Dodge Ram 2500/3500: Front Wheel Bearings & U-Joints - Part II

In this video we finish up what we started in the last video. The U-joint is pressed in and it is time to reinstall the axle and hub assembly. Mrs.O also arm wrestles Eric O. :) -Enjoy!
Part I : • Dodge Ram 2500/3500: F...
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[@alanperez9348]

Could I get the part number on the Skf U join please? I appreciate it.

[@johnnysechrist6313]

Sounded just like a GOAT.

[@ToddS50]

your "old boring" videos are such a great resource and come in handy as various projects come in... thanks for taking time to share your expertise.

[@Blackmage50]

I think we all tune into SMA because we just have more fun here! 👍

[@BrianWilliams009]

You guys were made for each other. Now to put new timing belt on the Hon Do and fix the door motor before Mrs.O gives you the Beans!

[@chkr1610]

I personally own a 2010 ram 2500 4wd, so I really appreciate these two videos. Gives me the confidence of going after it myself when the time comes. Thank you Mr. O!

[@BigDog50001]

Thankfully Mrs. O took it easy on you Eric!

[@NebukedNezzer]

something I learned on the farm. when you grease a zerk fitting, wipe it off with a rag good first. then grease but LEAVE the blob of grease that remains on the fitting after you remove the gun. That protects the fitting and bearings by being a place for dirt etc to get caught before it gets into the end of the fitting.

[@Roger21989]

Enjoyed the bonus footage, your wife is a good sport.

[@davidbarbour9929]

Hearing the door chime "ding dong", the cars passing by and the occasional backup alarm really makes you feel like you're hanging out in the shop with this guy. Awesome!

[@baxrok2.]

Wow, did I just see arm wrestling? Haha, very cool. Vanessa is a good sport. Thanks Dr. O and company!

[@ericcorse]

What a great way to start the morning of my 66 th birthday SMA and PHAD.

[@mexicanfederales1469]

Eric Corse Happy Birthday! I do declare this Eric Corse day. 🍺🍻

[@ericcorse]

Thanks

[@goodfellowsgarage]

Happy Birthday Eric! --

[@jerryblood9554]

Happy Birthday. I turned 66 in February.

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Fresh meat from both on the same morning. My butt is sore and my legs are numb. 😃 And if it's your birthday....Happy Birthday!

[@mexicanfederales1469]

Why couldnt my son Eric J.R., be more like this Eric? Well done sir 🇺🇸

[@chrisbartrum3201]

All to do with genetics, and he is what you are! ;)

[@PuchMaxi]

Mrs. O is a good sport!

[@armyblouvet54]

Skf bearing are made right by me in falconer NY. Pretty cool

[@steveherring6660]

hay black widow, when those needle bearings start to go bad do the needles start to fall out one by one? im asking you because you said you are making them so i figure you must know what happens to them.

[@ewetube1276]

You have great ability's and humor. I was born and raised it Alfred NY, (but headed West when I turned 18) been wrenching for 60 yrs. Never get's old when you find and fix that problem. Keep on Tubeing.

[@LunkerFishing]

Good job Mrs. O!

[@wyattoneable]

I'm glad I didn't miss the arm wrestling match, that was fun. You got to love finding tools on the road.

[@ambersciscocat9150]

THIS GUY IS BOTH A TEACHER AND SUPERIOR MECHANIC! A BAD BEARING ON THESE TRUCKS IS A DEATH TRAP.

[@klwthe3rd]

Mrs O. Is a champ to play along with Eric O antics on the arm wrestling challenge. Lol. It gives us a little humor woven into an otherwise great video. This channel has become addictive to me as I absolutely need to stop what I'm doing first thing in the morning to watch new SMA videos.

[@CIPStudios]

How do you not have a million subscribers?

[@williambell9068]

The videos are all good! Sma is a healthy addiction!

[@benherstad]

Thanks, Good video! I have a 2018, with central-axle-disconnect on it. I didn't know to put in 4wd first, and my axle disconnect sleeve fell out of place. Then I couldn't slide the axle back in, I could look into axle tube and see that disconnect sleeve had dropped and blocked axle from going back through. BUT, I found you don't need to pop any diff covers off or drain any oil to fix! What I did, was reach into the end of the axle tube with a really long pry-bar (screwdriver, long rod, etc, anything would work) and carefully lift that sleeve till it looks about centered, then push it back into position (push towards driver side) There's a spring on the electric actuator fork, apparently, that lets you push that sleeve over into 4wd position, even if the truck was parked and disassembled while in 2wd. But it won't stay, the spring loaded fork pops it right back off, and it falls out of alignment if you let it go. So I held it in place with my long bar, while my son turned truck on and switched knob to 4wd, then the electric activator did its thing, and the sleeve stayed put, so axle slid right in, so easy. It was a bit tricky centering the sleeve while sliding it back, took about 60 seconds of fumbling it around, but I did it twice, (first time before I had a helper out there) so it works. Not sure what happens if one would switch truck to 4wd while that sleeve is fallen out of place? Will the actuator pull sleeve back onto shaft by itself, or jam up and break things? I didn't wanna find out the hard way, if someone else knows, comment back please.

[@doctorjohn-burgtekie]

Mrs O working in the garage again. She hammered that socket like a boss. Can't leave you out Eric another great video.

[@craigshiman1442]

Thanks for the two videos. Lost the u joint and hub bearing assy on my 2000 1500 4x4 three houses down from my house. Lucky me could have been worse. You helped me remember how to replace these u joints.

[@goatash]

You too are so fun to watch together I love it ☺️

[@Bekim8310]

Just finished watching the series! It was awesome as always. Keep up the great work!

[@Arothgar]

First car person on KZbin that I've seen use the torque bar attachment on an impact, awesome

[@lionelmumper7531]

SMA - arm wrestling. Just in time for Mothers Day. Very Nice

[@throttlebottle5906]

last woman I arm wrestled won. smart being behind a solid wall desk, to keep her feet away :))

[@alanryderb]

Another great start to the day with an SMA video. As an aside, the wall paper we have on the chimney breast is an exact match to Mrs O`s dress

[@springfield4522]

Mr O, you are so lucky to have Mrs O. You must have done something awesome in a previous life :) . Thanks for the vid on the Ram!

[@photoshopman1972]

Thanks for the informative vid with the comedy relief in it! I needed the laugh today!

[@mdspisak]

As usual, another great video. Tell Mrs. O thank you for the help and entertainment.

[@johnregal5098]

Fantastic vid Mr. O. I am in the same boat as your customer there. My Ram 4500 needs new wheel bearings and upper ball joints. 77K +miles on it in NH so hopefully the rust isn't to bad. I do an annual undercoating of Fluid Film on the whole thing including the 11' dump body. I've done front/rear breaks, shocks and a few other things, but the bearing and ball joints (and probably the U-joints) is a bit much for me so off it goes to the "big" truck shop. This vid give me a good idea of what it takes to do this job ... and everything on my 4500 seems to be twice as big as the 2500/3500 trucks.

[@denniswilkinson1118]

Thanks for another great series. I'll say it again, You are a lucky man.

[@NoneNone-iv4fp]

I just wanted to say thank you for your most wonderful work on creating these how to videos I have learned a great deal and I'm glad I don't live in New York area it's too bad the way that's all treasure vehicles in Mississippi we don't have that problem so I just wanted to say I appreciate you you're a very wonderful and knowledgeable good mechanic I noticed this video was put out two years ago if you still read these notes keep up the good work

[@Gerginthehat]

Every shop needs a Mrs. O

[@freezer1935]

Great to see you guys fraternizing in the office. Love is for you guys.

[@SimpleLife1971]

"Lube up the hand" . I'm enjoying a hot cup of coffee watching my favorite videos and nearly spit it all over my computer! LOL

[@marty0715yt]

Eric- I had a ball joint that bent two removers and I heated the smutherines out of, It would not come off. I finally drilled it and hacksawed the rest of it out. My 2007 Dodge 2500 5.9. I also beat the snot out of one of the wheel bearing to get to the u joints.Think I reassembled with 5 lbs of anti seize. What a PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who installed these-Baby Huey!!

[@icurt06]

Mrs O was looking mighty fine!

[@halfton1979]

been waiting all day for part 2

[@TheRedBeardedBastard]

This was my favorite video of yours for obvious reasons.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wish I new you had a Amazon page last month I bought 1500 dollars worth of tools alot of them you have I could of got them from your Amazon link and gave you some money I know now so I'll start buying from your link to help your channel great videos

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Bonus arm wrestling match! WOOO! 🤘😁🤘 I did pads, rotors, and ball joints on my buddy's '98 Ram 2500 - I recall having to remove the hub bearing assembly just to get the rotor off! Piss poor design. Also had to make a trip down to Tractor Supply (of all places), to grab a 3/4" drive 1-11/16" socket and breaker bar, and a deep 14mm 12-point socket that I now can't remember what for. Was a heck of a job in my crowded barn. Seems the newer models are a bit easier to deal with. Was 6°F outside that night - thankfully my homebuilt waste oil burner was melting our faces in there as we worked - 70° in an uninsulated barn. I have to keep an eye on her, as she likes to spit sparks and flame out the front. Not good in a 50 year old barn with 100 year old wood. Not exactly "EPA approved" . You really have to watch her after a new batch of oil goes in ... because you never know what's in there (water, gasoline, etc.) - makes for some interesting flare-ups. Since I'm not much of a welder/fabricator, there's alot of gaps that shouldn't be there ... 😁 Burns clean though - not a hint of smoke out the pipe when you're not running it hard. Uses an old, gutted Beckett oil burner as a supercharger. I just ran a copper tube through the center, and it drips into my old brake rotor off the Silverado that I welded "oil tight", and a couple rear rotors off a '98 Camry that I cut the faces off and welded together, to make a spool - holds ALOT of heat. 😅 Crazy those components failed so soon in that Ram you had there! I thought my Silverado was bad needing lower ball joints at 38k, and hub bearings, struts, & upper b/j's at 50k. They sure don't build 'em like they used to! I did upper and lower ball joints on our '86 Grand Marquis back in '05 - 160k miles ago! Still all good! I grease them at every oil change (so I won't forget) with Amsoil - the red stuff. Thanks for the vid - always informative and entertaining! 👍

[@TheCaperfish]

living in eastern Canada and more salt than anywhere I have learned to cut u joint out with zip disc first , that way you are only banging out one cap at a time instead of 2 caps at the same time , less stress and pressure needed , in theory much less chance of bending ears on axle

[@bigmac965]

I like it when Mrs. O helps out in the shop, but I heard a slap and a growl sound at 7:16! Surely that sweet woman didn't swat you!

[@tracydiller4492]

Mrs.O to the rescue you guys make a great team and couple.Anothet great video you two and always keep them coming.PEACE

[@Teribus13]

Mrs O is all gunned up 💪💪 Tougher than an old Volvo wagon 😁

[@raykrv6a]

Great series. Thanks. I love my 2014 Ram 2500HD with Cummins. Other then the recalls, only one minor issue. You and Mrs O work great together. Fun to watch.

[@chadharmon5716]

Not many women can work on vehicles in a flowered dress and look good doing it lol

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Seriously! Holding s bar at that! I don't think he really wanted to arm wrestle I just sent you wanted to hold her hand!

[@steveherring6660]

hi chad, i beg to differ with you. a few years ago i was doing a photo job of woman working and i walked into a harley dealer. got permission to go into the service area. i was just stunned when i saw this gorgeous female turning wrench on a brand new harley. i was stunned, she even had a bit of grease smeared on her gorgeous face. i guess you saw mrs o and trinity changing oil and changing and balancing her new summer tires.

[@rsage_]

After seeing these videos and spending time helping my brother out with his car in Rochester, I've gained a whole new respect for stainless steel. Just seeing you pound out those disc retaining clips and seeing how there's not a spec of wear on them makes me wonder why OEMs don't consider using stainless as a premium option for trucks/car frames. I know it's pricier, but I'm sure many people would pay a premium for it... especially if you're already paying something like $70k for a new truck. If a 2005 Ram Cummins 2500 weighs about 6,000 pounds and 60% of it being steel, then it's about $800 - $1200 in raw steel. It'd be $2,000 - $4,500 if it were to be in stainless. I realize there's a ton of retooling and such, but even if the cost were to be an extra $10,000 for a stainless option, I'm sure there'd be a market for it.

[@SaltyTubers]

Mr/Mrs O, your videos are simply the best. Honestly with all there is to watch on the YT, I find myself watching your channel MOST intently. From the charming chemistry betwixt you two to the professional solutions only years of experience can provide, this is really good stuff! I now 'toot' my brake cleaner and have recently installed a lift in my home garage. One thing I was thinking as you were pressing out the U Joints ... could you make (weld/bolt/epoxy) a saddle in the side frame of the press where the large oval hole is? It appears that said saddle could line up perfectly with the axle shafts and prevent at least one end of them from cracking you in the coconut.

[@byronbrautigam6404]

That was great it showed me exactly what I needed to know and pretty much in real time and I also have a hammer like that I got a 48 years ago when I started in the machine shop and I still have it

[@Paul1958R]

Eric, Thank you for this. I always learn something when I watch your videos. I will use the only spanish I know to describe you: El hombre! (The man!). God bless Paul

[@Fuddpucker2009]

Way to go Mrs. O, take it easy on Eric, we need more video's...lol

[@rickharris5485]

Thanks for posting this. I don't see how you can be so happy while working in all that rust. Now I feel bad about complaining about the slight patina on my hubs. haha

[@henryg683]

I love finding tools on the side of the road!!!

[@floydrturbo1]

excellent presentation. Wish I knew these needed replacing that frequently as my son is on the side of I-40 when front end vibration sheered the studs off and wheel rolled off. He says he recently tightened lug nuts with the new digital torque wrench I bought him. So he figures the bearing is shot and a shop he found on the road is doing the replacement even tho he could do it but he doesn't have all the tools needed especially the 1 5/16" 12 point and torque wrench with him.

[@stresstested]

The arm wrestle footage got the thumbs up for you. You and MRS O are awesome :)

[@richardcranium5839]

another reason i'm a big fan of home made guide studs- those tight fit housings. 1/2 degree off on rotation you aren't getting those bolts in. they should make a shaft extender so you can draw that axle thru the bearing.

[@63256325N]

Thanks for a fun series.

[@jwilliams5107]

The metal clips on the studs are to keep the assembly together during shipment to the assembly plant. That is their only purpose. Good vid's.

[@JVerschueren]

As someone who would genuinely lose to Mrs. O., I found the armwrestling bit quite entertaining.

[@martymurphy9627]

Good to see a happy couple!

[@KillswitchBB]

Mrs O ,, Don't worry about the arm wrestle ,,, i have a feeling you are stronger in the mind than your Hubby ;) lol xxx therefore your the winner ;) xx

[@randyhughes5160]

Nice video I like seeing you and mrs O taking time to have a little fun

[@zzschulzz]

"Thanks for the bonus footage." You guys are friggin' hilarious!

[@MrRjsnowden]

Bonus arm wrestling...lol.

[@62ejo]

Arm and Arm together SMA comes through together...thxs.

[@throttlebottle5906]

after working on non-rusty garbage, my patience and drive to repair rusty garbage is null and void. I just look from afar and say scrap it :)))

[@michaeldemito1908]

Really did a nice job on the video! Thank you!

[@klystron1]

Thumbs up for the Arm Wrestle....and the job!

[@workingshlub8861]

I just did all this on my ram 1500...careful if you use one of those c clamp type presses..i bent the stub shaft yoke ..went full beans on the impact and was not fully seated on the cap...I know rookie mistake but if someone can learn..another great video eric

[@gasandwheels6827]

you guys are to cool have a great day and keep up the good work

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

I think I'd struggle just trying to lift that wheel haha nice job as always Eric!

[@chrismckee5404]

Mrs.O is so awesome!

[@mikechiodetti6737]

GINGER. #1 sounds like she's getting tired! Great Video! Mrs. O does good in the shop! You better watch out! She's gonna kick your ass! Maybe with your daughter helping her, and Sheba backing them up!

[@subcummins0134]

It's amazing how much damage that salt does. I have an early 04 cummins. Underneath it still looks new. Zero rust. Texas Truck. They really need to figure out better alternatives to salt in the northern States. It's a safety issue in my mind.

[@ozzstars_cars]

On the job arm wrestling match was classic. Who hasn't ever done that once or twice while on the clock?

[@testosteroneinc.3800]

2:10... Always lube your shaft, before inserting into the tube

[@kw686]

Great video...i found it really informative....also thanks for the report on the Earth QuakeXT......will keep that in mind when i decide to purchase an electric impact.

[@overkillaudioinc]

Mrs. O looking GOOOOOD today!

[@chungaleta1234]

Arm wrestling on a hub wheel bearing video. You don't see this on any other channel. These are the small yet huge things that set you guys apart.

[@125sm3]

Great 2 part video Eric O . I am surprised that people dont just grease there joints to make them last longer.

[@scottboyne8305]

Mrs O with the guns. You know the only way to beat her Eric is to make he laugh

[@coache1nine]

1. You hit the lotto with Mrs. O 2. I'm glad I don't work on Dodge trucks 3. Great video

[@TheDude666dude666]

Mrs O is awesome what a good sport 😆😉

[@SunnyV-0]

Thems some big guns on Mrs. O!

[@Embermist69]

Conservative with brake cleaner? Blasphemy I tell you Blasphemy! Hope your Wednesday goes/went good. Have a good one!! 😏

[@davidrobins4025]

Another great instructional video. Thanks.

[@rc3140]

Hahahaha oh the arm wrestling was epic!!!! Thanks for sharing another outstanding show.

[@aaronphx420]

The other day my 7 year old son came to wake me up and asked me to arm wrestle him and he seriously had me struggling to even move his arm a little. I was laughing so hard at the fact he is so damn strong.

[@robertsimpson7113]

I would think that after paying your bill for that service, any owner would have a large incentive to grease those u-joints at each oil change interval.

[@Ottonic6]

"Unless they're really old, like an 08 or 09". Lol.... Heck, out here in the west, cars and trucks are just getting broken in at that age. Thanks Mr. O.

[@vancejones4804]

Don't you just love Mrs O in a dress with a bar in her hands. You were just made for each other

[@daleschanlaub2920]

Thanks ... I will have to give it a try

[@brianklein2219]

I know what you mean in part 1 about impact getting weak I've had Ingersoll rand w7150 for 6 months &it broke sent for warranty waited 7 weeks & was broke 3 months later then I had dewalt dcf899 it doesn't have enough power so it stays at home it's 1 year old & already retired to small work on cars now I've had Milwaukee 2767 with 9.0 batteries since Christmas 2017 & it's still a beast very few things stop & what does stop the oxy acetylene torch fixes all lol

[@jwboilermaker]

Loved the vid, next time you have to do wheel bearings or brakes on a ‘09-‘18 Hemi 1500 make a video. I’m positive I can do it on mine when the time comes, but still like that extra bit of knowledge beforehand 👍

[@dandennis8465]

Penn Yan, I grew up in Victor. PY was a rival in cross country and track with us.