? on RAM 2500 Brakes
From : bill allemann
Q: ram 2500 4wd ctd 160k miles recently brakes are grabbing probably on only one wheel. it seems to pretty much go away after driving a while. i believe these are anti-lock brakes. can the average brake shop work on these or is a dealer a good idea thanks bill .
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From : ted
snoman wrote as other have suggested the problem is not the brand but raditors due plug up internally or exteranlly with age and when this happens it will overheat. it is rather unusual for a 5 year old vehicle to have a clogged radiator. 5 years old is almost new! .
From : bill allemann
forgot to mention the truck seems to roll freely in neutral so i dont think one wheel has the cylinders stuck. it seems more like a proportioning valve if the truck has one is putting all the flow to one wheel. ram 2500 4wd ctd 160k miles recently brakes are grabbing probably on only one wheel. it seems to pretty much go away after driving a while. i believe these are anti-lock brakes. can the average brake shop work on these or is a dealer a good idea thanks bill .
From : napalmheartsnoman
to maintain emission-control systems. according to the washington post the epa cautioned that the systems must be designed so they cant be disabled tampered with or filled with something other than the proper concentration of urea. http//www.fleet-central.com/bf/tinside.cfmaction=pick&storyid=28374 they have been talking about this for a few years and it applies to diesel owners diesels are very big nox generators as one diesel suv makes as much or more nox as about 10 gas powered ones. when the urea solution is injected into exhaust flow it converts to ammonia nh3 and then via a scr cat it breaks down the nox into water vapor and plain nitrogen nx there are few other methods out there but this seems to be most popular. you are only becoming aware of this problem now because diesel have had a free lead in this area for many years and now are being brought into compliance. gas motors have been complying for over 30 years now. scr for nox control is currently used on stationary diesel engines and has been proposed for mobile applications. scr uses ammonia as a nox reducing agent. the ammonia is typically supplied by introducing a urea/water mixture into the exhaust upstream of the catalyst. the urea/water mixture is stored in a separate tank that must be periodically replenished. these systems can be very effective with nox reductions of 70 to 90% and appear to be tolerant of current u.s. on-highway diesel fuel sulfur levels. however there is concern that applying current scr technology to highway vehicles will require use of catalyst formulations that are sensitive to sulfur such as those employing platinum to deal with the broad range of operating temperatures typical of highway diesel engines in use. there is also potential for formation of ammonia sulfate which is undesirable because it is a component of fine pm28 in addition scr systems bring some unique concerns. first precise control of the quantity of urea injection into the exhaust particularly during transient operation is very critical. injection of too large of a quantity of urea leads to a condition of ammonia slip whereby excess ammonia formation can lead to both direct ammonia emissions with accompanying health and odor concerns and oxidation of ammonia to produce rather than reduce nox. second there are potential hurdles to overcome with respect to the need for frequent replenishment of the urea supply. this raises issues related to supply infrastructure tampering and the possibility of operating with the urea tank dry. third there may be modes of engine operation with substantial nox generation in which scr does not function well. finally there is concern that scr systems may produce n2o a gas that has been associated with greenhouse-effect emissions. http//www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/epa-air/1999/may/day-13/a11383.htm .
From : big al
on fri 20 apr 2007 123546 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote i pine for the good old days when one trans was good enough..... there was a time when chysler had one of the finest automatic trannies out there. they seem to have lost focus in this area but they are not fully alone with this problem either. it all seem to be related to cost and cutting corners with them to save money when it should be one of the last areas you cut corners. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : snoman
on fri 20 apr 2007 124647 gmt bill allemann custom4173@sbcglobal.netinvalid wrote forgot to mention the truck seems to roll freely in neutral so i dont think one wheel has the cylinders stuck. it seems more like a proportioning valve if the truck has one is putting all the flow to one wheel. the proportioning valve works from back to front not left to right. i would check for sticky calipers because i have seen them stick in all brands with age as the pads wear and the puck expands and contacts a corroded area in bore. sometimes you can get more life out of them by installing new pads and forces pucks back into bores were there is no corrosion and not let pads wear down to point it sticks. the only real fix though is replacing them if they are sticking. ----------------- thesnoman.com if it has rear drum brakes he may have a leaky rear seal and oil on the shoes. thats closer to what hes describing. easy to check just look at the back side of the rear tires and wheels. al .
From : snoman
on mon 8 oct 2007 115808 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote on mon 8 oct 2007 073107 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote heading south this weekend and mon or tues. shutting this down wed. everything quite roy quite what quiet sorry bro. should have been everything quiet roy mac yeah i knew that.... just couldnt let an opportunity to phuk with ya go by... mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : Annonymous
on thu 19 apr 2007 224642 -0700 steve b surdo2diver@neptune.com wrote beryl terrapin@coolmail.com wrote check last months hole in the bed discussion if you really want to see what a punk azwiley1 is. http//tinyurl.com/32fnu3 after a botched attack on snomans reply he became so flustered that all he could produce were emotional outbursts of profanity. and he fancies himself as calm and efficient with a gun. well i admit i was confused by his claim of years spent in the military yet he couldnt see the danger in banging away at an imaginary burglar with a large caliber handgun inside a residence. guess he didnt do much shooting in the mess area. steve large caliber steve it is very nice to see that you and beryl have formed a bond on this ng. everyone needs someone. .
From : chris thompson
on fri 20 apr 2007 042326 +0000 tom lawrence wrote you forgot the old .22 automatic yes its a round my grandmother has a .22 auto rifle i left out a bunch of older .22s.... .22 short .22cb .22cb short .22cb long .22 hornet.... its easy to lose track. are you referring to the .22 winchester automatic used in the winchester 1903 yes i believe her rifle is a winchester. i only mentioned it because i knew of the round its rather old and difficult to find replacement ammunition for it. not something you just walk into the local gun shop and ask for anymore its been quite a few years since i even layed eyes on the old rifle for that very reason. its stored away for its own safety. -- chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd .
From : chris thompson
on fri 20 apr 2007 124647 +0000 bill allemann wrote forgot to mention the truck seems to roll freely in neutral so i dont think one wheel has the cylinders stuck. it seems more like a proportioning valve if the truck has one is putting all the flow to one wheel. ram 2500 4wd ctd 160k miles recently brakes are grabbing probably on only one wheel. it seems to pretty much go away after driving a while. i believe these are anti-lock brakes. can the average brake shop work on these or is a dealer a good idea thanks bill what year is this truck if its a 2nd generation truck then it has drum brakes in the rear. if only one wheel is sticking on the rear axle you may want to check for oil contamination on the rear brakes. axle seals do go bad over time and can leak rear axle lube into the brake drums. -- chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd .