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CAUTION:    BE SURE HUB IS SUPPORTED, LOAD REACTION MUST NOT BE TAKEN THROUGH THE BEARING.

10.    Install the rotor, then install the caliper assembly.

11.    Install a 6.5 mm shim (pin 04863758) on the hub over the rotor. Make sure the shim is installed as marked "THIS SIDE OUT." Install two retainers (p/n 06026430) on the studs on opposite sides of the rotor to retain the shim.

12.    Install the wheel on the rotor, install lug nuts. Make sure that the wheel is centered on the studs and partially tighten all of the lug nuts following the pattern given in the 1997 Ram Truck Service Manual (Publication Number 81 -370-7108), page 22-10.

13.    Finish tightening the lug nuts to 108 - 150 Nm (80-110 ft. lbs.) following pattern given on page 22-9 and 22-10.

14.    Road test the vehicle to insure that drift is now corrected.

CAUTION:    DO NOT USE MORE THAN ONE SHIM ON A WHEEL OR SPACE THE WHEEL MORE THAN 6.5 MM AWAY FROM THE ROTOR.

DO NOT PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE FOR ANY CONDITION(S) OTHER THAN THE ONE DISCUSSED IN THIS CHASSIS DYNAMICS DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS.

DO NOT INSTALL THESE SHIMS ON THE REAR OF A VEHICLE.

2500 SERIES WITH SINGLE REAR WHEELS, SHIMMING PROCEDURE:

1.    With wheel removed install 3.5 mm shim (p/in 04863760), make sure that the shim is installed as marked "THIS SIDE OUT."

2.    Install the wheel on the rotor, make sure that the wheel is centered on the studs and partially tighten all of the lug nuts following the pattern given in the 1997 Ram Truck Service Manual (Publication Number 81-370-7108) page 22-10.

3.    Finish tightening the lug nuts to 163 - 203 Nm (120 - 150 ft. lbs.) following the pattern given on pages 22-9 and 22-10.

4.    Road test the vehicle again as described in step 7 through 11 in the Diagnosis section of the Suspension Geometry Evaluation. If the condition is corrected, the repair is complete. If the vehicle drifts to the opposite direction than originally found then repeat steps 1 through 3, using a 2.0 mm shim (pin 04863759).

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