Dodge Ram 2500 Front End Crash Repair Part 5 First Drive

[vidman008]

Your hands are FULL for sure.. That's way more front end work than I ever want to do.. Good Luck with everything..

[edzgarage]

@vidman008 Thanks Ron.

[2024JayZ]

Damn you tube I never got any of these videos Hope everybody is ok

[edzgarage]

@2024JayZ Everyone was okay. Thanks Jason!

[wolfteam121213]

looks like the driver side tire is leaning in towards the frame a bit.

[edzgarage]

@wolfteam121213 We figured out the problem.

[6030diesel]

whats causing the driver side front to lean inwards? axle bent? and sounds like that engine wants its idle bumped to about 750 when in drive, cause she sounds a little slow. also whats the squeaking? tensioner? water pump? alternator? fan hub? just dont sound too healthy. glad to see its moving again, but i think masteroutdoorsman shoulda let the air horns blow before the video ended :D

[edzgarage]

@6030diesel Lots of good questions! There is a camber issue we are fixing. It's not the axle thankfully. Idle is actually a little high once warmed up, so we are looking into that. The squeak is from the water pump. We have a new one and it's going in soon. More vids to come. Thanks Buddy!

[6030diesel]

@edzgarage how can you fix that? balljoint? i did balljoints on mine, and i saw no camber adjustment at all, so you got me iterested there. oh ok on the idle, thats good. the water pumps are so easy to change youll love it. pull the belt, drain the juice and 2 bolts, its out, put a o ring on the new one, 2 bolts back in and shes ready to go. took me 15 mins on a first gen dodge, but your 95 shouldnt take any longer.

[edzgarage]

@6030diesel It is the upper ball joint. Bent really bad! There is no adjustment like you said, but you can buy adjustable ones if you need to adjust the camber due to something being bent. They can fix up to 2 degrees.

[6030diesel]

@edzgarage oh ok thats good i guess haha. at least its cheap and replaceable! dodge shoulda grabbed a brain and kept with leaf springs, and king pins in their 4x4's like the earlier model trucks. becaue if your dodge had leafs and king pins, masteroutdoorsman woulda just backed off the cobalt and drove home without anything more than a scratched bumper haha.

[edzgarage]

@6030diesel LOL That sure would have been nice!

[TheDieselStop]

I have a dodge that I got to do the same thing to next week. And all because the tire rod end fell off. Nice job Ed.

[edzgarage]

@TheDieselStop Did the transfer case get whacked too Wayne?

[TheDieselStop]

@edzgarage Nope it looks good.

[paperweightgirl]

And she started, great job.

[edzgarage]

@paperweightgirl It was a great sound for sure! Thanks!

[djverhulst]

Well done, great the truck is riding again, I hope no other suprises pop up

[edzgarage]

@djverhulst Thanks! A little more to go, but almost done.

[Uticagreens]

You guys saved a ton of money doing the work yourself. Good luck with the remainder of the incidental work.

[edzgarage]

@Uticagreens Thanks a lot Buddy! We still have a little more work tp do.

[dirtriderkx500]

Glad ya got it it going.

[edzgarage]

@dirtriderkx500 Thanks Buddy!

[ItsAlwaysRusty]

Best part is your son did a lot of the work.. Builds character and he can pass his knowledge down his children. Not enough of that these days.. Great Job.

[edzgarage]

@ItsAlwaysRusty Thanks for the comment! I'm proud of him for sticking with it with me and getting it moving again.

[ShawnCFarm]

Is it me or is the top of the left front tire laying in abit? Looking good and you got it done before it gets to cold out

[edzgarage]

@ShawnCFarm You are correct Shawn. More vids coming to fix a few more things.

[500passwords]

im glad you guys got her rolling under her own power again :)

thumbs up from 500

[edzgarage]

@500passwords Thanks 500!

[IHcubcadet]

Its alive again... Is he going to address that body rot once every thing is straightened out?

[edzgarage]

@IHcubcadet Yes it is! I think the rust will be next years video series.

[NomaDairy]

Those are great trucks!

[edzgarage]

@NomaDairy Yes they are!

[The4x4Hick]

Is that your f350 in the background??

[edzgarage]

@The4x4Hick Yes, it's a 99

[craig1974]

looks like the camber may be a little off

[edzgarage]

@craig1974 Good diagnosis Craig. More vids to come.

[oldchevy4x4]

Excellent guys

[edzgarage]

@oldchevy4x4 Thanks!

[805ROADKING]

Looks like we'll be already for the first big snow eh!!☺

[edzgarage]

@805ROADKING I sure hope so! 

[jasonmushersee]

Can't believe you guys repaired it on the lawn. That's passion!

[edzgarage]

@jasonmushersee Thanks! It wont fit in the garage lol

[mbyr31]

Good to see it moving again! Hopefully all works out well for you guys!

[edzgarage]

@mbyr31 Thanks Matt! We're getting there piece by piece.

[JERRYHELLMET]

its a rusty bugger aint it

[edzgarage]

@JERRYHELLMET Yep! It's had 15 years of salty winters.

[MagicCadillac]

Cool job Ed, it runs good after 3 weeks and it steers good, that's the most important of the job. Great job

[edzgarage]

@MagicCadillac Thanks Kay! We have a few more things to do, but at least it's moving again.