Bad inner cv joint ram 2008 - 2006 Dodge Ram 1500

Sounds like a bad wheel bearing.

The CV shaft mates with a SPLINE,The assembly passes through the STEERING KNUCKLE.Hope that helps

how to , who can, what are all steps. are there special tools?
sure. if the boot is bad, so be the joint, Yah think?

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Halfshaft from the vehicle
   • Snapring and bearing
   • Snapring and oil seal
   • Mounting bracket
   • CV-joint boot
   • Circlip and inner joint housing
   • Snapring and spacer
   • Inner joint balls
   • Snapring and inner CV-joint
   • To install:
     
   • Install or connect the following:
     
     • Inner CV-joint and snapring
     • Inner joint balls
     • Spacer and snapring
     • Inner joint housing and circlip. Add 150 grams CV-joint grease.
     • CV-joint boot
     • Mounting bracket
     • Oil seal and snapring
     • Bearing and snapring
   • Install the halfshaft and mounting bracket to the vehicle.
   • Check the wheel alignment and adjust as necessary.

cv joint going bad, grease and boot may fix, probably caused by a cracked cv boot, and now the grease is gone, first thing to check is the boot on the cv joint (that's the shaft/joint that turns the wheels)attatches by a single nut in center of your front wheel (outer joint) if not the outer, then ck the inner (attatches to the transmission) (inner joint). most likely is the outer joint though

A "CLICKING" NOISE WHEN TURNING USUALLY INDICATES A BAD CV JOINT. LOOK AT SIDE MAKING NOISE AT INNER AND OUTER CV RUBBER BOOTS...IF CRACKED OR TORN....PROBABLY NEED NEW CV JOINT

mark the relationship of the inner cv joint to the flange.place a large screw driver between wheel studs hold driveaxle and remove the inner cv joint to axleshaft flange nuts remove the freewheel hub remove the driveaxle snap ring and spacer pull the inner cv joint off the axleshaft flange studs lower the inner cv joint and pull the driveaxle assembly out of the steering knuckle.let me know if this helps.

One would have to remove the half shaft to service the cv joint properly.

CV-Joints Overhaul Check the CV-boot for wear

Removing the outer band from the CV-boot

Removing the inner band from the CV-boot

Removing the CV-boot from the joint housing

Clean the CV-joint housing prior to removing boot

Removing the CV-joint housing assembly

Removing the CV-joint

Inspecting the CV-joint housing

Removing the CV-joint outer snapring

Checking the CV-joint snapring for wear

CV-joint snapring (typical)

Removing the CV-joint assembly

Removing the CV-joint inner snapring

Installing the CV-joint assembly (typical)

If the wheel is in balance and there is no other signs of what is causing the vibration than yes that cv joint should be chk. Is the strut ok? might want to chk. that too.

The desciption you gave is exactly how it feels when you have an axle with a bad inner CV joint. It won't make a "clicking" noise like when you have a bad outer CV joint, but will shake pretty bad on accel. If you crawl under the car while it's on the ground (don't lift it) and grab on to the axle close to the inner CV joint and wiggle it, there shouldn't be very much play in it. If there is play in it, replace that axle.

inner cv joints are the joints on the inner half of the axle shaftswhere they go into the transmission. sometimes the easiest thing to do is replace the axle shafts