then air chisel/air hammer it off and coat the splines with bearing grease that may keep it from rusting on. the worst that could happen is you end up replacing the part he took off the used diff. rainman ray has a video showing this method it still not easy. i love the high mileage edition videos makes me think i mad the right choice buying a 2020 RAM

[@TruckCentral]

You made a good choice buying that Firebird too! Love the WS6 👍

[@stevenpeterson7234]

Thats why a Ram 2500 Power Wagon is the way to go!!

[@oneofgodschildren]

My RaM went to the shop today for a new starter. That's all for this year for real 😢 she's going back in my garage for a deep hibernation 😂

[@Oldschoolrules123]

A starter is easy to replace,why pay someone else to do it?😢

[@rexchris5283]

Great vid man.

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Thank you!

[@1BadRAMLimited]

Thanks for the video!

[@TruckCentral]

You’re welcome!

[@SavageCoffeeTea]

Actually having my axles and differential replaced on my 21 Rebel on Monday. I have a ton of play in them at 68k miles.

[@alexwhitley5195]

My new 2019 has only 22k on it, and the rear window was replaced. Pretty sure I have a broken manifold bolt already too, but as long as it passes inspection, all good.

[@PapaLinguine]

You know what, I’m curious if you heat those splines up on the differential side and melt in a crayon if that’d help break it loose?

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Good question. I just recently heard about the crayon trick. I’ll definitely try that the next time I replace this one.

[@daleemerson5314]

Did this problem with the cv boots start before or after you installed the air ride delete kit

[@TruckCentral]

Before

[@TruckCentral]

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[@Orr_s]

Love the content have you done a video on the transmission flush and fill process yet? Mines at 57k and needs it probably but the refill process without a lift seems like a major biatchhh. And im a mechanic too and thats how i feel lol

[@TruckCentral]

It’s a major pain. An unsuccessful attempt was made 😬

[@Orr_s]

@ i was afraid of this…the fact not having a lift and also having to stay in that temp range makes it a major pain compared to the regular old transmission dipstick fill level and checking when hot. Did you bring it to the dealer for it? They want crazy money but id only trust them to do it correctly with that process

[@looksmaxxxine]

Hi Justin, did you ever have problems with the rear windows leaking? I’ve seen some videos where it leaks and some guys had to seal it themselves.

[@ramrider1453]

Mine leaked on my 2019 Longhorn. It was replaced under warranty last spring. Only issue I had in 5 years 👍

[@looksmaxxxine]

@ when did it leak? Within the first 3 years or 36k miles?

[@ramrider1453]

@ about 4 years of owner ship. Only reason how I noticed. We were out. Raining out. I had a few drink and wife drove. I sat in the back for the first time. Right where I had a crack in the moulding by the rear w sliding window top part. Had a small drip. I had extended warranty and brought er in. Good thing I noticed before warranty was up.

[@looksmaxxxine]

@ramrider1453 Aw man I haven't seen any leaks yet but my factory warranty expired on my 21 and I didn't get ext warranty. I only have the power train one now

[@ramrider1453]

@ I’m not sure of the stats of how prone these windows are for leaks but people did have issue. Heck GM also had issue. Or it can leak from the shark tail or rear cab light. Hopefully your free from that issue. Mine was just a tiny drip. Again I was lucky that I noticed soon enough. Cheers

[@teedup-81]

Going thru same issue on my 2017, CV’s are shot on both sides. Mechanics says it’s a terrible design from RAM. Not sure if that’s accurate but hope my repair goes smoothly

[@TruckCentral]

Definitely not the best design. But of course… age, wear, corrosion… all factors working against us

[@DarrenOverby-v2e]

Hey have you shut off the mds?

[@VasiliosKoutelis]

Love the Videos! If you were me would you buy a new ram with air ride and the 3.0 sst ho?

[@dooley01]

Did you put a leveling kit on the front by any chance?

[@Orr_s]

Yeah he removed the factory air ride which the bag was leaking and put in a air ride delete kit and opted for the leveling kit off road 2 height option and new upper control arms

[@TruckCentral]

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[@alexgrech4420]

I seen a video where someone cut the inner axle and slide it out

[@Mike-k6q]

Just curious What oil do you use and how often do you change it?

[@TruckCentral]

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[@Jsparrvik98]

This and the rubber sway bar bushings have been my problem points. Easy fixes though

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Any certain sway bar bushings you prefer?

[@Jsparrvik98]

@@MrJustinWheeler On Amazon the MOOG K201623 bushings have held up just fine over 10k miles now (only $18 for 2). Also little tip here since I did not know and had to redo my bushings - do NOT use a petroleum based grease for the rubber bushings it will "eat" them, originally did this and they started making noise 2k miles in. Use a synthetic or sillicone based grease for them.

[@WeirdWabbit]

My ram 1500 limited has a bubbling dashboard, does yours?

[@TruckCentral]

Yes… kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHrEaaCGmspofpo

[@DavidThompson-t9e]

not sure if you have mentioned anything regarding this in any of your other recent videos, maybe I have missed it but have you had any issues with lifter tick? jI am curious because yours has so many miles

[@RMBerry3]

My 2022 is going into the shop on Friday for the passenger side axle rattling around. We’ll see what happens…

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Best of luck! Hopefully it’ll come off easily.

[@RMBerry3]

@@MrJustinWheelerthey replaced only the cv axle and not the intermediate shaft or the differential. I’m going to keep fighting for them to replace the entire differential since it’s under the power train warranty. If not then I will be doing your fix!

[@aaront2628]

Great video. Have you had to replace your Multi-Function Switch - Mopar (68545657AB) yet?

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Thank you. And no sir, not yet.

[@Travellife360]

How many engine hours do you average a week?

[@TruckCentral]

Around 35 (25 drive and 10 idle hours)

[@evanstein4577]

Quick question are you running 87 or 89 octane?

[@MrJustinWheeler]

I’ve always ran 87 since brand new. I put 89 and 91 in once for a fuel mileage comparison, but only 87 other than that. Never use any fuel additives or octane boosters either.

[@evanstein4577]

@ understood, I’m guessing you didn’t see much improvement in regard to mpg for you to justify 89? But doesn’t the engine detune itself to account for knocking?

[@MrJustinWheeler]

@ correct. There was an mpg improvement, but it wasn’t drastic enough to offset the increased cost. For some people it might make sense, depending on the price difference in their area. Or perhaps if they do more city driving than highway. Unsure how those results would pan out though. I just get the cheapest fuel and run it. Unsure about the engine detuning itself. If it has, I’m unaware of it.

[@evanstein4577]

@@MrJustinWheeler so although the engineers recommend 89 for the “most performance,” you don’t think it makes that much of a difference?

[@MrJustinWheeler]

@ I don’t want to say 89 doesn’t improve performance. I haven’t done enough research to stand behind that. But I can certainly say that 87 has performed well enough to do anything I need the truck to do. Over 8,000 hours of run time, close to 300,000 miles of driving, and pulls trailers all over the country. I’ve also had multiple engine oil analyses done that have shown the motor to be in “above average” condition.

[@Oldschoolrules123]

Fortunately my 2012 with only 85 thousand miles on it probably won't need replacement in my lifetime. Being retired,i drive less than 1000 miles a year and might not even see a 100 thousand miles.

[@TruckCentral]

4th gen Rams are great trucks too! Glad that it continues to serve you well 👍

[@Jack-st2oj]

I’m very curious to see how many miles you get out of this bad boy. So far my only complaint from 56k miles is the dashboard is peeling up. How many miles do you think you’re going for?

[@TruckCentral]

Either 300k or 3 million 🤞

[@Jack-st2oj]

@ haha love it

[@dillonh321]

Cybertruck?

[@TruckCentral]

Eventually! Probably. Maybe 😂

[@MrBlackgsxr750]

Ship me the old one I want to get it apart please

[@Weirdalbertan]

I got 442000km “ I think like 280000 miles on my 2020 ram rebel. Had to replace both shafts twice already. Both had boots fail and just swapped out whole shafts. I never had the major issue that you did pulling axel off diff. Maybe stellantis will recall these trucks and say that they should have had anti sieze applied lol “ya right”.

[@MrJustinWheeler]

Nice work! A year newer and even more miles than mine. That’s what I like to see! Which engine does yours have?

[@Weirdalbertan]

@ 5.7 not hybrid

[@MrJustinWheeler]

@ that’s impressive. Keep it going. Race ya to 500k! (;