Dodge RAM 1500 gets the Shaft | 3PC Driveshaft

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[@markmurphy3578]

I don’t think that there will ever be another garage assistant that is so polite. Good job 👏

[@kampar82]

After 25 years I'd say it's extremely important to remain polite. Nice to see some real teamwork. I tend to not ask for help and get somewhat frustrated at times.

[@ganzonomy]

I miss pee-tah.

[@jaykellett2327]

Ray, Tell the wife unit she can skip the gym after work, as she already got her work-out pressing, curling, and squatting with that heavy drive shaft at work today.

[@waynespyker5731]

Ratchet straps?

[@chickenrice34]

geta life

[@jameswambold1599]

My son and I were changing oil yesterday on two of our cars and he says I am watching too much of you. This was because I whipped the empty brake clean can across the floor and yelled another. However, it worked he quickly fetched me another can. Love your videos Ray. I use to be an aircraft mechanic but I have learned so much watching your videos.

[@GUYR1975]

🤣🤣🤣👌👌

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

You have developed a system... go with it 🤣

[@jacobreese4452]

I do the same thing too :) I was changing out a part on the wife's car dropped a flashlight and said flashlight gravity. Thanks Ray lol

[@JeffTiberend]

I catch myself saying "stay puts" at my warehouse job at times. All because of Ray. Thanks, Ray. Keep up the good job! Love your videos!

[@hellomyfriends9740]

Not a mechanic. But man do I feel like I am in training every video. Sometimes you get stuck in a situation. Yet No swearing no complaining. Just patience and recollection of thoughts. Thanks for all younguys do.

[@NeoMK]

The no swearing and no complaining only comes after years of experience. You just learn to take your time and do it right the first time and not cut corners. Trying to cut corners is what gets your frustration level up and wastes time.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

Swearing and complaining makes the job a lot harder than it actually is. Also you're more likely to break stuff.

[@NeoMK]

@@Happyfacehotwheels Like marriages...

[@squiggyg.8415]

Except sometimes he gets to use hammer persuasion like cave men did😎

[@christopherdherman1518]

An over engineered driveshaft.

[@george8873]

Hi Don! That done... really admire Lauren's willingness to jump in and help you out Ray when you need it. Not all significant others will do that.

[@jgill1175]

Ray my 17 Ram is doing the same thing. Absolutely drives me crazy🤣. Currently awaiting a complete new drive shaft for it, as Corp is advising the dealers to replace them🤔. 6 months and it’ll be right back to doing it. Thanks for the video on this.

[@stevo4649]

thank you Ray,and the weather your way looks wonderful,,👌👌

[@MrMattDat]

Nicely done Ray! Great to see you and WU teaming up and continuing to build your empire!!!!

[@joe2mercs]

Ray, those clamps work better if you give a bend to them at a tighter radius than the shaft you are hoping to seal to. Then when fitting they will naturally want to ‘catch’ the recesses in the strap beneath and hold itself in place. The final crimp should only take up about 3mm (1/8”).

[@whollenbeck8]

Did he over-crimp? Seems like it to me.

[@forgetfulme1719]

now that is real mechanic speaking.

[@erikstreda5980]

@@whollenbeck8 Actually there are special pliers available for this type of clamps. Works with the one he uses, but with the risk that they snap as demonstrated. Works a lot better with the proper tool.

[@JohnSmith-qi9qs]

How about dulling the blades of a cheap pair of cutters

[@dotar9586]

@@JohnSmith-qi9qs That's what I did. (So by default that is the correct thing to do.)

[@tomcrotty1498]

Worked on my own vehicles for over 55 years and worked as a mechanic all through college. Never ceases to amaze me the BS stuff manufactures come up with on their vehicles. Something new all the time. Good video Ray. Thanks for your time and efforts to produce them.

[@graken22]

I feel ya, 30 exp. wtf is purpose of a slip yoke on a straight drive shaft; aftermarket maybe but on a stock truck???

[@christophervanzetta]

@@graken22 that wasn’t a stock part

[@spaceflight1019]

@@graken22 As the axle moves straight up and down, the length of the driveshaft needs to change. If the axle's movement traced an arc then the distance between the carrier bearing and the axle would remain constant.

[@jeffmcgrath2202]

If I didn’t know better they set that slip yoke up for lift kits .

[@dopiaza2006]

There's a proper tool for those clamps, it doesn't bite into the metal like the pliers you have and it also stops the clamped piece from bending outwards. Does a really nice job.

[@dopiaza2006]

@Simr Khera Done :)

[@billamick2338]

Glad to see that the wife unit helped on this one as that shaft is not exactly lightweight nor easy to manipulate. Oh and yes the grease sure helped with the shinny.

[@Pb_Slinger]

Funny to watch you snip thru two clamps. It makes me feel better about myself.

[@426hemicuda1090]

That RAM has an awesome paint job!!

[@stevenbaker9327]

Got an SRT-8 Durango the same color sitting in the driveway. Wife units...I drive old crap!

[@nansiblair1529]

Watch your videos every day with my hubby. We are both car anything fans (especially Mopar) and like doing things together even in the garage. We have both been learning much, me more so and I want to thank you for your patience, no complaining and no swearing. It is great to see. Keep up the good work. All the best from a couple Canadian fans.

[@alangarner4095]

Hi Ray the cutters you used that cut the clamps are too sharp, you can get a set of them that are rounded and not sharp . They would not have cut the clamps and would have made the job just that bit easier . Best wishes my friend. 👍🏻😊👍🏻

[@beezul]

Yup, there are crimping pliers just for those style clamps. But, Ray could also have NOT gone 200 LB. gorilla on the clamps he had and they would have held just fine. Remember they aren't holding back any pressure like in a cooling system, only need to hold the bellows sleeve on.

[@bigsteve8408]

I spent a good number of years as a tech. At 73 I no longer wrench, but I enjoy updating my automotive knowledge on the newer cars you feature.

[@mikebiron7339]

This was common at a transmission shop I worked at. Newer cars, low miles, no trans issues, had a clunk when moving from D to R and back. Pull drive shaft and lubricate splines going into tailshaft. Clunk gone! Lasts about 40k to 60k miles. I still do this on my 99 XJ when it starts to make that noise. In 24 years I've only done it 3 times.

[@RayLovesCars]

I frequently use that PTFE lubricant to check door seals because it’s bright and leaves clear witness marks

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

Beautiful paint job and the underneath is incredibly clean.

[@davidhomen4528]

Nice to see you using your new bench!

[@johnt.848]

I'm wondering how long it will stay clean and not cluttered with tools.

[@BeardDaddyGrimm]

been watching your vids for 3ish years now Ray, just wanted to say thank you for all the edutainment you given me over the years

[@fred414141]

clamp FUBAR'd so good, we do it twice!!!!😀 love the vid, good job, Ray. this was enjoyable with my morning coffee. thanks

[@Flakmagnet1701]

Thats a nice looking propshaft support you got there. I need to get one for my workshop ...... Great to see wife unit getting more involved in the business, not just tapping keys in the office and supplying coffee. Mind you...I need to work on my Ray style Zen patience and relaxation before I let my wife unit into the garage. Otherwise things would be a lot less tranquil!

[@harrywalker968]

mine left,,her loss..

[@jimwhalen6769]

LOL As soon as you said you had more clamps, I knew you were going to break it!

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

as a brummie from birmingham england some of us older generation say noggin for your head ,seems as a floridian has picked up on it great vid.

[@JBinFL]

As an old native Floridian I've heard noggin all my six decades. Words are funny. Cheers to you living in the five hours ahead of us future

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

@@JBinFL your welcome mukka same goes to Florida where the sun always shines.

[@daveymac4529]

Love her confidence with “I got it, I got it”

[@chatrkat]

Interesting repair and God bless WU for stepping in to assist. I love the color of that Ram especially with the black rims! Looks like a real nice truck sounds decent too. …that is coming from a Ford guy but don’t tell my truck I said so.

[@mtown671]

Good day to you Ray!

[@Modore64]

The Wife Unit so helpful and polite.

[@opendstudio7141]

Not when it comes to parking privileges. The wife will win; according to the signs on the wall.

[@alexwolf8019]

Respect to the owner for taking care of that truck.

[@jeremyhess7977]

19:42 It's totally normal to end up a little out of breath after handling one's shaft for a while. 😂LoL Yet another job well done, Ray! 😎👍

[@davidrasch3082]

I enjoy the rides because they show sunshine, warm weather and so on. Here in Minnesota with SNOW about a foot deep and deeper in many places its refreshing.

[@stevenbaker9327]

.....ya,but its melting! My sled is sitting on bare grass now.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

When the front binds and the rear is slowing down fast on a aggressive stop its normaly the u joint on the rear of the drive shaft attached to the yoke on the axle just my experience i repair alot of u joints in az with all the people thst offraod here @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@jeffreybrookes9731]

I've been working on cars for over 50 years and know a lot of professional mechanics and one thing I know for sure one of their favorite things to do is bust other mechanics balls have a good day Ray

[@andyellis307]

Great to see wife unit helping she is a strong little thing those shafts are heavy. Great job Ray

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good morning @Rainman Ray's Repairs

[@clbcl5]

29 minutes after posting a 29 minute video there were 3.3K views, who are we people?

[@geraldharkness8830]

you are so lucky to have a willing to help wife unit!

[@christopherpaul8705]

You made my day; took me back to my apprenticeship days, about 1972, just amazing to see...

[@bobimbordino3024]

I always enjoy your videos & I learn something new every day. That’s so sweet of your wife to help you too

[@fubarnow8907]

When you clamped down the second clamp it made me LOL.

[@temosgarage]

The Motorcraft lube is great stuff. I use it on my Tacoma's driveshaft. Usually lasts about 3-4 years before I can feel a thud coming from the rear diff... which is actually the slip yoke drive shaft

[@GeneralTsosChix]

I know you were describing a clunk. I can't help to wonder if this is a related issue that a lot of these Rams have. I have a 2016 Ram Rebel that when coming to a harsh stop like described here, would give you a feeling like being kicked in the back end, come to an easy stop and it's pretty non-existent. I don't get a clunk, but your description of the suspension being loaded up seems to make sense that it's the same thing, where the shaft is just not compressing back as smoothly as it should. I always took it to be that it was a shift learning issue since I really only started to notice it after an update was applied. Maybe this was just a coincidence. Thanks for creating and sharing this video Ray, this has given me some hope that my truck doesn't suffer from some enigma that the techs at the dealership can never find, or figure out.

[@lewistempleman9752]

Amazing the way he fix car!

[@crazy4dariver]

FINALLY you dropped a bolt! I spend hours trying to find the one that fell and it's usually dead center under my truck.

[@michaelsecord8862]

This is one of my most frustrating issues. It was an issue on the older Rangers (late-90s gen) with the 2-piece driveshaft. It appears to sometimes be an issue with the new ones as well. I'm fairly sure that's why he gave you the motorcraft grease for it too, as that's supposed to be the best to manage it long-term.

[@mtebaldi1]

It's nice to see your Wife Unit and better half helping you Ray. Amazing Team you guys are.

[@jamesbuehler9197]

Always need a well lubricated shaft😁

[@AppalachianPatriot]

Giggity!

[@brianb8060]

I was giggling like a middle schooler, this episode.

[@RenegadesGarage]

Rainman Ray's Repairs.. My 2020 Ram 4x4 is making a clunk sound when coming to a stop. It sounds like it's coming from the front. The dealer (warranty) checked it out and said it is the electric air dam at the front bumper making the noise and is normal.

[@titanicsauce2152]

Love ya Ray, informative and entertaining as usual, keep up the great work!

[@u.e.u.e.]

What a nice truck! 😃 - bordeaux metallic - black interior with grey stitching - clean - well maintained 👍

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

I think my next tool set needs to be impact swivel sockets. I can see where they would come in handy

[@catfishsnagger3284]

Awesome to see that Ray reads viewer comments and makes improvements from advice of his viewers. Can't say enough about that. Being humble enough to see a potential issue and changing to do better.... this is why I watch.

[@larrybethune3909]

What a wonderful, helpful, engaged and lovely wife. You drew deeply and harvested well Rainman.

[@markpowell5654]

Love the team work

[@martin1203]

Oòooh, squeaky clean dodge underneath. Plus, a clean bench in Ray's workshop!!!!! Unheard of. Obviously wife unit has been cleaning up😄. Good job Ray as always. Must say l like the pick up. You both have a great day 🇬🇷

[@NeoMK]

That workbench is only clean because he just got it. lol Give it time...

[@ena6631]

Well Ray, lucky you. Gorgeous apprentice or master. So polite and she knows the business of cars. My wife has done the same and still does from 17 years old to 68 years old together. Remember 'behind every great man is an even greater woman'. Awesome as ever! Bravo to you both, what a family team. Don't employ anyone until I let you know the few ups and many downs. Brilliant as always.

[@JohnWilliams-wr3pc]

Nice job Ray, Dodge could have installed a few grease fittings so it could get lube with each oil change?

[@glennbeadshaw727]

You need to grease each and every individual spline

[@joebrumfield2952]

New long steel table is doing a good job! ❤

[@mrheart4242]

Hate to say it. But if the shaft is Ballenced without the transmission and rear end. It is not going to change if not indexed. Great job Ray and Loren. Family team work!

[@BurkaLifter]

it might change, it might not, no way to tell what was best choice, just like when it was first installed.

[@mrheart4242]

@@BurkaLifter you can not ballence the rear end and transmission with the shaft. It has a ballencer on the transmission end to Ballence the output shaft. The shaft is Ballenger separately. If it was not then replacing the shaft ujoints and or any other pice would require a new trans or rear end set up for the shaft. What happens when you replace the shaft. Your marks are not there. You can not align it with anything. I have the shafts in my truck and a spare front and rear for off road. The shaft is ballenced separate. Swapping a shaft on a trail is faster than replacing a ujoint. I also have axel to swap out if a joint or axel breaks. It makes absolutely no difference on alignment as long as it is in correctly and tight.

[@BurkaLifter]

@@mrheart4242 I am not disagreeing with you. I am saying when installed originally at factory a "random" index was chosen. It might by luck have been the best possible spot, it might not. So you can strive to duplicate that same spot in this scenario of not changing other parts just lube, assuming there were no issues. Or you can have a new "random spot" that may improve ,or equally possible, may degrade the previous not complained about "clocking/index" spot. But if there was no symptom, why not take the 10 seconds and minimize the chance of going backwards with new index? Of course if changing yokes or other parts, it's just a waste of time as no baseline of performance exists. A bit like when I buy hat rotors, I will take the time to "try" all 6 locations with a dial indicator, and install on the best of the options. It's been many years so maybe brand new rotors are truer now. But my 99 4 runner replacements I bought for 3 separate vehicles had noticeable runout, so matching as best as possible to mating surface runout made me feel better. Of course mating surface was all cleaned up, and hub runout was not excessive or loose. Cheers

[@evilgtidriver]

After a shaft is in the vehicle for any extended amount of miles, you wanna put it back the way it came off. It wears the flanges and can cause a vibration when put back in a different position.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

extra helping hands from the wife unit! perfect timing . it makes things so much better!

[@kevincurry4735]

Hello Ray. Lots of shaft work lately. Blue shaft lube so you know it’s good. 😊

[@darylmorgan9887]

Many hands make light work. Ray is lucky to have you there at times when a hand is needed Lauren { Wife Unit ] .

[@Onewheelordeal]

Hey at least this guy decided to actually seek attention when his condition persisted more than 4-6 hours

[@Swedefool]

Imagine living somewhere where you could paint your driveshaft and actually enjoy it 😍😭 // Greetings from the salty north

[@Vondoodle]

Good call - I always wipe the shaft down before adding lubricant !!

[@kenholt8297]

😵‍💫😂😂🤣🤣

[@RiccardoLund]

mwuhahahahahahahahha

[@markayers8663]

Think you for your videos Ray I have learned a lot keep them coming

[@Note_Creator]

11:26 wife unit can you hold the shaft so I can shove it in. 🤣

[@polishhotdog933]

Calm down !😂

[@MyPetGoldFish101]

todays video is brought to you by the words Shaft Lube and wipe love the vids Ray never change lol

[@c-v-n3322]

seems he's all that practicing pays off even had wife unit help too. lol

[@briandonald]

I drive a Ram 1500 so I try to make sure I watch all of these vids.

[@orwellboy1958]

Yay, it's the Lauren and Ray show. Ray works his magic with the help of his beautiful assistant Lauren.

[@zetaguardian]

It's nice to see a husband wife combo work together to get there job done 👍

[@kevincorkery6292]

Man, your wife unit is great helping like that.

[@alanragsdale9220]

You should have gotten more Wife Unit on video. Since she was helping.

[@everettvoortman4961]

Love seeing you and the wifeunit working together.

[@chrislizotte6603]

I watch a TON of automotive channels and I have to say, yours is cool because you’re so damn good at diagnostics and textbook repair and recording all of the details. The details in the videos keep me coming back. I just wish you wouldn’t rush everything 😂 I do the same thing tho so I understand

[@patrick103b]

No need to to mark the driveshaft when removing from the vehicle it wasn’t balanced on the car it was balanced on its own

[@Georger392]

Great video. Watching you at work is my way of chilling out after my days work driving buses in London, so I say thank you to you

[@bob_thebuilder]

Looks like your expectations exceeded the clamps specifications !

[@clbcl5]

1 st Doodly Doodly Do, gravity.

[@FollowingtheCliffNotes]

Hola

[@vincentgotter4669]

Love me some gravity

[@clbcl5]

@@FollowingtheCliffNotes Howdy, doodly

[@mtebaldi1]

That's a huge carrier bearing. Lands and Grooves Ray.

[@SWATT101]

So that's what a non rusty Ram looks like

[@gaiustacitus4242]

I purchased my 2013 RAM in September 2012 and it is still rust free. Of course, I don't live in the rust belt, nor do I drive it when anti-icing chemicals have been sprayed on the roads during winter.

[@jabbaboncall]

Many moons ago I was a trainee mechanic and was told by the boss of garage to grease the prop shaft on a particular vehicle which I did much to the amusement of everybody else I literally greased the whole thing not knowing about grease nipples . Took ages to clean it off 😂

[@stevierea70]

Hey Ray. Great work as usual. Very educational and entertaining. Could you, at some point, give us an update on the garage extension and how the work is progressing? Love and best wishes to you, the wife unit and your children. From Belfast, Northern Ireland,

[@crazy4dariver]

When I was younger I used to drag race. I lost a drive shaft, front joint at 137mph. The car pole vaulted, rolled end over end and sideways 8 times total. I made a drive shaft catcher for $50 before NHRA required one for door slammers My 67 Chevelle was nearly disintegrated but I walked away and started selling them at $150. I made them in High School Metal shop. Put me through college

[@anthonygalipo9875]

Awesome stuff ray happy for you and your wife unit are doing gd

[@handbananaistherapist642]

Oh My! Valentines Day Special !

[@SomeRandomHuman717]

Seems like a huge range of extension is built into that spline design---I would imagine that characteristic lets Ram use one driveshaft part number for all of the different wheelbases on their trucks, probably saves them inventory money in the long run.

[@hotpuppy1]

The long range of travel provides strength.

[@kylecanavan7967]

Not sure about their side of things, but I used to work at the factory that made these shafts and there were 3-5 different machines that each ran 3-8 different part numbers for about 2-3 different trucks.

[@BurkaLifter]

@@hotpuppy1 There is an amount of overlap that provides no extra strength beyond that, and arguably is weaker at that point

[@johnt.848]

Designed for extended travel when off road. The last thing you want is the splines falling out when wheel travel is increased.

[@daveblevins]

Excellent. Wife Unit assistant and everything 😂👍👍👍🇺🇸 Love it 💞

[@Venoms60]

Wife unit holding the shaft.. looks nice. Team work

[@jrkorman]

Good video and all that - BUT - Who thought that a rotary shifter knob was a good thing? That's right up there with the shifter buttons on dad''s old Rambler back in the '60s.

[@kylecanavan7967]

I used to balance these shafts, they are indeed very heavy. We had lift assists for these shafts and I always used it because jesus they were hefty. ESPECIALLY with that bracket at the head that goes into the transmission.

[@eman7892]

It's great to see how well your business is doing!!

[@Anonymous99997]

Wife Unit: the best looking and best dressed mechanic’s assistant. 😊

[@mikeembrey9176]

The owner has done a great job taking care of his truck looks great and repair when something is not right don't wait till it falls apart 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@gemeinschaftsgeful]

Watching these videos always makes me glad I've only owned Toyotas and Hondas.

[@brandonstclair6530]

On my tundra when you let off the throttle and got back on the throttle you could hear a pretty bad clunk from under the truck. It was worn universal joints in my case.

[@patriot2164]

Ready on the Right , Ready on the Left , Ready on the Firing Line !

[@4278-c6b]

Good morning to you rain 🌧️ man and missus great videos.

[@411NOW]

Thanks for the Doe-dge video Ray. Love my doe-dge but thanks just me. Say hello to wife and kid units. Stay safe out there