1999 RAM 4x4 rear noise
From : joe
Q: im leaving ca for alaska for a few weeks of travel with my 04 arctic fox 5th wheel behind my 03 2500 laramie ho 4wd. i already have 60k on the original tires and want to change them out before i leave. i was in talking to big-o today as that is where i have bought for the past 15-20 years or so and he is recommending the big foot a/t. he says it handles wet roads much better than the mich. i have on there yeah not much traction on the originals. also rated for 70k miles. he did say there might be a bit more road noise but not much. these are lt265/70r17. more tire info at http//www.bigotires.com/index.asppg=2&sub=12b&catid=01big31 or http//tinyurl.com/5rmh4 for short. for 4 tires he will toss in the alignment. this is a tire i expect to last 24 - 30 months so i want to have something that wont be bothersome. is this a good tire are there better ones out there in the $7-800 price range the only complaint i really have about the michilins sp is the lack of traction on wet pavement. -- fmb only one b in fmb my size is 285 sure that is your belt size!!bfg roy you do realize that is in millimeters..right you get much snow we got about 2-3 in of slush covered by white slop. denny .
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From : murf flstc
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From : Annonymous
nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca wrote nothing beat the original power wagon for off-road tough. i drove an old 43 as a tow truck for several years. if they can make the new one that tough and give it a civilized veneer theyll have a winner. the only thing i dislike about my 250 power ram is the interior. its cheap with cloth seats plastic dash and other flimsy components. other than that dodges makes a might sturdy work horse with the new process 4-spd trans and transfer case. indestructible! - .
From : joe
that i did. i put my finger in it and it was just a little shy. i filled it up and probably a 1/4 of a quart the fluid started to come out. it was/is full of shiney metal stuff. i then flooded it with the rest. there is metal in there for sure. i was told its the bearings the u-joints the pinion or whatever the other are. my prob is this is the only vehicle i got. so if its the bearings i can do it. if its not i dont think i can in a weekend. i cant afford to do exploritory surgery. i am dearly affraid what ever it is will not last two weekends. i turned the wheels and i hear it when i had it on jack stands. i just cant tell where the dam noise is. i was quoted from two places 900 to 1000 to rebuild. i can get a used for 400 locally. im using it up i feel like its my gas tank thats now on the 1/8 ding dingand being an only vehicle and single parent im scared to wait much longer or lose a weekend. any ideas a cheaper route to get one i found a cool web page that has phone support if you buy the parts from them to rebuild. i just dont think i have the time. except to shot gun the shabang. i go to work and take care of my three year old after so i cant even open the pumpkin during the week to check it out. pull the cover off the diff and have a close look. if you have metal in there like you said youve got troubles. i had a pinion gear go bad in a ford 3/4 ton and i had chunks of metal in the diff housing. 1/2 of the pinion gear was shot. but it was just a work vehicle and i cleaned out the metal and reinstalled it and it lasted another six months with no further troubles before i got rid of the truck. go with the used one for now for cost sake. but ask for a guarantee on it. the wreckers should be able to find you a good used one for about the price you mentioned or even cheaper. inspect it closely before you take it home. any signs of visual wear stay away from it. but i think you should be ok based on my own past experience in dealing with most auto wreckers in my area at least. you may want to take it in to your dealer and have them do the installation. what the book time on that job 2.5 hours tops plus gaskets etc... btw you may get lucky too when/if you do your inspection. on the ford i mentioned the crown gear survived with no damage. if thats the case with yours too then you might just be able to get away with replacing the pinion gear and be done with. all that happened with mine is for some reason the nut on the input shaft came loose and the seal was also shot. that caused the rear end to howl and caused premature failure of the pinion gear. i put a speedy sleeve on the input shaft and a new seal and away i went. either way i think your going to be fine. if you do the tear down and replacement get a service manual for sure. a haynes manual is about $20.00. no biggy. best of luck! - did you check your diff. oil level that might be a good place to start. after that break out the service manual. but swapping the rear end might not solve the problem if its *not* the problem. .
From : joe
this is a extang fultilt that is brand new in the box and valued at $350.00. made for a short bed ram 1500 2002+. will sell for $200.00 = s/h .
From : Annonymous
just wondering if anyone has any ideas about how i can go about converting my 85 to lp with out haveing to by the $3000 kit there is a website i found on google that converted a vw van just didnt know if that would be the same. .
From : bob
moparman wrote im watching on dishnet this morning a fishing show from mo-bridge. it;s the place where sitting bull is buried. yanqui fishermen are funny. heres a small part of the conversation in the boat. quote and unquote yourself fisherman 1 yanqui-from dakota yfd says this lake is full of walley 2yfd says yes this lake is full of walley. 15 minutes of catching walleye ierensues 1yfd says oh i think its a big one hes using an ultra light rig that a texas black crappie would break like a matchstick 2yfd says do you think its a walley 1yfd says it sure acts like a walley 2yfd it sure is bending the pole like a walley 1yfd yep i bet its a walley 2yfd yep probably is a walley. after 3 minutes of fighting the mystery lunker the line breaks 1yfd oh 2yfd-oh did your line break duh! 1yfd i think so 2yfd-i wonder if it was a walleye..........and yall thought rednecks from texas were boring. i cant believe they let this crap on tv. besides fishing for walleye is texas is best done with 5 pounds of dynomite. less talk and more action. now where did a i put my solor powered electric fillet knife heres a true story that happened in saskatchewan a quote from the paper. fish story blessing for priest record walleye catch brings odd fascination with power of prayer by darren bernhardt of the starphoenix the world record-setting walleye caught by rev. mariusz zajac as he recited a prayer of gratitude has ignited a business boom in his northern community and an odd fascination with the power of prayer. since hooking his whopper of a walleye while ice fishing in early january on tobin lake in northern saskatchewan zajac has had parishioners bringing fishing lures to church on sunday to have them blessed. and a 44-year-old chicago man facing cancer surgery contacted zajac 2000 kilometres away seeking prayers. old acquaintances of zajacs living in other areas of the country have seen the story and renewed their connections with their fishing friend. one of those recently widowed after his wife died has asked zajac to pray for him to get through the difficult times according to the priest. the people they open their hearts for different needs and i feel honoured that i can help them in any way said zajac a kind soft-spoken man who was born in poland and is now the head of the canadian martyrs roman catholic church in carrot river south of tobin lake. the local paper in his polish birthplace has also published a story about the catch of jan. 4. zajac 43 had been fishing for hours with no success. before packing up he decided to jig a little more while reciting the canticle of mary which gives thanks to the lord for each day. it is interesting how it all turned out he said. that fish is a ticket to a lot of things in my life. people have been confessing to him their desire to start praying more often in their daily lives. its been an outpouring of the spirit you might say chuckled zajac who now refers to himself as father walleye a nickname he received from fellow fishermen. the fish is an 18.3-pound titan compared to the average walleye of three pounds. it is such a coveted catch among anglers that photos of it draw crowds at conventions everywhere said vince walcer manager at the tobin lake resort. he attends wildlife conventions to promote tobins renowned fishing and his resort lodge whose website now proclaims we are the home of the new world ice fishing walleye record. everybodys heard of that fish said walcer. and tobin lake is known everywhere. the lake was even used as a throwaway answer on the tv quiz show who wants to be a millionaire walcer noted. traffic on local tourism websites has shot up 400 per cent while business at the resort has spiked this winter since the story came out. the rooms are full every weekend just about said walcer. there are also people driving up from other parts of the province for the day just because of the big fish. bookings have substantially increased for summer 2005 but significant changes being made at the resort to better cater to the guests may also be contributing factors walcer added. theres definitely a lot more interest. so admired is zajacs walleye that fishing fanatics filched a photo that was posted on the internet then claimed it as coming from lakes or rivers in manitoba ontario and minnesota. a beaming zajac in the photo was listed as an anonymous angler. walcer has made certain to dispel those rumours at conventions. they know now where it was caught. oh yeah everybody knows he said. having people lay claim to his catch humbles zajac. im really blessed and proud. but i try to not put my head above it too much and thats why a focal point for all of this right now should be tsunami relief he said. he believes the fish was a sign from god telling him to help the fishing industry in south asia which was devastated by a tsunami on dec. 26 just days before his record catc